@chancethisanon
My chem teacher: Soph yr H Chem, Jr yr AP Chem, Chem olympics all 4 years, science league all 4 years
My H Alg 2 Teacher: Soph yr H Alg 2, math league 3 years (she retired after my Jr year and knows me very well)
It’s difficult to imagine asking a freshman year teacher being a good idea, but I’m sure those circumstances exist. Somewhere… Just not here.
I understand what you’re saying though. They preach to the kids that “we can do anything we set our minds to”, and then wonder why we don’t know how to accept failure as well as other, non-Ivy applicants. Either way, I was really surprised about getting a likely from Columbia, so no matter what happens, everything will be okay 