<p>Is this allowed or even heard of? I'd like to get a rec from my english teacher who I don't have next year. I think it will be better if I ask for it at the end this school year because he will know me better.</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>wait until the end of the school year.</p>
<p>^will colleges care that this rec is ~5 months when I actually apply though?</p>
<p>Hey, so I hate to be 'that person' who interrupts the thread, but I have a question along the same lines of yours I think. I would like to ask my Latin teacher for a rec, but she is retiring after this year and will be traveling the world all next year. Would it be appropriate to ask at the end of this year? (I'm a junior now by the way.)</p>
<p>Yes to robin. </p>
<p>But to the OP, I think you should mention it to the teacher and then see what his/her reaction is. Some teachers would rather you ask for it early rather than the busy start of the next year. Some would rather you wait until the following year.</p>
<p>2 questions:
1. is it ok to ask just ONE teacher for a rec? i've had so many teachers for multiple years, but i only feel confident about asking one (math teacher) for a really good one. so would one good rec be better than 1 good one and 1 so-so one??</p>
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<li>is it not that good to ask a foreign language teacher for a rec?</li>
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1. is it ok to ask just ONE teacher for a rec? i've had so many teachers for multiple years, but i only feel confident about asking one (math teacher) for a really good one. so would one good rec be better than 1 good one and 1 so-so one??
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Colleges specify how many you need.
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2. is it not that good to ask a foreign language teacher for a rec?
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... why wouldn't it be good?</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>alexx,
i assumed it wouldn't be as good since it's not from a "core" teacher --ie. science/math or english/history. in some schools, a foreign language is considered an elective or at least a less important subject like in my school</p>
<p>i think you should ask. my brother got a great rec because the teacher was able to focus on writing a good one, not on getting one done in two days.</p>
<p>I asked my latin teacher for a rec-I think it's okay. He's been my teacher for the past three years, and knows how I am better than most of the teachers.</p>
<p>It depends--I've come across some schools that are really specific, like one English/social studies teacher and one math/science teacher. Some don't allow recs from non-core teachers, but you can check on that easily enough.</p>
<p>^ which colleges were those ?! that's really specific ...</p>
<p>i've skimmed the various questions, but hope i'm hitting them all...it's perfectly FINE to ask in advance for teachers' recs. in our hs, they WANTED it that way. some "top" teachers had requirements and limits as to how many, etc. she would do, and this definitely started before junior summer. no harm asking the teacher how THEY want it handled, but all will be complimented by your question.
most colleges require the guidance counselor, + one more. IF you add beyond this, make the 1 or 2 more meaningful, ie, a boss, community service supervisor, etc. DO NOT LOAD UP YOUR APP WITH A BUNCH MORE. this is a turn-off to admissions.</p>
<p>athenegoddess,</p>
<p>University of Chicago does that if you were still wondering =)</p>
<p>So does MIT.</p>
<p>Right, I guess I was thinking of UChicago. From their website:</p>
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"We ask for one recommendation from an English or social studies teacher and one from a science or mathematics teacher. A foreign language instructor may not write the English or social studies recommendation; an economics instructor may write the English or social studies recommendation, but not the science or mathematics recommendation."
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