<p>I have a question..</p>
<p>So I have this math teacher that I am thinking about asking to write one of my teacher recommendations, however she hasn't actually been my teach during junior or senior year though. This is what she has done however:</p>
<p>I had her for half of my high school math classes during 8th grade, a senior level computer class during my freshmen year of high school</p>
<p>She has also been my advisor for 3 years for Math League and SkillsUSA, both of which I have been very VERY involved in, and she has travelled to the state meet with me in both competitions for all 3 years (a total of 6 times), and I go to her more than my counselor when I need help with something</p>
<p>I feel that she knows me better than any other of my junior or senior teachers..</p>
<p>My question is would it be acceptable to have her write one of my recommendations? or is the rule about the junior/senior year teacher set in stone? thank you for your help</p>
<p>oh and sorry about the typos and bad grammar, I'm just really tired. Usually I'm not that bad, I promise ;)</p>
<p>Didn't know there was such a rule that the recommendation must come from a junior/senior teacher (rather, this just became the norm since junior teacher would know of you in the most recent capacity). The only requirement is they are a teacher (not a coach) from your (high school) career. Furthermore, a key to the teacher rec. is they know you best and in the most intimate, personal capacity possible. So I think you should definitely go for it, seems like she has in depth knowledge about you, so don't wait. Just make sure to ask rather soon so as to not leave her with a small amount of time to write the rec. And good luck!!!</p>
<p>Check with your colleges because many state specifically that they want teachers from junior/senior year. I think the logic is that you (your study habits) could have changed a good deal since freshman year. You're talking about getting a rec for classes you took in 8th and 9th grade. Colleges might question WHY you couldn't find a more recent teacher to write a rec. You might be able to use this teacher's rec as an additional one, just as you might send one in from a club/sports/religious/volunteer EC advisor.</p>