Any way of typing the LC?

Eegah · 12-03-2008 10:55pm #1

I am an excellent typist for the most part, lighting speed (all the years of practice on MSN) - my handwriting however, lost me some marks for illegibility in the mocks! Is there any way that I can talk to a guidance counsellor and possibly type my exams? (specifically heavily written ones like English/History/Geography) Or do you have to have special needs?

PurpleFistMixer · 12-03-2008 10:59pm

That'd be damn handy! English would be so easy if I could just type it...

Overheal · 12-03-2008 11:33pm

Oh that would be splendid... but no. Sadly you have to take your mad typing skills and pick up the old pen and paper. Even in my programming exams I have to do it: its mad.

nerdysal · 13-03-2008 11:06am

You can get a scribe if your writing is really bad. (someone writes it for you) but unfortunetly I think the closing date for all that sort of stuff was mid-February!

Delphi91 · 13-03-2008 2:27pm

nerdysal wrote: »

You can get a scribe if your writing is really bad. (someone writes it for you) but unfortunetly I think the closing date for all that sort of stuff was mid-February!

You'd also have to have an assessment stating that you suffered from a condition which made it difficult for you to write, etc.

Jay P · 13-03-2008 6:48pm

My friend has something wrong with his eyes so he gets to type his, but thats a medical reason

The Walsho · 13-03-2008 9:24pm

nerdysal wrote: »

You can get a scribe if your writing is really bad. (someone writes it for you) but unfortunetly I think the closing date for all that sort of stuff was mid-February!

Surely if you had an accident or something though they'd have to do something? Stick a cast on your arm OP and you're sorted!

blue-army · 13-03-2008 11:26pm

nerdysal wrote: »

You can get a scribe if your writing is really bad. (someone writes it for you) but unfortunetly I think the closing date for all that sort of stuff was mid-February!

That would be really awkward...I wouldn't be able to concentrate at all! How would that work for english though..would they ask you to spell specific words?

afatbollix · 13-03-2008 11:32pm

i got to type teo years ago, but ive dyselxia... got a laptops off the school as well

you have to have a assisment and you need to aply early ( i prob did in 5th year as thats when i got the laptop) also got my own room so i could walk around if i got too stressed..

1huge1 · 14-03-2008 2:42pm

anto-t wrote: »

i got to type teo years ago, but ive dyselxia... got a laptops off the school as well you have to have a assisment and you need to aply early ( i prob did in 5th year as thats when i got the laptop) also got my own room so i could walk around if i got too stressed..

Ya I know a guy with eye sight problems that has to do it on a computer (like really bad eyesight has to use software to make everything bigger), he has a assistant
Would be very handy especially for english, would rid the nation of spelling mistakes...
But they would have to work out some system because they couldnt have 50,000 assistants.

x_Ashy_x · 15-03-2008 1:02pm

my boyfriend is dyslexic and because his writing is so hard to read he gets to type it...hes big into computers n can type a full essay quicker than i can write my first paragraph lol but yea yav t apply for it really early n ya can apply for readers n a laptop too

Any way of typing the LC?

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