When Penmanship Counts

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Earlier I read an interesting article detailing about the secrets of a 2014 Philippine bar examiner and I learned that for him to be able to finish checking those bar exams booklet, he has to check at least 50 a day!  Now that is a lot.

This is where a bar examinee's handwriting is crucial.  If you are planning to take the bar and your handwriting resembles that of chicken scratch,  time to take note.  You better improve that handwriting while you have time.

If you are planning to be a doctor, having an unreadable handwriting is an asset. I really do not understand why doctors' handwriting are a class of their own but it is not for me to judge. Maybe it a requirement or maybe they are just too busy to write legibly, who knows.

However, if you are a law student planning to take the bar, your handwriting counts.  This is not to say that having the perfect handwriting will make you pass the bar. No matter how good the handwriting is if the content is nonsense then it will be useless. The main point here is that according to many law professors and other people I came across with who already passed the bar, a good handwriting is a skill that you should not take for granted.

Let's look at it this way, let's put ourselves in the shoes of a bar examiner who is tasked to check about 5000 plus exam booklets.  Would we be able to understand the answer written if the handwriting is unreadable? I don't think so.  If the examiner had a bad day before taking a look at your booklet, goodluck!

If you are one of those planning to have a pleasant bar exams experience and result and your handwriting is less than desirable, don't fret because you can still do something about it.  How about setting a goal and a daily schedule to improve your handwriting?  Of course it is doable.  You can set 15 minutes per day to write about anything under the sun. If you have an ideal handwriting that you would like to copy then by all means.

If you do practice religiously for a month, it will become a habit. Practice makes habit.  If you are serious about fixing that horrible handwriting, you better start now. :)

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