I almost solved the NCEES Pencil Color Equation! ..... but not quite

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tj_PE said:

Transparent periwinkle purple. 

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So 2019 pencils seems to be Pentel Champ (New gen)

https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Pencil-Automatic-Barrel-AL15A/dp/B00X3N4WGY

Question here.. was it with 0.7mm or 0.5mm lead? I heard some pencils on certain years were neither and had some weird size lead.

Luckily i already have 0.7mm one on my workplace. I might stick with this for my preparation for April 2020.. assuming this pencil would come back for 2020. (2018 was Pentel Prime https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Mechanical-Pencil-Assorted-AX7BP6M/dp/B01G7C12LA. Not sure about 2017 but 2016 and before had the BIC Matic Grip or its cheaper clones)

@Medivh Oct 2018 was the Pentel you linked to. But April 2018 was this awful sideclick with a terrible eraser.

Oct 2019 is 0.7mm lead.

And what years did you here were funky lead sizes? Between my ex and I, I have a few years of pencils... I really should look at what I have... I proctored in college so I hoarded the leftovers and then took his stash when we broke up  (plus my own stash form taking it 7 times) 

Also @Medivh some states don't like your personal notes to be written in pencil btw. 

For Oct 2019, the lead size was thick. I didn't like it.

My collection

April 2011 is from when I proctored/my ex.

Both 2012s are from him. The rest are my attempts.

I got 5 April 2011s, 1 ea 2012, 2 Oct 2015, 2 Apr 2016, 2 Apr 2017, 1 Apr 2018 because its the worst pencil ever, 1 Oct 2018 since I think thats the spare I mailed @ChebyshevII PE, 2 ea of the 2019s. One of my Oct 2019s is unused because I somehow knew I'd pass and wanted one for the frame (except idk what im gonna do when/if I get the actual license)

LyceeFruit PE said:

My collection

April 2011 is from when I proctored/my ex.

Both 2012s are from him. The rest are my attempts.

I got 5 April 2011s, 1 ea 2012, 2 Oct 2015, 2 Apr 2016, 2 Apr 2017, 1 Apr 2018 because its the worst pencil ever, 1 Oct 2018 since I think thats the spare I mailed @ChebyshevII PE, 2 ea of the 2019s. One of my Oct 2019s is unused because I somehow knew I'd pass and wanted one for the frame (except idk what im gonna do when/if I get the actual license)

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WOW! That's an awesome collection!!

So 2017 and before was BIC Matic Grip, April 2018 was BIC Clic Matic, October 2018 was Pentel Prime, 2019 was Pentel Champ. Hope they stick with Pentel Champ. That's pretty good pencil.

Hi,

 I’m looking to buy a October 2017 pencil if anyone has an extra for sale.

thanks

Medivh said:

WOW! That's an awesome collection!!

So 2017 and before was BIC Matic Grip, April 2018 was BIC Clic Matic, October 2018 was Pentel Prime, 2019 was Pentel Champ. Hope they stick with Pentel Champ. That's pretty good pencil.

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Impressive pencil nerdiness right there.

But I don't think they are "sticking with" anything. I think you get a felt tip marker and plastic notebook with the CBT exam. And you have to turn both back in. Our pencil pron will be over soon.

For what it’s worth, April 2021’s pencils were... Pink.

Super cheap looking. I miss the cushy grips of yore. But I have two of them, and they’re actually still in my purse, which is where I stashed them when leaving day 1 and day 2 of the S.E. Exams.

leggo PE said:

For what it’s worth, April 2021’s pencils were... Pink.

Super cheap looking. I miss the cushy grips of yore. But I have two of them, and they’re actually still in my purse, which is where I stashed them when leaving day 1 and day 2 of the S.E. Exams.

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Pink. Cool.
Want to share a picture?

jean15paul_PE said:

Pink. Cool.
Want to share a picture?

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Per your request...

I was a big fan of the pink ones this year!

leggo PE said:

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Pretttttyyyyy! I'm team purple though! Oct 2019 represent!

Glad to see this thread still alive! Though my formula has basically been proven false.

ptatohed said:

Glad to see this thread still alive! Though my formula has basically been proven false.

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Well, you know NCEES monitors this Board, and they probably couldn’t stand having their formula for picking colors be figured out!

I have the blue (Oct 2018), purple (Oct 2019) and orange (April 2019), but the orange was left behind in the desk I took over at a previous company. I reached out to the guy who left it. He declined and said after he passed he didn't care for any souvenirs. It would have been nice if we got to keep something from the CBT exams.

What do you think?

Acute Fungi said:

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Looks like the April 2019 pencil.

I've never been one to care about the pencil obsession. But here's what I've compiled:



Anyone have Oct '05, Jan '21, or anything prior to 2005?

edit; fixed table, added inputs from below