How "rare" is cursive nowadays?

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<p>Do a lot of current college students use cursive? Just wondering.</p>

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<p>No, a lot of current college students do not use cursive.</p>

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<p>Some professors do, though. And I’ll admit that I can’t read it half the time!!</p>

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<p>Will college students need to use cursive for speedy note-taking? Do high school kids need cursive to write their standardized test essays? Was just discussing this with my child and I don’t know. Please advise.</p>

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<p>No, they will not need to learn cursive for speedy note taking. </p>

<p>There are a couple 15+ page threads that happened recently in the other forums on this sight. I will try to find them for you and link them.</p>

<p>EDIT: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1578643-should-students-learn-cursive-writing-some-states-say-yes.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1578643-should-students-learn-cursive-writing-some-states-say-yes.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I write in cursive sometimes. I write really sloppy in print.</p>

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<p>I’d say that cursive is pretty rare among college students. I never use it myself because my handwriting is really bad in cursive (understandably, since I never use it). I don’t know any students who regularly write in cursive, but I’m sure there are some who do. It’s just not very common.</p>

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<p>I must know some really strange people because I’d say a majority of my friends who take notes by hand do so in cursive.</p>

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<p>Haven’t used cursive regularly since middle school, and that’s only because it was required (lol).</p>

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<p>What about “shorthand”? I seriously doubt anybody uses the old-fashioned, formal shorthand of the Mad Men era, but do students now use some kind of self-created shorthand (other than texting!)? I can’t even imagine getting through a college lecture without using cursive or my own shorthand. Are students just typing on laptops instead?</p>

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<p>Niq: Thanks so much for your link.</p>

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<p>No problem!</p>

<p>Students may use laptops of they take higher quality notes on it and their professors allow them to have a laptop. Students develop their own system of short hand that works for them. Some schools offer seminars on note taking and developing short hand techniques and such.</p>

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<p>I usually either just write quickly, take notes directly on provided slides, or type my notes. I write much faster in print than in cursive, but I also don’t use cursive regularly so that’s likely why. I use some shorthand, but not very much, and I’ve never really had a problem keeping up with taking notes while taking notes by hand.</p>

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<p>I know many people including myself that write in a cursive-esque style. Like… It isn’t traditional cursive but very much like it… Almost like a mixture of print and cursive?</p>

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<p>Yeah, a lot of people I know take notes in cursive because they say it’s faster. I do as well.</p>

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<p>I totally get what you mean, lullabies. My writing is “cursive-esque”. It happens naturally. However, I don’t call it cursive because for my handwriting it isn’t. Sometime it’s print…sometimes the letter connect themselves. But not cursive.</p>

<p>Just found this cute website that has different prints and cursive scripts.
<a href=“http://www.drawyourworld.com/blog/examples-of-handwriting-styles.html[/url]”>http://www.drawyourworld.com/blog/examples-of-handwriting-styles.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>My handwriting fluctuates between New Sourh Wales and Linked New South Wales.</p>

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<p>I never learned cursive (I think I was on the cusp because I haven’t met anyone older than me who wasn’t taught it as far as I know) so obviously I’ve never used it. I don’t think I know anyone who regularly took notes in cursive but I never really payed attention to it or asked. I don’t remember if they tell you that you have to write in cursive on the ACT or not, but if you print it they’ll still grade it.</p>

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<p>Interesting link Niquii,</p>

<p>I’d say my handwriting fluctuates between dyslexic 5 year old and man with only 2 fingers.</p>

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<p>It hurts my wrist when I write in cursive. Print all the way!</p>

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<p>My notetaking is an elaborate combination of cursive (for titles/headings) and print (for the rest). I actually really like cursive though, and definitely still use it.</p>