I find it hard to believe that “double depositing” is all that common, because there are not many undecided students left, and the time for any bargaining has passed.

I forgot to include my email address:

elementaryteacheroverseas at gmail dot com

Or, perhaps you might like to do a brief blog post addressing this subject of handwriting, or if college admissions essays are generally still handwritten, or not?

Best regards,
Eileen
Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas
elementaryteacher.wordpress.com

I have been reading your blog for some time, and as an educator, have a very important question I’d like to ask. I couldn’t find any link to email you, so I apologize for the off-topic comment.

My question is this. On the essay which students have to write on college applications, is this a handwritten submission? The reason I’m asking about this is I am probably one of the last teachers who is an expert at teaching cursive writing, which we do still teach at our school (but who knows how much longer we will).

I suspect that on handwritten submissions people cannot help but be unconsciously influenced by someone who has decent writing (whether in cursive or printing), as opposed to someone who has horrendous writing.

As I still feel that teaching penmanship is a valuable skill, I’d like to know your thoughts on this. Are essays on applications now accepted iin typed form, or are they asked to be handwritten?

Do you think being able to write neatly and legibly is still a valuable skill? Or has it totally fallen by the wayside these days?

Best regards,
Eileen
Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas (in an American School in the Middle East)
elementaryteacher.wordpress.com