Advice for recommendations?

Applying to College
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<p>So, basically I have to ask my teachers tomorrow for recommendations. Tomorrow is my last day of school and all teachers want requests before the summer.
I need two recs, and I'm getting one from my biology teacher who I have a strong relationship with, but I need some advice as to who the second teacher should be. I'm stuck between Teacher A and Teacher B</p>

<p>Teacher A
English Teacher
Writes fantastic recs
Don't have a very strong or personal relationship</p>

<p>Teacher B
Chinese Teacher
Unsure of quality of recs
Have a strong and personal relationship, but I think she really dislikes me sometimes. Also, she is a little insane and tends to have sudden changes of mood.</p>

<p>The thing is though, that I want to double major in biochemistry/molecular Bio and foreign language. So if I were to get one from my Chinese teacher, it might not be very good, but at least it would show something about my foreign language skills. </p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Maybe you can sit down and ask your Chinese teacher nicely to write you a recommendation, then go over what you would like for her to write/include in the letter.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’d go with the Chinese teacher. If you have a strong personal relationship with that teacher, that person will know more about you and what to include. It also helps that it’s the foreign language teacher. I highly doubt the teacher will have a random mood swing in the middle of a rec letter, lol. So, Good Luck!</p>

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<p>A teacher with knowledge of who you are is a good start. As noted above, it is also a good idea to have a conversation with your recommender about the general theme and approach of your application and to also politely suggest some aspects of your past performance that you want to be highlighted.</p>

<p>If you have any questions about letters of recommendation, message me. There are some good blog posts that cover this topic pretty well.</p>