Items9The creator’s order
  1. 1STABILO BOSS ORIGINALSTABILO BOSS ORIGINALThe fat, flat highlighter that has been on desks since 1971, and still the one to grab when a page needs to be scannable at a glance. One chisel tip gives two line widths, 2 and 5 mm, so the same pen covers a whole definition or underlines a single term. STABILO says it can sit uncapped for up to…0
  2. 2Zebra MildlinerZebra MildlinerThe highlighter for anyone who finds neon tiring by page forty. Each pen has a chisel tip at one end and a bullet tip at the other, so you can block out a paragraph, then underline or circle a key word without reaching for a second pen. Zebra describes the ink as mild, water resistant and…0
  3. 3Pilot FriXionPilot FriXionFriXion Light Pastel erasable highlighters Highlight the wrong sentence and you can rub it out. Friction heats the thermo-sensitive ink until it turns colorless, which makes this the safe pick for a first read of a chapter, before you know what actually matters. The chisel tip switches from broad…0
  4. 4STABILO point 88STABILO point 88A 0.4 mm fineliner with a metal-enclosed tip, which is what keeps that fine line from going mushy after weeks of heavy-handed note-taking. It writes small enough for margin notes and labeled diagrams, and its long cap-off time forgives the cap you left off mid-lecture better than most felt tips.…0
  5. 5Sakura Pigma MicronSakura Pigma MicronThe pen for notes that have to survive a semester. Micron uses pigment-based ink that Sakura says is waterproof, fade and chemical resistant, and will not smear or feather once dry, which is exactly what you want under a highlighter: give a line a moment to dry and you can run a highlighter over it…0
  6. 6Pilot FriXionPilot FriXionFriXion Clicker erasable gel pen An erasable gel pen that clicks, so there is no cap to lose. Rub out a mistake and the friction heats the ink past 140°F (60°C), at which point it turns invisible, which keeps practice problems, timelines and labeled diagrams clean enough to reuse. Tips come in…0
  7. 7Post-it notePost-it notePost-it Super Sticky Notes Ordinary sticky notes curl off glossy textbook pages and drop off walls. These have twice the sticking power of basic sticky notes, according to the maker, and are made to hold on walls, doors and windows. That makes them the better choice for a wall of formulas or a…0
  8. 8Post-it notePost-it notePost-it Durable Tabs The fastest way back to the chapter you keep losing. These tabs are made extra thick to resist wear and tear, so they survive weeks of being grabbed and flipped, and you can write on them and reposition them as your study plan changes. The 2-inch-wide tab leaves room for a…0
  9. 9Index cardIndex cardOxford ruled 3 x 5 inch index cards The cheapest self-testing tool there is: question on the front, answer on the back, shuffle, repeat. Oxford's ruled 3 x 5 inch cards come 100 to a pack, and the lines keep small handwriting neat enough to read back at speed. The assorted pack mixes blue, canary,…0