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What is your favorite #2 pencil?

Ticonderoga (original)
123
33%
Black Ticonderoga
140
37%
Tri-conderoga
24
6%
Blackwing 602
17
5%
Black Mirado Warrior
38
10%
Palomino's Golden Bear
2
1%
General's Semi-Hex
5
1%
Palomino HB
13
3%
Other (post ITT what it is)
13
3%
 
Total votes: 375

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by SteelPenguin » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:46 am

TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by ScottRiqui » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:56 am

I just used whatever I found around the house, but I was surprised at how long I had to look to find a plain old non-mechanical pencil.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:58 am

SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
THIS IS HAPPENING.

The stakes just got higher for my score. Gotta represent the Palomino HB well.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by SteelPenguin » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:01 am

TheMostDangerousLG wrote:
SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
THIS IS HAPPENING.

The stakes just got higher for my score. Gotta represent the Palomino HB well.
Tri-Conderoga is going to take credit for my 5+ point boost.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by jingosaur » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:54 am

SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:
SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
THIS IS HAPPENING.

The stakes just got higher for my score. Gotta represent the Palomino HB well.
Tri-Conderoga is going to take credit for my 5+ point boost.
I used the Ticonderoga Noir. We're definitely compiling Pencil-Score data to determine which pencil is best. And from this thread, there's plenty of evidence that shows how good pencils CAUSE high scores.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:18 pm

PourMeTea wrote:Correlation is not causation, bros
We have too small a sample size to even derive a reliable correlation.

This is just about honor. Pencil honor.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Nova » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:14 pm

Where's dre ??

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by SteelPenguin » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:18 pm

PourMeTea wrote:Correlation is not causation, bros
Yeah, but I didn't study for this retake, I just switched pencils. The pencil is probably the primary reason for any score changes.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by JasonH » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:47 pm

I'm pretty sure that I erased part of my answer sheet. My poor pencil choice may result in the computer being unable to discern whether or not I filled out C or D. I'm pretty sure this might result in the LSAT factory being shut down for a few days resulting in our scores being released on July 5th. If only I had seen this thread first :(

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by 052220151 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:06 am

Nova wrote:Where's dre ??

:cry:

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by doublehoohopeful » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:27 pm

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Thought I'd spread the news.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:59 am

SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
Palomino HB got me a 175. Surely it was just the pencil.

(This was not intended so much as a humblebrag as a me still being a crazy person wants to convert everyone to the best motherfucking LSAT pencil in existence. HB, represent.)

I guess my time in this thread is up. Unless my extremely wise pencil advice is needed in the future. If I read about any of you jerks using a god damn Ticonderoga on your tests, I'm going to be so disappointed. ;|

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by alexrodriguez » Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:37 am

My blackwing - 602's just came in the mail.

How exciting!

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:57 am

louierodriguez wrote:My blackwing - 602's just came in the mail.

How exciting!
Word of advice, several people came to a consensus that they smudge too much for using for the bulk of the test. I used a Blackwing 602 for the writing portion, however.

Check out the Palomino HB: http://www.amazon.com/Palomino-Graphite ... B007P50S1O

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by SteelPenguin » Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:30 pm

TheMostDangerousLG wrote:
SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
Palomino HB got me a 175. Surely it was just the pencil.

(This was not intended so much as a humblebrag as a me still being a crazy person wants to convert everyone to the best motherfucking LSAT pencil in existence. HB, represent.)

I guess my time in this thread is up. Unless my extremely wise pencil advice is needed in the future. If I read about any of you jerks using a god damn Ticonderoga on your tests, I'm going to be so disappointed. ;|

Palomino caused you to under perform and only resulted in a 175, a 4 point boost. Triconderoga gave me a 4 point boost as well. I'm not impressed by your Palomino evidence.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:08 pm

SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:
SteelPenguin wrote:
TheMostDangerousLG wrote:Omg, I missed this thread. <333
I was planning on bringing it back after we got our scores back. We need to compare scores and pencils that were used to attain those scores.
Palomino HB got me a 175. Surely it was just the pencil.

(This was not intended so much as a humblebrag as a me still being a crazy person wants to convert everyone to the best motherfucking LSAT pencil in existence. HB, represent.)

I guess my time in this thread is up. Unless my extremely wise pencil advice is needed in the future. If I read about any of you jerks using a god damn Ticonderoga on your tests, I'm going to be so disappointed. ;|

Palomino caused you to under perform and only resulted in a 175, a 4 point boost. Triconderoga gave me a 4 point boost as well. I'm not impressed by your Palomino evidence.
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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Dr. Dre » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:22 am

congrats to everyone who increased their score using one of the recommended pencils ITT!!!

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by TheMostDangerousLG » Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:27 am

Dr. Dre wrote:congrats to everyone who increased their score using one of the recommended pencils ITT!!!
Yay, you're alive! :D

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by SteelPenguin » Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:45 pm

Dr. Dre wrote:congrats to everyone who increased their score using one of the recommended pencils ITT!!!
It's Dre!

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Dr. Dre » Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:13 pm

I've been working on Detox lol.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by mvonh001 » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:26 pm

Just got my orange Palominos in the Mail today, and took my first PT with them - 167. I feel like these are the ones that I'm going to wreck PT70 with... Thank you for the suggestions everyone.

Anyone see the white girl in the back of that classroom just staring. lol

"What are those people doing...?" must be going through her head right now.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Pneumonia » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:32 pm

I'd like to co-sign SteelPenguin's recommendation of the Tri-Cons.

I over-performed my PT average on June 2013 by 3 points, and for that I credit my Tri-Cons. They are boss and will make you an LSAT ninja.

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Dr. Dre » Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:31 am

Pneumonia, what'd you get?

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Re: What #2 Pencil Should I use?

Post by Justin Genious » Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:37 am

Damn, I forgot about dre.

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