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Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:40 pm
by ThreeRivers
I always heard that one has to be "decent" in typing, but not great..
I have no idea what that means / wasn't sure where I landed in that... so I just took a typing test online
Results
58 WPM, adjusted to 55 WPM after errors were taken out
Is this too slow / will it have a negative impact on me during tests?
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:42 pm
by ThreeRivers
The one I took previously I wasn't familar on the subject AT all.. just took one in which I wrote up baseball rules and got 72 wpm... lol
Obviously a large difference when I'm more familar with the material
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:43 pm
by 20130312
ThreeRivers wrote:Obviously a large difference when I'm more familar with the material
Don't know from personal experience, but I assume ditto for law school exams.
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:43 pm
by drmguy
It would benefit you to practice more.
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:46 pm
by ThreeRivers
I guess I'll spend some time doing typing games every once in awhile lol
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:53 pm
by drmguy
ThreeRivers wrote:I guess I'll spend some time doing typing games every once in awhile lol
I'm pretty sure my typing speed is directly related to using AIM during high school.
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:29 pm
by truevines
ThreeRivers wrote:I always heard that one has to be "decent" in typing, but not great..
I have no idea what that means / wasn't sure where I landed in that... so I just took a typing test online
Results
58 WPM, adjusted to 55 WPM after errors were taken out
Is this too slow / will it have a negative impact on me during tests?
I have ~65WPM at typeracer.com This translates to 1200 words in a 90-minute essay and 2500 words in a 3-hour exam.
Apparently, it's way below the average, but I managed to get decent grades.
Re: Do I type fast Enough?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:34 pm
by JoeFish
Just make sure that the limiting factor on how much info you can get down is how fast your brain moves, not how fast your fingers move.
I mean, I can type passages that I'm simply copying at a ~70 WPM clip. On law school exams, I very consistently get about 2000 to 2200 WPHour, which is 33-37 WPM. That seemed to be slightly above average in terms of my essays' lengths compared to my classmates'. There's a substantial correlation between essay length and grade, but typing speed, unless particularly slow or fast, doesn't really factor into it.