I think this is something no one really talks about enough, but applying for scholarships is way more repetitive than I expected.
I've applied to 7 so far over the past couple of weeks, and I feel like I've told the same story about myself 7 different times.
Every application asks some variation of the same questions. Tell us about your background. Your goals. Why you deserve this. How this will impact your future.
At first, I tried to write everything fresh, but that got exhausting quickly. So I started reusing answers, which helped a bit, but even then I still spend around 30 40 minutes per application editing and adjusting everything to fit the prompt.
And after doing that a few times, something weird happens. Your answers start to feel less genuine. Not because you are lying, but because you've rewritten them so many times that they start sounding robotic.
I'll read something I wrote and think this sounds like what they want to hear, not this sounds like me.
It's also mentally draining in a different way. It's not hard work, it's just repetitive work that slowly wears you down.
I don't mind putting in effort, but it feels like there should be a more efficient way to reuse your information instead of constantly reworking the same content.
How do you guys deal with this without losing your mind or your authenticity in the process?