Here are a few tips to ensure a successful Test Day. Put new batteries in your calculator. Skip to Main Content. Best Wishes! You Deserve It. Day before the test. Review the Kaplan Methods you've learned in class. Pack your backpack or bag for Test Day with the following items: Photo ID if required by your school Registration slip or print-out Five or more sharpened 2 pencils no mechanical pencils Pencil sharpener Eraser Calculator Extra batteries Non-prohibited watch Tissues Pre-packaged snacks, like granola bars Bottled water, juice, or sports drink Sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
Night before the test. No studying! Do something relaxing that will take your mind off the test, like watching a movie or having a quiet dinner with friends or family. Set your alarm to wake up early enough so that you won't feel rushed. Go to bed early, but not too much earlier than you usually do. The same goes for pens.
To be safe, always use a good old No. Make sure it has a good eraser, too! Why No. Would using a mechanical pencil really make that much of a difference? In addition, they are thin and prone to breaking, which means your marks may not be as readable as the thicker, darker marks you can achieve with an old-school number 2 pencil.
The SAT and ACT scoring machines need to process score sheets fast, which means any variation might delay the process. So take their word for it and use a wooden 2. She had just failed an exam because she used a number 1 pencil to fill in the bubbles. It turns out, there are actually a whole scale of different pencil types, though many of us are only familiar with the trusty yellow No.
All of you artists are familiar with the wide range of pencils, both graphite and charcoal, that are best for different kinds of sketching and drawing. What Americans call No. Photo by pencils. All of these many different pencil numbers and letters!
Pencils are made with graphite mixed with a little clay to hold the graphite together. With less clay mixed in, the graphite tube in the center of the pencil is much softer…which means that the mark is darker, but also smudgy. However, whether or not you are able to actually use a mechanical pencil on test day depends a lot on your exam proctor.
If they a notice and b care, they will make you put away that mechanical pencil, or confiscate it for the testing period. So what should you do? Personally, my recommendation is that you take your standardized tests with regular 2 pencils, for the following three reasons. Following the rules to a T by using the approved 2 pencils will keep you from tussling with a proctor. As the tip gets duller, you can cover more circle area per pencil stroke. A mechanical pencil takes much longer to fill in each bubble as it remains perpetually sharp.
I think I had something like five or six when I took the exam and that was plenty for me, but if you want to bring fifteen pre-sharpened Ticonderogas, go ahead. No mechanical pencils means no lead breakage or pencil failure! Mechanical pencils have their advantages and uses, but they are more likely to have a mechanical error or repeated broken lead issues than a regular pencil.
You also will have to painstakingly refill your lead if you run out, which wastes time. Also, regular pencils are better for drawing masterpieces in your test booklet.
With all this said, if you feel strongly that you will be more comfortable with a mechanical pencil, by all means, bring one to the testing center and use it if no one stops you. But if you do this, be sure to bring regular pencils too, and be prepared to use them in case a proctor takes away your trust mechanical sidekick or your mechanical pencil breaks. Second, regular 2 pencils are the only writing utensils allowed.
You already know to leave your mechanical pencil at home, but no pens or markers or colored pencils allowed, either. The moment you are taking your SAT or ACT is probably not the time to rage against the machine and stick it to the man and his bureaucratic rules. However, if your mechanical pencil is very important to you, go ahead and bring it—just so long as you have normal pencils as backup and you are mentally prepared to use them.
Wondering what to do the night before you take the SAT? You will be dismissed immediately and your scores will be canceled if you use your phone or if it makes a noise—even during breaks.
Your phone may also be confiscated and inspected. SAT Suite of Assessments. Test Day Checklist.
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