TECH: Testing your typing speed
Dear Incoming Students:
The School bulletin explains that the Faculty expects all students to type at a “reasonable speed,” 35 words per minute or better. While we don’t test our students on their individual typing speeds, students who can’t type at at least that speed, will find it hard to keep up with all the work (at school and home) or be able to do well after graduation as professional journalists.
We strongly suggest you find out how close you are to the 35 wpm threshold and, if you need to speed up your typing, practice, practice, practice.
Feel free to try this test (which the School has no way of monitoring your results!). Remember, accuracy is even more important than raw speed…
free typing test (c) CalculatorCat.com
From p. 85 of the 2006 Bulletin, Admissions section:
In evaluating applicants, the Committee on Admissions looks for the following:
6. Students must be able to type in English
at a reasonable speed (35 wpm).
For more typing resources, scroll down on http://www.calculatorcat.com/typing_test/
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