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Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?
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Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?
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ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,
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Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?

ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,
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Thanks a lot Paul. You gave me a big relief.
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Paul,

Both of my recommendors are too busy. I will be asking too much if I ask them to submit seperate LORs for each school to which I am applying. My question is:

How wise it is to submit same LOR for each school that I am applying to?

ps_dahiya,

It's OK to submit a generic letter as long as it answers all of the school's specific questions. That is, you could have them a prepare a *composite* letter that addresses all of the reco questions of your first-choice schools. This will result in a longer letter that contains more material than each school is asking for, but that's preferable to a letter that does not answer all of the questions each school asks. Unfortunately, to optimize your odds at the top schools you really need to give them a letter that answers all their questions (for your safety schools you may not need to).

Hope this helps,

Thanks a lot Paul. You gave me a big relief.
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You're welcome.