Is messy handwriting, okay?

[luken93]

I've quoted him before for this exact question here, but I'll do it again
As one of my teachers said 'No, you cannot get marked down for bad handwriting BUT if you were a marker awake at 2am on your 5th coffee and had just yelled at your significant other to go away - what would you rather see? A neat exam book or chicken scrawl where you have to search for answers.'

so: Don't make it something that needs the Rosetta stone to decipher, keep it legible~

As for writing fast - do a humanities/commerce subject and you will learn how to finish a page of questions whilst everyone else is filling in their VCE number.

I thought they went to a place designated by the VCAA to mark, as opposing to taking their papers home? (or as has been pointed out, scanned documents)

Nah, I'm pretty sure they take them home (for BM anyway).

[lexitu]

I've quoted him before for this exact question here, but I'll do it again
As one of my teachers said 'No, you cannot get marked down for bad handwriting BUT if you were a marker awake at 2am on your 5th coffee and had just yelled at your significant other to go away - what would you rather see? A neat exam book or chicken scrawl where you have to search for answers.'

so: Don't make it something that needs the Rosetta stone to decipher, keep it legible~

As for writing fast - do a humanities/commerce subject and you will learn how to finish a page of questions whilst everyone else is filling in their VCE number.

I thought they went to a place designated by the VCAA to mark, as opposing to taking their papers home? (or as has been pointed out, scanned documents)

Nah, I'm pretty sure they take them home (for BM anyway).

For most exams they are taken home. I know that English is marked at a venue, though, as my teacher was an assessor and told us all about it.

[luken93]

I've quoted him before for this exact question here, but I'll do it again
As one of my teachers said 'No, you cannot get marked down for bad handwriting BUT if you were a marker awake at 2am on your 5th coffee and had just yelled at your significant other to go away - what would you rather see? A neat exam book or chicken scrawl where you have to search for answers.'

so: Don't make it something that needs the Rosetta stone to decipher, keep it legible~

As for writing fast - do a humanities/commerce subject and you will learn how to finish a page of questions whilst everyone else is filling in their VCE number.

I thought they went to a place designated by the VCAA to mark, as opposing to taking their papers home? (or as has been pointed out, scanned documents)

Nah, I'm pretty sure they take them home (for BM anyway).

For most exams they are taken home. I know that English is marked at a venue, though, as my teacher was an assessor and told us all about it.

What an errmmmm, exciting thing to do?

[nacho]

I've quoted him before for this exact question here, but I'll do it again
As one of my teachers said 'No, you cannot get marked down for bad handwriting BUT if you were a marker awake at 2am on your 5th coffee and had just yelled at your significant other to go away - what would you rather see? A neat exam book or chicken scrawl where you have to search for answers.'

so: Don't make it something that needs the Rosetta stone to decipher, keep it legible~

As for writing fast - do a humanities/commerce subject and you will learn how to finish a page of questions whilst everyone else is filling in their VCE number.

I thought they went to a place designated by the VCAA to mark, as opposing to taking their papers home? (or as has been pointed out, scanned documents)

Nah, I'm pretty sure they take them home (for BM anyway).

For most exams they are taken home. I know that English is marked at a venue, though, as my teacher was an assessor and told us all about it.

accounting and methods must be taken at a venue too then?
Im fairly sure everyone uses pencil for both of them

[monokekie]

i think its okay, as long as its legible.

you don't get 100% just because of having a neat handwriting.

[MJRomeo81]

Examiners are paid by the hour. They allocate a certain amount of time to mark each paper. If they are having problems trying to decipher your answer, you won't lose marks but you will surely piss the examiner off. From there you just have to hope a good soul is marking the paper.