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wow i never heard of this before!!
on a good day (when my fingers aren't cold) I can type 120 words per minute :p
I should've done it for english
ahh well too late now
 

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having no spell check leaves you to do a lot of mistakes
you have to continually look at what your typing

You have to type using notepad

it sucks you cant use word
 

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what about rearanging your work?

Like in eng essays i always start writing, finish a point, start a new paragraph then remember some brilliant point i gotta wedge in! But i cant...

I think its a major advantage.
 

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I wouldn't call it a MAJOR advantage, and its quite possibly evened out by some of the disadvantages of using a PC... *struggles to think of any*... Like, um, accidentally deleting it all! Or a power failure! Or, um, a computer virus!
 

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yeah it would be bad if somethin bad happened in the middle of the exam hey
they stress the importance in the letter of CONTINUALLY SAVING UR WORK
havent used the comp b4 in an exam
but after my trials, ill tell u how it is.
 

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My writing is shocking and they were supid enough to ask me to be a reader and writer for someone last year...although...they get extra time...so I could take the time to write neatly for them...

My own exams on the other hand are terrible...especially english I wish I could use a computer for my exams
 

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I would love to use a computer. I type very fast, but unfortunately i also have some of the neatest writing ive seen. meh.

Well computers are better than writers, i dont think i could dictate an entire essay to somebody.....
 

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Deus said:
I would love to use a computer. I type very fast, but unfortunately i also have some of the neatest writing ive seen. meh.

Well computers are better than writers, i dont think i could dictate an entire essay to somebody.....
I agree, you also wanna hope ur writer has neat writting and good spelling...unlike me lol
 

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I would love to use a laptop too, but unformunately like Deus i have very neat handwriting. I am a quick typer, so it would be great to have a laptop for the exams.
But i do think that it is an advantage because the essay (or whatever) is able to be easily edited by the student on a computer, that the writing student. Using notepad only is a good idea, but there was a kid at my school last year who got to use microsoft word...
 

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I get to use a computer for my english assessment on wednesday
ill let u know how it goes
its an essay on frontline n related texts :eek:
 

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Is it really too late to apply?
I talked to my teachers today and i have to do some sample essays 2morro for it :S
My writing is horrible, my teacher said i'd probably lose some marks in the HSC for it, so she recomended me to get a laptop
Thats gunna be really shit if its too late now
 

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OutOfOrder said:
Is it really too late to apply?
I talked to my teachers today and i have to do some sample essays 2morro for it :S
My writing is horrible, my teacher said i'd probably lose some marks in the HSC for it, so she recomended me to get a laptop
Thats gunna be really shit if its too late now
yeah applications closed in april .
 

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