<p>are we aloud to use a pen on the essay? I find that when I view my essay on cb.com, it's all unclear. A pen would greatly improve quality.</p>
<p>I'm 99% sure its not. My suggestion would be to press harder on the pencil to make the writing thicker..</p>
<p>Do not, I repeat do not, use pen for your essay. The ink does not scan. A few students who took new SAT were able to get theirs regraded because they were given bad info. No more. If you use pen, you are toast and there is no recourse.</p>
<p>No pens. It has to be a number two pencil.</p>
<p>no pens. they don't get scanned. Just get an HB #2 PENCIL and the quality of your writting will be fine. (Mine is).</p>
<p>is mechanical pencil fine? or has to be pencil for best results?</p>
<p>They say not to use a mechanical pencil. I did get one of the mechanical pencils that are the same as a number two pencil, but I ended up not using it. Just make sure your regular pencil is really sharp, (the essay is first, so it shouldn't be hard) and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>just bring pencils and a calculator, and you can't go wrong (and the id, admission ticket, and watch)</p>
<p>i've used mechanical pencils and i've been fine</p>