Using same SoP for MA and PhD

[Gvh]

Hey all - 

 

So I realize this is kind of a silly question but I am curious; I am interested in applying to the PhD "version" of the MA program I attended. Clearly, my SoP for my MA worked pretty well. Would there be any repercussions if I used chunks of my old SoP for my PhD application? Obviously, it won't be identical but a couple of the paragraphs are still very relevant.

 

I don't think any human reader is going to "recognize" my SoP, however I'm not sure if something like this would be flagged by a computer as plagiarism?

 

Any thoughts or experiences of this?

Edited October 22, 2014 by Gvh

[ToomuchLes]

I think using chunks would be fine; however you should definitely incorporate your MA experience. This is a must! 

Regarding plagiarism, I had a professor at my undergrad tell me that the computer does a quick sweep of your essays before they are printed out and given to the adcoms. I think if you reword a few sentences, add some of your MA jargon, and change up a few things, you should be fine. You could also ask your adviser in your department of his/her opinion.