<p>Is it recommended that I choose teachers relevant to my intended field of study? I am sure that I will pursue science in college, however I don't have a strong relationship with any of my science teachers. I was planning on choosing my Spanish and Calculus teachers since I've had both of them for all 4 years of high school. (Does Spanish count as a core subject for recommendations?) Additionally, my Spanish teacher completely loves me and my Calculus teacher has seen the most improvement in me and drive to succeed.
I am also worried that my Calculus teacher won't be the best writer. Does this change anything?</p>
<p>I’m in a very similar situation. I want to major in biology, and I’m trying to decide between my AP US History teacher, my Italian teacher, and my AP English Language teacher. I think that it’s probably better to have really good recs in a subject that isn’t relevant to your major, than to have so-so recs in a subject that is relevant to your major.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that Spanish does count, because it says that it can be from a foreign language teacher, but I would double check that with the specific colleges that you are applying to.</p>
<p>That’s how I feel about asking some of my math teachers too, but I think it’s better to ask your Calculus teacher than to ask a teacher who doesn’t really know you. English/history teachers may be better writers, but they won’t have as much to say if you don’t feel like they know you well enough.</p>
<p>Your choices seem good to me :D. Both teachers will write really good recommendation letters; good luck!</p>
<p>yeah, I chose entirely based on my relationship with the teacher, but then again, i wasn’t going for any specific major/an arts major if anything… Good luck!</p>
<p>I agree with the above posters. It would be nice to get recs from teachers in your expected major/field but go w/ the teachers you know can sell you to colleges.</p>
<p>If you get to know your science teacher this year, if you have a science course, get that teacher to write a rec for you as something optional. Maybe even email him/her before the school year begins, if it already hasn’t </p>
<p>I do not think it is necessary to get a rec from a teacher in the field you want to pursue unless you have a great relationship with that person. I based my choices of who to write my recommendation but my relationship with that teacher and who I thought would be able to write the best rec for me as a student and a person.</p>
<p>What you need is a teacher or teachers that can give insight to what kind of person you are in school it doesn’t have to do with your major. If I were you i would choose your Spanish and Calculus teachers (and yes Spanish counts as a foreign language so they can write one for you).</p>
<p>The best scenario is to have recommendations from teachers who A) you have a good relationship with and B) write well. Ideally, you would have those teachers write your letters. I am a ChemE major and I had an English teacher write one and a science teacher write the other. I knew the English teacher would give me an outstanding letter and the science teacher would give one that gave insight into my character without embellishment - simple and direct. </p>
<p>In your case, your calculus teacher sounds fine - do you have an English teacher you particularly like? If not, Spanish can get you by.</p>