<p>It's about the Common App.</p>
<p>If I complete the forms electronically and if I'm asked to give a "required signature" while doing so, does it have to be handwritten?</p>
<p>My problem is as follows:</p>
<p>I want to send my teachers the Common App rec forms per e-mail that I filled out before to simplify matters. I want to waive my right to access it, so handing me the recs so I can sign them is not an option. How am I supposed to sign despite this issue? Does typing my name in suffice as a 'signature'?</p>
<p>I don’t know the answer to your original question, but can you print the form out, sign it, then scan it to make a new PDF file?</p>
<p>The Common App has a section where you agree to the privacy release - that you will not see the completed recs - you check the box in agreement and sign your name by typing your full name and the date. It is all done electronically on the CA website.</p>
<p>You electronically sign by agreeing that by checking a specific box, typing in your full name, and dating the signature, you are signing your legal and binding signature.</p>
<p>It’s similar to how you check the box that says “I read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy” (even though you didn’t ;)) when you’re signing up for an account at pretty much any website.</p>
<p>This is the case for every signature you will have to give on the Common App, and probably also the case for every online application.</p>
<p>Yup, that is what I wanted to hear :). As long as it is as binding as my handwritten signature, everything’s fine I guess…</p>
<p>Although I might reconsider the idea with a new PDF, it’s not that hard.</p>
<p>Thank you, guys!</p>