My school is so large that even in upper level classes it’s hard to get personal with teachers unlss you do researches with them.
That being said, I am currently working with two professors, whom I believe will write good letters for me. However, I am still struggling to find the last person; the only professor that know more about me than other professors is my Organic chemistry 2 teacher, but it’s been about 2 years since I had him.
Do you think it 's a bad idea to get letter from him because it’s been quite a while?
It’s pretty common for professors to write letters of recommendation for students who did well in their classes, even if it was a while ago. Your organic chemistry professor has almost certainly written rec letters for students in your situation before, and 2 years really isn’t that long in this context.
It’s funny you should post this… When I applied to mechanical engineering graduate programs, I also asked my organic chemistry professor for a rec letter (I’d been a science major as an undergrad, not an engineering major, so all my letters came from science professors rather than engineering professors). This was some 5 years after I’d taken his class. I had some not insignificant interaction with him outside of class, but still, it’d been years since I’d spoken to him. He was more than happy to write me a letter of recommendation.
Anyway, the point is you can definitely ask him whether or not he’d be willing to write you a letter of recommendation. From what I’ve seen, it’s not uncommon for students to get rec letters from professors they had years ago, and it isn’t necessarily a bad idea.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am applying to several grad schools soon and in our school even in 300-400 level there are 40+ students in just one section, so unless you are stellar and/or go to office hour every time(which I don’t) it’s hard to leave impression .