<p>I do realize professors are expected to write LORs and they probably copy paste the specific LOR for a candidate across his/her multiple grad. apps. Question is, how many is too many? I am applying to five and thinking of adding a sixth application. Would it be overwhelming/annoying for a professor to receive six links? Should I stick to five?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Just posted this in another topic but…</p>
<p>Probably depends on the professor. But for what it’s worth I gave my professor a list of 10 schools and she gave me 5 more she think I should be applying to as well. They know it’s part of their job. I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>But yeah, 6 is definitely not overkill. Go for it.</p>
<p>Haha! I just saw that, such a coincidence… We posted the same question at the same time!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V doesn’t take much effort on their part.</p>
<p>six is still a small number. I’ve heard that a lot of pre-med students apply like 20 schools. so, you should be fine. don’t worry.</p>
<p>20 schools?! Are you serious?! They probably need a whole fellowship just to afford applying to that number of schools…</p>
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<p>it’s probably chump change compared to the amount of their school tuition and their future salary.</p>
<p>And medical school applicants have to pay their own way to interview at prospective schools. It’s an expensive proposition. Even worse, the number of med school applicants who receive NO acceptances is extraordinarily high.</p>
<p>In answer to the OP, most professors expect students applying in competitive fields to have at least ten schools. Fifteen is definitely on the high side, with six or fewer on the low. But with online submission of LORs, it takes only a few more minutes to add another. The real time commitment is drafting the letter itself. Keep in mind, though, that professors get an email request for the LOR, and if the letter isn’t ready, they may overlook one or more schools. You may have to remind them.</p>