<p>I know it is advised against to ask a teacher from 10th grade for a recommendation, but what if we are really close and she taught me AP Calculus in 10th grade?</p>
<p>If you continued to work with her (even informally) I would say go for it, otherwise I would not. I personally am getting a rec from a teacher from 10th grade, but I informally TAed for them in 11th grade. Friends of mine are also getting recs from 10th grade teachers, but they are also teaching them in 12th grade. Also make sure that your other rec is from a teacher you had in 11th grade…</p>
<p>Both my kids did it with excellent results; I agree that you should try to get a jr year teacher for the other LOR. Also, check the college websites and be sure each school allows soph year teachers as some limit it to jr and sr year.</p>
<p>So for example, if I’m applying to a school that only allows me to send one rec, I should not use my 10th grade teacher?</p>
<p>Unless you can’t get a good rec from a teacher from junior year, I would recommend not sending in that rec. For schools that allow 2-3 you should use it…</p>
<p>I would go with the teacher who will write you the strongest LOR. I think a soph AP teacher is at least as good as a sr teacher that you’ve never had before, but this is just my opinion and not shared by everybody.</p>
<p>Maybe not by everybody, but I’ll share entomom’s opinion here.</p>
<p>You should contact a representative at your college and ask him or her if it matters whether or not the letter of rec comes from a 10th grade or an 11th grade teacher.</p>
<p>I would do it, especially since you took AP Calculus as a Sophomore.</p>
<p>I was just at the road show for Vanderbilt and this question came up. They said it was fine, no issues. They did point out that the rec should be from a teacher in math (like AP Calculus), English, history, or Science (and maybe language?) No rec’s from the coach in PE or the teacher in music appreciation.</p>
<p>A Georgia Tech representative told me that a 10th grade recommendation is allowed, but not recommended. I never said anything about AP calculus. Would the fact that she taught me AP Calc change things, or should i take the GA Tech lady’s advice?</p>
<p>From GT’s website:</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation (Optional)</p>
<p>“One (1) teacher recommendation will be considered if you choose to submit this information. Recommendations must be completed through the evaluation form on the Common App (other recommendation formats will not be accepted). We recommend that you ask a teacher of an academic subject (for example, English, math, science, social science, or foreign language) to complete the form as instructed and mail a copy to Georgia Tech. We will only consider one (1) recommendation, therefore if you send multiple forms, we will only use the first one that arrives in our office.”</p>
<p>How did you do in the class and what type of “story” will the teacher have? It’s ok to get a B in the class, if the teacher is going to stress the hard work you had to put in, and …blah…blah…blah. I think it’s safe to use a 10th grade rec, since it’s for AP Calc. If this would be your best Rec, go for it.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Yeah. I got an A in the class after a ton of hard work. I was the youngest in the class and worked with her closely, etc. Thank y’all so much. I will use her for my recommendation.</p>
<p>My daughter got into a top school with a recommendation from a 10th grade English teacher who knew her well and wrote a stellar recommendation (and English teachers know how to write!).</p>