do you have to hand write your app if you mail it in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I'm wondering if you have to hand write the non-essay parts for the common app and the princeton supplement. I'm just typing stuff into the editable text-field version of the applications, so they will be paper applications, but with typed stuff on them. Will Princeton accept this?</p>

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<p>lol definitely not.</p>

<p>they don't want applications that are easily legible. They only accept applications with ink smears and crappy handwriting.</p>

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<p>I ask because one of my friends is applying early to brown and evidently they require the non-essay sections to be hand written.</p>

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<p>If you have the full Adobe Acrobat you can type directly onto the pdfs.</p>

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<p>That's what I'm doing, I'm just not sure if it's acceptable for the Princeton supplement.</p>

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<p>Why would they make a supplement with text fields if it was not allowed?</p>

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<p>lol they want to baffle the applicants.</p>

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<p>Well, pk, I think that's apparent from other app directions, too! lol :D</p>

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<p>lol it is a test of critical thinking and comprehension.</p>

<p>"the other essay may be shorter...about 300 words...
but the question is, can it be LONGER?"</p>

<p>"Please indicate your two choices for the topics...if you chose your own quotation, please somehow let us know..."</p>

<p>"please choose a four-digit pin number...and figure out how to check your application status online..."</p>

<p>"please figure out what the heck PS stands for...if you screw up your application, we will laugh and throw it into the fire..."</p>

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<p>Haha, a perfect summary of the app's directions! Jeez, this thing requires more educated guesswork than the SAT!</p>