I didn’t object to the number of schools. Students who need to cast a wide net can and do apply to 20+ schools. It was the OP’s attitude of not researching the schools beyond their rankings and his proposed ‘copy-and-paste and edit a bit’ approach to the application process. He is, of course, more than welcome to do all he proposed but I’m skeptical he would get much out of the effort. If he’s not willing to put in a modicum of effort to even research the schools on his list, then why should they accept him?