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<p>all my stuff is dead or lost or stolen by the end of the year</p>
<p>Hm. A lot I had or got wholesale. But this is what I’m taking to school this year I guess.
1 2 inch binder (APUSH)
1 1.5 binder (French or English. Depends)
2-3 1 inch binder
Approx 7 folders (1 for each class. even if i have a binder)
French Dictionary
Dry erase board for locker
Magnetic note pad for locker
Pencils (mechanical and wood)
Erasers (Pink Pearls)
Pens (Cheapo ones. I usually use pencils)
Lots of spiral bound college ruled notebooks (for various uses)
Loose leaf college ruled paper (for notes, usually if I keep a binder for the class)
Note card binder (english)
Ruler
3x5 Notecards
Small bad of rubber bands
Scissors (Various reasons)
Binder tabs/dividers
Sharpies
Hand sanitizer (for locker)
That’s about it…I love office supplies.</p>
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<p>Haha I’m pretty much the same. I have used the same pens for a while and a mechanical pencil for three years for everything except in situations where mech pencils are prohibited (i.e. SAT/AP tests). It’s a sturdy metal Pentel! I have no need for flashcards and most of the rest of the stuff. lols When I “shop” for school supplies, usually all I get are lead refills for the pencil and some notebooks. If I feel like “splurging” on stuff I rarely will use, I get those stickynote type bookmarks.</p>
<p>Yes, it is possible to take good notes on the iPad. You can download an app and not even have to worry about the typing as long as you have a stylus, because you are able to just write on the screen and it will save your work into different notebooks. Pretty nifty. Our school makes us have iPads. Not that its a bad thing. :)</p>
<p>Woo, i’m not the only one who re-uses pens! I have a lucky red pen that i’ve used for 99% of the writing stuff i’ve done since sophomore year. I just carry around an extra thing of red ink and swap them out when it gets empty.</p>
<p>Mechanical pencils, pens and highlighters.</p>
<p>Accordion folder, pencils, pens, and paper. All I need.</p>
<p>I’m a little too obsessed about my school supplies. Haha.</p>
<p>I’m attempting be more organized this year, so I brought:</p>
<p>A Big Planner ( I hate the little ones. I always lose them.)
2 1in binders for my BlowOff Senior classes
1 2in binder for my two Dual Enrollment Class
3 FlexBinders for my AP Classes
A whole bunch of composition books for Calc class
8 packs of mech. pencils</p>
<p>and PENS. Omg. I’m way to picky about my pens. I need color pens,so the best time to by is only school shopping time.</p>
<p>4 3 packs of Frixion pens for math ( I’m obsessed with them! Erasing is almost perfect)
1 20 color pack of Foray pens
4 Way Bic writer
2 8 color packs of Uniball Signio pens</p>
<p>I don’t really use black, so I end up with WAY too many black pens. (Bothers my eyes, I can’t explain why)</p>
<p>Lol, wow! I go school supply shopping only a few days before school–sometimes even after school started. 
I have these folders that I’ve been using since freshman year (I’m now a senior), and they are PERFECT because they’re especially made to avoid the ends tearing. They still look brand new.
School supplies for me are:
- 1 1.5 inch binder
- 1 pack of mechanical pencils
- 1 1-subject notebook (I make it work, ahaha)</p>
<p>Umm.
Some led pencils. Atlantic by Bic are the best.
Pens in blue, black, red.
Like 5 packs of notebook paper.
A pencil bag.
Something to put my calculator in.</p>
<p>I haven’t decided on binders yet. I’ll have to see my schedule first. Hopefully I can buy as few as possible.</p>
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<p>Yeah I also like school supplies too ^-^ Makes me feel prepared and organized :)</p>
<p>I love school supply shopping! Niquii77, who suggested the InkJoy pens: I took your advice, and they’re like heaven! Not super inky and you don’t have to put obscene amounts of pressure on them for a crisp, dark line. I highly recommend them! And I’ve been using the Black Pearl erasers since freshman year as well - so good! Anyway, enough obsessing over products. I bought…</p>
<p>-Lilly Pulitzer mini agenda (really nice with an unnecessary but cute floral pattern)
-Pack of black InkJoy pens
-Pack of G2 pilot pens (blue, black, red, & green)
-Pack of BIC mechanical pencils
-2 half inch binders
-Plastic folder
-Pack of wide-ruled notebook paper
-Dividers</p>
<p>I have tons of leftover spiral notebooks, erasers, highlighters, index cards, and post-its around my house. I also have a Mead pencil case for all my utensils. I’ll probably make a second trip the evening of the first day of school for any miscellaneous things my teachers may require. An accordion folder sounds like a smart idea, though!</p>
<p>3 binders (1 2-inch, 2 1-inch)
3 packs of college ruled paper
Foray pens and pencils (I tried the mechanical pencils. They’re the best. I haven’t tried the pens yet.)
Highlighters
A pink Mead pencil case
And 2 packs of dividers. </p>
<p>That’s just for my classes in school. I don’t know what I’ll need for my college (Dual enrollment) classes. </p>
<p>I love back-to-school shopping too.</p>
<p>I don’t know exactly what classes I’ll be in next year until August, but I got…
1 1-inch binder w/ dividers (AP Lit)
1 graph notebook and a folder (math)
2 composition books and a folder (history)
2 Walmart Five-Star knockoff notebooks- the ones with pockets in the front (sciences)</p>
<p>So far I just have a section of the binder set aside for art class, because I have no clue what I’ll need or even what art class I’ll be in. I also have the usual highlighters, pens, pencils, sticky notes, text flags, calculator, etc.</p>
<p>Trapper keeper, paper, pencils, pens</p>
<p>Is it better to shop online? Also, my locker shelves always break…have you guys tried any that last for a long time?</p>
<p>@aishwar6 I shop in person, but just because I’m a very discerning consumer. I spent 45 minutes in Wal-Mart looking for a planner, opening every single one to compare them. I got some… interesting looks. But I have a really nice planner. And I have a really good shelf, it’s black and has sort of a grate as the actual shelf part, and folds to stand in my locker… but I don’t remember if it had a brand name. It helps to put stuff beneath it to help support it, at least in my experience.</p>
<p>And I’m re-using my binders from last year (since I have almost all the same classes… IB, yay!), but I’m getting 3" binders for each course to have a comprehensive guide to everything we’ve done in there at home for study purposes, and to keep all the things I need while I empty the binders for a new year.</p>
<p>I’ll probably get another set of Paper Mate Clear Point lead pencils (the little two-pack), since mine always get lost or stolen during the year. And, of course, more 0.7" lead refills. I use the Pilot G2 pens, I love them! I’m debating getting a folder for each class, but that’ll be a lot of stuff, considering I have a binder, textbook (well, for most), and composition notebook (I got the Mead wireless ones, and those are awesome!) for each class.</p>
<p>Oh, and I’ll need LOTS of dividers for my new 3" notebooks.</p>
<p>One good thing about IB -> one more excuse to buy school supplies.</p>
<p>I absolutely adore supply shopping, mostly because it makes me feel organized. The week before school, I label all my notebooks and make sure the colors match my textbook covers (I’m not sure why I do that, haha). And then, school starts and I diligently take notes for a week.
By the second week of school, I carry around one notebook and don’t even take notes.
I’m really lazy.
As for pens - I buy cheap ones because I lose pens like nobody’s business.</p>
<p>Just curious, what are the specific supplies you guys like to use for each class? For example, I usually don’t like using notebooks in math classes and resort to looseleaf paper, since I don’t take many notes in that class to start with. For history and English, though, I need a huge notebook.</p>