Bad handwritting in school test

[SEPKA]

I have seen a thread before about teacher minus mark for bad handwritting, but this is not it.
I wonder if it is an INTP influence to have horrendous handwritting, especially under stress. I usually have high weightage long hours timed essay test in my school, and this usually make me nervous.
So I want to ask you all, especially those that are in school: how do you judge your own handwritting, how do others judge your handwritting, do you really care how good/bad your handwritting is, do you make effort to improve it if you are bad at it and how.
As for me, I just get straight 0 for my end of year test because all the marker said they can't read, and I have to agree with them. I don't usually care because my handwritting is not so bad if it wasn't a timed exams, but I still want to make it at least readable. I tried to improve it, to the point of ignoring my right hand and start anew on my left hand, but I end up with the exact same type of handwritting. Perhap there is something inherent in the brain that cause this rather than just the lack of practising?

 

[Android]

If I'm writing for myself it's very difficult for others to read.. my pen/cil doesn't leave the paper much is one of the major problems. If I need to write clearly though, I can without a problem just as fast as I do otherwise. I like the look and feel of my more natural personal handwriting style though so I tend to stick with it. I occasionally had problems with teachers not being able to read my writing in elementary school, but I was able to fix it pretty easily.

 

[Kidege]

Check the graphology thread. Some people here (like Sapphire Harp) have beautiful handwriting. I wouldn't know why.

 

[jsibley1]

Mine gets worse every year. My typing skills have gone to shit, too.

 

[Carnap]

Mine depends on my mood. But with stress, like you said, it's a disaster. I was so nervous during a test once that the whole essay was chicken scratch and me wildly crossing out mistakes (forgot whiteout) that the teacher didn't smile at me for three weeks. I had to win back her respect and then I did it again.

I wish the teachers would get over themselves a little. To me content is more important than spelling and handwriting...

 

[INTPINFP]

I have so much information and ideas in my head I want to get them on paper as fast as possible, so I wont forget them when I have bigger and better information and ideas that popup.