reusing the same essay for different schools

[rohit]

wa wondering if it most people reuse the same essay and just change the paragraph where they talk about the school and why they want to go there or do they tend to write from scratch. same goes for recommendation letters. especially as atlest in my case I have been asked to draft the letters myself. and if I even apply for 5 schools thatz 15 letters. I dun think I can come up with 15 letters without it luking as being written by the same person let alone 15 excellent letters.

[Psyoutlaw]

You can do that to a certain extent. Most programs usually ask you for information to include in your Statement of Purpose. The following are necessities:

1) how you became interested in your field and from whom you
received encouragement to continue your work in graduate school;
2) the aspects or specific problems in your area of specialization that
interest you most at this point;
3) a brief description of any participation in research, or employment
that might be relevant to your application;
4) the specific factors that led you to apply to a program;
5) an acknowledgement of your outstanding strengths and weaknesses
(including specific skills, special talents or aptitude that you think will
contribute to your success as a graduate student;
6) the kind of work you see yourself doing seven or eight
years after you get your degree; and
7) your signature.[/blue][/b]