Asking for letters of recommendation this late?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I made an earlier thread, but it seems to have been forgotten, so:</p>

<p>For my teacher recommendations, I asked two people: a science research teacher and my band teacher, both who I've known for at least three years. However, I just realized that the band teacher only counts as a "other" recommender on the common app, not a regular recommender. Its fine for most of my colleges I'm applying to except Vanderbilt, which requires two recommenders. I'm considering asking a social studies teacher who knows me very well; however I'm wondering if its a good idea to do it this late. My EAs are basically all good in terms of teacher recommendations, its just Vanderbilt that I need another recommender, and I'm applying RD. I'm also contemplating this because I'm thinking about having him recommend me for some of my other RD's. Any advice here?</p>

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<p>Yes, there’s ample time before RD, but keep in mind, he may say no due to how many recs he already has to write.</p>

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<p>Honestly, if need be, you would probably have ample time for EA. A month is plenty of time for a great rec.</p>

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<p>It is later than ideal, but not “too late”. You need another rec to make the Vanderbilt application work, so there is no harm in asking.</p>

<p>Advice:
Explain the basics of the situation, apologize for the late notice, ask politely. If the teacher agrees to write it, express gratitude. After its uploaded, write a thank you note and bring him some homemade cookies or similar token of appreciation.</p>

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<p>@guineagirl96‌ Yes, this can be a little worrying news. Luckily, I have two backups for this, a math teacher from sophomore year who still knows me pretty well as a good math student (she recommended me for BC Pre-Calc, and as a result I’m in AP Calc BC) as a secondary person. Also thinking of asking a social studies teacher who knows me really well (I was a little robust in his class, I admit, but was still a really good student and he knows me pretty well, including the fact that I self studied APUSH that year) as a third backup just in case.</p>