A Puzzle

Applying to College
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<p>Who to choose to write letters of rec? I have my ideas but I'd like a little input from others. Thanks :)</p>

<p>I'll rank each teacher from 1-10 how well they know me, 10 being he/she is my father/mother, and 1 = complete stranger.</p>

<p>Chemistry: 6. This teacher was adviser for my chemistry club and has a pretty good impression of me. Knows I'm good at chemistry/science. I'm questioning how good of a writer of letters of rec he is but otherwise I think he knows me fairly well and would write a positive letter.</p>

<p>Spanish: 5. There were many, many students who did better than me in the class, but I feel this teacher has a high opinion of me because I tried hard, participated very often, and asked questions to improve myself even though Spanish isn't my strong suit. However this may be that this teacher is nice in general.</p>

<p>English: 7. This teacher is supposedly a very good writer of letters of rec. I participate very frequently, to the point that I have a feeling this teacher considers me slightly annoying. However I am sure that this teacher has a high opinion of my capabilities/interests/goals.</p>

<p>Math: 8. I talk a lot to and am very friendly with this teacher. I often come outside of class to say hello or to talk about various math things (Euler's Identity, brain teasers, the TI-89 i just got). Compared to others I do extremely well in this class and this teacher has a very high opinion of my skills.</p>

<p>Any ideas? I mostly need 2 Letters of rec and i am interested in science/technology/math/engineering. Are there any factors (besides how well they know me) I should consider when choosing which teachers to ask?</p>

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<p>i think that math and english would be the best.</p>

<p>lol, even though the english teacher might think you are annoying, i really doubt s/he would put that on their rec. but you can still ask if s/he would be able to write you a good rec letter.</p>

<p>maybe you could ask the chem one to do a supplementary rec, but i dont think its necessary.</p>

<p>spanish doesnt seem like the best choice.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>definitely math.</p>

<p>definitely NOT spanish.</p>

<p>english and chemistry is a close call, I'd probably go with Chemistry.</p>

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<p>i agree math is for sure. toss up between chem and eng. your call there.</p>

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<p>Math, definately. If you think that your english teacher knows you better than your chemistry teacher, then choose your english teacher.</p>

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<p>math definitely. english because u said u participate a lot and that he will write a good letter...don't worry I also annoy my teachers to death with my "participation" LOL</p>

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<p>Many schools require that the two teachers be from different areas of study, right? One for humanities/social studies and one for math/science. So, chemistry v english is not a close call if math is a definite.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the help, appreciate it</p>