<p>So I understand that recycling essays between schools is pretty commonplace, especially when the essay topics are pretty open to begin with.</p>
<p>I'm probably gonna reuse my Princeton (culture) essay with Harvard (with a few tweaks, obviously) and for Yale's something-we-don't-know essay, because it seems to fit really well. My question is, is this looked down upon if it's obvious that you reused an essay? Are Yale adcoms aware of Princeton's topics and visa versa? Will that negatively impact their decision, because it seems like I have more of an interest towards Princeton than Yale (even though Yale is number one choice)?</p>