Pencil or pen?, for note-taking Options

[Joanne]

Just wondering.


I used to use pencil in high school, but now I use pen. It just feels weird writing in a grey that can easily smudge. =\

[creole]

PEN. You don't have to let go, and somehow writing in pen just seems professional.

[Tomates]

i do either. Usually pencil because i make a lot of mistakes. Though im starting to like pen a bit more

[dustbunny]

I usually use pen, it makes me feel all grown up and legit. However, I had an econ teacher that was horrible with writing things on the board and would always make changes and erase things I had to use pencil so I could still erase.

I'm a bit of a stickler on neat notes. I'm one of those people who throw away 4 pieces of binder paper when unsatisfied with the title.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Quill.

[Harp]

pencil, and it has to be mechanical.
or i write sloppy.

[Gigi]

Pen, because pencil smudges and gets really gross and whatnot. Plus when I decorate my notes with highlighters, that smudges the pencil as well. Pen FTW!

[manny-the-dino]

I use pens, except for when I'm taking notes for math. I just hate using pencils for notes. It irritates me for some reason.

[Tomates]

pencil, and it has to be mechanical.
or i write sloppy.

I prefer mechanical pencils too when i use the.

[markmejia]

Pen.

But speaking of pencils. For some reason, I just can't stick with mechanical ones. Everytime I write with one, it feels like it can break any second.

[yumbae]

It depends for me.

I like to use pencils but only mechanical ones and I write sloppy with pens.

[lovescream]

i'd prefer a .5 pen
or a .5 mechanical pencil.
my last resort would be a pen that's not 5 ):

[Gigi]

I get pissed off when people ask me for 0.7 lead. It's just an unreasonable question. Do I LOOK like a 0.7 lead user to you?!

[Joanne]

^ LOL! I have so much 0.7 lead, but no 0.7 pencil to use it with. I feel like I'm wasting it.

[Relentless]

I like to use pencils, led/mechanical pencils that is. Not a fan of pen because I make a lot of mistakes.

[Just_Dream]

I prefer pencils (mechanical). Too bad I am forced to use pens when taking notes and raw data in my chem lab. NUUUU. T_T

[stephinika]

Erm...laptop? Haha

[Melissa]

I hate pencils. The only time I ever use pencils is when the test is scantron and a pencil's required.

Even when I was in calc, I'd do my test in pen. And since I screwed up a lot, there were a lot of scribbles and arrows pointing to the back of the paper, lol.

[angelrevelation]

I only use pencils nowadays, but I used to always use pen. Not sure when/why I switched.

[Glamourouz]

I usually use pens; the only time I use a pencil is on a test

[brooklyneast05]

I hate pencils. The only time I ever use pencils is when the test is scantron and a pencil's required.

[Flaunted]

I HAVE A AWESOME PILOT ERASABLE PEN :}
I have like 10 of them haha.
But I use pen, unless it's for scantron or anotating things that I plan to return

[creole]

I only use pencils for sudoku.

[AyeVickaye]

Them black and blue pilot gel pens yo.. they go!

[datass]

pen. pencil smudges and i dont like that.

[karmakiller]

I use mechanical pencils most of the time. It's easier to erase that way. I'll use pen for everything, besides math, when I have them on hand.

[firechild]

Mechanical Pencils

[swan]

Unless it's math, pen. I love my Pentel RSVPs.

[hi-C]

I'm a bit of a stickler on neat notes. I'm one of those people who throw away 4 pieces of binder paper when unsatisfied with the title.

OMG ME TOO! I thought I was the only one!

[ofconfidence]

i have a legitimate fear of using pen.
i think my handwriting is better in pencil.

in math i use my laptop, i have a tablet ;D

[LittleMissSunshi...]

i love to write with black pens! those are funnest, and decorating your notes with highlighters to make your notes more intresting and fun to read :D! hehe!

[tokyo-rose]

I use a pen in every class except Statistics. I've always taken math notes in pencil.

[pandemonium]

i've been using pen lately but i defenitely use a pencil for math notes

[Gigi]

OMG ME TOO! I thought I was the only one!

OMG.

I consider it such an accomplishment when I make NO MISTAKES on my notes that day. I feel goood. It literally pisses me off when I have to white-out something. And I also use pen for ALL notes so it's really quite hard to have a day where I'm mistake-free.

I don't like pencil for notes since it just seems so not...permanent.

[Joanne]

I don't think I have ever taken notes perfectly. And I don't like white-out....... so imagine my notebook - full of scribbles and words crossed out.

[espressive]

i color code my notes cause i'm lame... so i use both pencil & colored pens. IT'S SO PRETTY! =]

[Joanne]

^ Haha, that's not lame! Both Gigi and another friend of mine colour-code their notes... it makes the notes way more visually-appealing. I wish I could do that too, but it would take me too long to find the pen/highlighter for each little thing and when I study I'd get distracted by the colourfulness.

[Tomates]

Anyone ever use erasable pens before? I dont like them. It makes my words look all inkless and blotchy with little bits of ink blotchy stuff and it makes things look messy.