

Review: Five Star Scratch Notebook - I am currently studying to take the GMAT, so I ordered this product since the scratch notebook provided in the exam is supposed to be very similar. So far I am very happy with my purchase. It was relatively inexpensive compared to other scratch notebooks out there (the only one that was similar in price had bad reviews about providing the wrong marker). The marker provided here is the staedtler brand-- super fine tip. Also, the lamination comes all the way past the edges of the paper, so youโll never have to worry about the water bleeding in between the laminated pages. Being able to practice my note-taking, and working out equations on this notebook under the pressure of a timer is much different than how I was taking practice exams before, and I think this will help give me an edge in the exam. It sounds like a small detail, but it really does help to practice taking notes on an erasable notebook because itโs so different from writing on paper, especially when youโre trying to write fast. Iโm really glad I bought this-- itโs been a great purchase! Review: Worked great - Worked great- not sure why people said the pen didnโt last at all. I was careful about not leaving the pen open long though b/c of all those comments.
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F**B
Five Star Scratch Notebook
I am currently studying to take the GMAT, so I ordered this product since the scratch notebook provided in the exam is supposed to be very similar. So far I am very happy with my purchase. It was relatively inexpensive compared to other scratch notebooks out there (the only one that was similar in price had bad reviews about providing the wrong marker). The marker provided here is the staedtler brand-- super fine tip. Also, the lamination comes all the way past the edges of the paper, so youโll never have to worry about the water bleeding in between the laminated pages. Being able to practice my note-taking, and working out equations on this notebook under the pressure of a timer is much different than how I was taking practice exams before, and I think this will help give me an edge in the exam. It sounds like a small detail, but it really does help to practice taking notes on an erasable notebook because itโs so different from writing on paper, especially when youโre trying to write fast. Iโm really glad I bought this-- itโs been a great purchase!
S**M
Worked great
Worked great- not sure why people said the pen didnโt last at all. I was careful about not leaving the pen open long though b/c of all those comments.
C**I
Did the job
The fine pen it comes with sucks. I went out and bought a larger dry erase board marker. Come to find out the Pearson testing center I went to used the same crappy fine marker. This was practically the same dry erase sheet set that I used to take my PE exam at the testing center.
D**E
The pen doesnt last more than a day
I have gotten two of these hoping the issue was one defective pen but both times the pen stopped working after one day.
R**K
Not worth the price, difficult to clean
The notebook was ok for the first 4-5 runs. After that, it became harder and harder to clean, and when it's not clean, it's harder to write on. I think I needed 10 minutes to clean this after my last uses. The original pen did not last very long. The notebook resembels the test notebook but it is not identical. Honestly, you don't need to adjust yourself to the test notebook - the real one is of high quality and easy to write on. After using it, I feel this product is not worth more than 5-10$
H**L
Great, just don't leave the ink on for more than 24 hours
Great for practicing, just don't leave the link on for more than a day. I left it on for a week and had to buy this product again because I couldn't get the ink off :(
K**N
Identical to the scratch pad and marker provided at the test center.
I purchased this before taking the GMAT to practice my note taking under exam conditions before test day. When I did the exam the marker and pad provided were pretty much identical to the GMAT ACE pad. Having this pad to practice on was one less thing to worry about and allowed me to really focus on the exam itself. Note: I read a lot of reviews on similar products saying that the pen was different from exam day, but this pen was exactly the same as the one the test center provided.
J**E
PE Exam Prep
Almost identical to what you have to use for PE exam.
N**N
Good
Good
S**2
Very useful
Great product.
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