Filling Out Secondaries

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subtle1epiphany

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Many secondaries that I've recieved have been in Adobe Acrobat or web-based format and therefore they were easily filled out. However, I've recently recieved a couple in paper format only, does it make a difference if you fill these out using a typewriter/wordprocessor? Or is it acceptable to just write them in by hand? Any advice?
 
Use a typewriter unless you have such good handwriting that it looks like you've typed it.
 
I filled out all secondaries that came through the mail by hand. I don't think it matters as long as its legible. I'd just try to get them in as quickly as possible.
 
i handwrote everything that came in the mail.

i have neat writing so even though everyone said i should use a typewriter, i said who cares.

i think my writing is neater than typewriter text so yeah.

I don't think it matters too much. I even made a mistake on a couple of them but still got interview invites.