Two general questions about stanford and common app recommendations

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<li><p>I’ve always been a big fan of stanford, especially after going to the campus numerous times for various reasons (going to reunions of stanford grads with my dad, a few football games, checking out various departments, even went to a summer camp there). However, my passion is easily focused within the finance sector, yet there are many colleges that seem to have much better undergrad business schools (Wharton, NYU, Columbia, etc). I’ll still apply to this school, but I was wondering, how strong exactly is their general undergrad business department?</p></li>
<li><p>I feel a bit noobish when it comes to the letters of recommendation and the common app. Let’s say that, hypothetically, I apply to Stanford SCEA and get the required two recommendations from my teachers and the one from my counselor. I’m assuming I give the recommendations for them to handwrite…but if they’re for the common app, can I use these same recommendations multiple times for all the schools that use the common app? Also, if the answer to the first question is “yes,” then would I just ask the teachers and counselor to make a certain amount of copies per school I’m applying to through the common app?</p></li>
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<p>Sorry for the…uh…“wordiness” of the questions. Might be a bit complex. Thanks to anyone who supplies me with info regarding these questions :D</p>

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<p>1) I dont think Stanford has an undergrad business degree
2) At my daughter's school, you give the teacher one blank common app rec, and all the addressed envelopes they need for all the schools the rec needs to go to. They copy the rec themselves, and send it off in the envelope you provided.</p>

<p>I think this is standard practice - part of the point of the common app process was to lighten the load on teachers and counselors so they don't have to fill out a dozen types of rec forms.
(And wouldn't it be nice if all colleges were considerate enough to allow teachers and counselers to use the single format rec!)</p>