<p>I have a really great teacher this year who has come to know me really well within the first two months of my senior year. Do colleges expect teachers who have taught you for a full year to write the recommendation, or is it okay if it has only been a few months, as long as the teacher knows you pretty well? My other recommendation will be from a teacher who taught me all last year, so I'm hoping this is okay?? If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know!</p>
<p>^ Generally they want letters from faculty that have known you for some time.
2 months isn’t long and it isn’t even a semester…</p>
<p>If you have faculty that you have known for a few years, and maybe took more than one class with them–and they saw you grow/develop as a student…those are better choices. You want LORs with depth, not “what a nice kid even if I have known him for only 2 months…” </p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>I frequently write letters of recommendation for students I haven’t known for very long. It’s more important to find somebody who’s enthusiastic (and willing to say so in writing) than somebody who’s known you a long time. It might be helpful for the teacher to give him or her more “evidence”: for instance, you might give an English teacher copies of (excellent) papers you’ve written in previous English courses.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies… I get what you’re saying. The teacher I am talking about is, coincidentally, an English teacher. She has seen my excellent writing (not to be conceited) from past years, but we’ve also talked outside of class quite a bit and she does know a lot about my goals/aspirations, even if she hasn’t seen me grow/develop as a student yet. Maybe I’ll send three recommendations, two from teachers who have taught me for 1+ years in multiple subjects and one from my English teacher. I just feel like she knows more about my life/accomplishments outside of school better than the other two. Will three letters be too much?</p>
<p>Yes, you can. Colleges prefer junior and senior year teachers.</p>
<p>As long as they know you well, it shouldn’t be a problem. Some teachers have the same students for years and wouldn’t be able to describe them even by graduation.</p>