A little... "problem"

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Today I had a college mail me about my application status. I went on their site and noticed that they have listed my teacher recommendations by name and subject. As soon as I saw that, I rushed over to Princeton's admissions page, and to my horror, it read: "Please ask two of your teachers to complete and send the Teacher Reference Forms by November 1 for Early Action and January 1 for Regular Decision. Choose teachers from two different areas of study."</p>

<p>So that's my problem. When I was completing my application early on in September, I had asked two of my physics teachers for letters of recommendations. They knew me best, and they were sort of expecting me to come to them for the letters. This is apparent in the recs because none of my other teachers could have written what they did. However, now I am in a pickle.</p>

<p>Do you think this will harm or disqualify my application? Although I listed them both as my A level physics teachers (one taught theory and the other taught practical classes), the practical teacher was also my applied math tutor and I think he has mentioned that in the rec. So will that alleviate the problem? I think I should have listed him as a math teacher instead of another physics teacher, but that didn't occur to me at the time. Do you think I should mail Princeton clarifying that? Guys, please help!</p>

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<p>Call admissions and tell them one is a math teacher. They will tell you if you need to do more.</p>

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<p>I’m an international, so can I mail them instead? Also, I checked with the practical teacher and he told me he has specified in his rec that he also taught me math, so would that bypass the fact that I had listed him as a physics teacher? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I am in the same situation but have not the same problem. I selected my two English teachers’ recommendations on Common App for Princeton and just as I realized they must be from two academic areas came the confirmation from Princeton that my application was complete. </p>

<p>I suppose that the two-area requirement is not absolute, especially if you have decided not to adhere to it for thoughtful reasons. Contact the admission office, but don’t be stressed about it :)</p>