<p>My counselor says that I should email my teachers asking if they could write me a good rec now before it's too late... should I?</p>
<p>Well, which teachers are you thinking of asking? Are they popular teachers who get a lot of rec requests? What's the culture of recommendations like at your school?</p>
<p>I mean, is it a practice to ask in the spring (in which case you'd be late), or does everyone ask in the early fall (in which case you'd be right on time)?</p>
<p>I think asking for a recommendation is just one of those things you want to do in person, out of respect for the teacher and for yourself. Since school starts in a few days, maybe you can wait till then to ask your teachers (like, on the first day of school).</p>
<p>If you do email them, make sure to see them once school starts.</p>
<p>bump..........</p>
<p>bump again</p>
<p>When do students at your school typically ask? At some schools, teachers won't commit to do recs after June of junior year. At others, most people don't start asking until October of senior year.</p>
<p>If your counselor told you to go ahead and do it, you probably should because she probably has a reason. It sounds to me from your post like the rush to ask is at the beginning of the school year. Perhaps she knows that most of your teachers fill up quickly and then refuse to do more. I would follow her advice as your counselor.</p>
<p>me and the teacher are not that really close, so maybe emailing her about it would eliminate any awkward conversations. I asked her to write me a teacher rec for my summer school class before...</p>
<p>need more opinions</p>
<p>If you go to a public school with a lot of kids, it would be a good idea to email the teacher ahead of time, so you can "confirm" your spot on her list. </p>
<p>Though if you're not that close (to the point that you don't want to ask her in person), it might be wiser to choose someone else. </p>
<p>But if you did get good grades in the class, participated, and she teaches the subject you're interested in majoring in, then go for it.</p>
<p>Did you get a chance to read her rec for your summer school class?</p>
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Though if you're not that close (to the point that you don't want to ask her in person), it might be wiser to choose someone else.
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It's not that, it's just the fear of her saying no to my request...</p>