I don’t know if you have to specify your major in the QuestBridge application or not, but I heard the application was like a college application. I want to major in engineering for whatever college I get into so I am centering my application around STEM related activities. So when I get teacher recommendations, would it be better to get math and science teachers and do the recommendations? Or does it matter? I have some math and science teachers in mind but I have a good relationship with my AP US History teacher in junior year. I was thinking of asking her. Should I ask her or just stick to math and science teachers?
Different schools sometimes request different things. Other times schools don’t specify. However, you should definitely get one from either the math or science teacher if you want to do engineering. For the other, if you think the APUSH teacher will write the better letter, I would choose her.
I’m interesting in political science, and got one from my English teacher and one from my APUSH/CompGov teacher.
Yeah I’m interested in engineering as well and just from looking at certain colleges, they defininetely want to see a science or math reccomendation. Relating to Questbridge, once the common app opens up Aug. 1st, you’ll be able to see what individual schools require and that’s where you’ll specify your major, which in most cases will bring up a supplemental essay asking why that’s what you’re interested in.
If you’re going for engineering then definitely make one of those reccs from a science/math teacher. However don’t make both sciences and math reccs. Colleges sometimes require one science/math recc and one humanities recc, and generally that shows more diversity and perspective. I’d advocate sending one recc from math/science and another from something like history/english. It helps if your teacher knows you well and knows you’re a hard working student.
Colleges know majors can change, but I think @DaedricSaiyan has the right idea; for example:
Letters of Recommendation
At MIT, we require letters of recommendation from two teachers (one math/science, one humanities), plus materials from your guidance counselor (typically including your transcript, a school profile, and a letter of recommendation).