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Typing Secondaries

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Would it be appropriate to type responses to secondary essay questions? I was thinking of writing in the essay section "refer to attached essay" because my handwriting is horrible. I was also thinking of using a typewriter, but my skills with one and availability make it seem impractical.
 
Would it be appropriate to type responses to secondary essay questions? I was thinking of writing in the essay section "refer to attached essay" because my handwriting is horrible. I was also thinking of using a typewriter, but my skills with one and availability make it seem impractical.

Type all your answers to secondary questions. If it's a PDF file and you can't type directly into the document, you can go to adobe.com and download acrobat and you should be able to type in the document. If you don't want to do this you can copy questions and paste it into word or whichever word processor you use. DO NOT hand write any portion of your secondary except for where you sign. Good luck with your apps.