事情是这样：一个外教答应给我写推荐信，现在所有的学校都register他的信息后，他给我来信说只帮我write三封。
然后我回复说，我需要投8个学校，而且不一定每篇letter都写的不同。
然后外教刚才回复问： Are you sure, that some of these universities not communicate for applications and that an applicant applying for many not lowers his chance?
我觉得你大可以回他I am sure they do not. 大多数人的推荐信不是90%相同，而是100%相同...一般推荐信里是不出现具体的Program名字的，当然那种认识对面教授的点对点推荐除外。美国大学交流学生的credentials。。。闻所未闻的奇闻啊作者: 2-D 时间: 2010-1-9 17:50:32
我不相信是那樣的。好学校的申請人數必定是數以千計，它們那有時間去查詢申請人還申請了那些学校，然後再核對 recommendation letters。雖然在申請表上它們的確有問你還申請了那些学校 (it's optional to answer)，但我認為它們想知道究竟你想做的 research or focus 是否 match their programs 或你所選的其他学校是否和它們的相近。換句話說，它們想知道你是否選對学校而不是在交流推荐信的内容。再者，MArch applicant 最重要嘅係 portfolio。My friend in US applied for 8 schools last year and got into most of them. I don't think applying more would lessen your chances of admission.
Sorry, my writing pad is down and I have to type in English. I went to several school open house last year, they stressed that portfolio is a major part for admission decision. All admissions want to know who you are.
Besides, I heard from professors before, recommendation letters they wrote for students are pretty much all the same. They will change the letter a little and cut and paste school names if needed. I guess they will only write a tailor-made letter if you are extraordinary outstanding or doing exceptionally well in class.作者: 2-D 时间: 2010-1-9 20:48:10