how many schools..

[abbyt]

I'm applying to several schools (approx. 5) for an MA in Rhet/Comp, and I have a professor who I'm going to ask for a LOR. How many schools should I ask him to write a letter for? I imagine he'd be able to just submit the same letter to all 5 schools, but is that too many to ask him to send letters to? I know several use online forms, so it's not a matter of physically mailing it, but we've developed a fairly close relationship over the years and I don't want to be annoying..

[TakeruK]

5 is not too many. Most students ask for about ~10 LORs. I think the most important thing is to ask them far enough in advance to respect their time and efforts!

[Vene]

I don't think that you're asking for too much at all, especially since they can probably use the same letter for every school (or with extremely minimal tweaks).

[bsharpe269]

This is normal to do. I'm asking for 10 but am bringing then organized info with all of the due dates, my personal statement, etc upfront so it is as easy for them as possible.