<p>I am applying to numerous schools, and I am overwhelmed by the number of essays to write. I have finished a couple for schools with deadlines around the end of this month and early December. I still have many more to write, and I noticed that some of the prompts aren't that different from each other.</p>
<p>Am I able to use an essay that I wrote for a school to apply to another one? If not, am I able to tweak it a little so that I won't have to start anew? Will schools be able to detect the minor differences and penalize me for that?</p>
<p>Yeah, knock yourself out. College X won’t see the essays you send to College Y. </p>
<p>However, if you’re talking about something like “Why College X?”, then it’s probably not a good idea to use that essay if you can literally just paste in another college’s name.</p>
<p>I would appreciate as many answers as possible (for validity and certainty) from anyone–who is applying, has applied, knowledgeable about the application process, etc.</p>
<p>Thank you for those who have already answered. (silverturtle, rebeccar)</p>