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Dry erase board and pen: How much of a difference is it?

by chendawg » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:30 pm
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My exam is in two weeks, and I've covered pretty much everything except the dry erase board and pen. Should I bother buying a set and practicing with it? How much of a difference is it actually going to make? Thanks in advance.
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by papgust » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:01 pm
It really depends on the person. To me, pad and marker doesn't make any difference. I didn't feel uncomfortable by using them for the first time in the real exam. Some people may want to get used to those things before the real exam.
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by gmatsensei » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:21 pm
It will not make much of a difference. All you need to do is practice your CATs with an A4 sheet and pen. FYI, I drew a small 5*6 grid on the top right corner of each sheet. I would use this to eliminate choices on problems in which I was not able to immeditely arrive at the answer.

NB: On the actual test, I drew this grid on the top right corner of each sheet before the test started i.e. during the school selection section.

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by uwhusky » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:58 pm
It's pretty much like the regular notepad, and with 12 pages front and back, it will be hard to use them all. The only issue I had with the pad is having ink all over my hands.
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by cs97mmr2 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:34 am
And the pens keep on running out! So every now and then you should try and remember to put the caps on the pens.
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by Dan@VinciaPrep » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:08 am
chendawg wrote:Hey guys-

My exam is in two weeks, and I've covered pretty much everything except the dry erase board and pen. Should I bother buying a set and practicing with it? How much of a difference is it actually going to make? Thanks in advance.
If you're a lefty (left handed) it might be a problem since the ink doesn't stick to the pad very well. For me, just knowing that the pad was going to be plastic sheets and that I would use a pen was enough to prepare me.
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