<p>Hi.</p>
<p>I was reading directions for applying to columbia SEAS, and the directions said that u needed one recommendations from my math teacher..but I dont have a good relationship with my math teacher. If I got a rec from a history teacher and a science teacher, would it be detrimental towards my application?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>It would probably be detrimental enough that they throw out your application. (I’m serious, it is part of the instructions, you have to follow them)</p>
<p>^This is completely incorrect, I applied to seas and had two science teachers write my recs, I got in, it doesn’t matter that much to Columbia. If you have english and history teachers write your recs, you better have gotten straight As in math/sci and won science/math competitions to instill confidence that you are good at and enjoy studying math and science. Generally speaking, you want one if not both your recs to be related to engineering in someway. I hate when people who have no clue what they’re saying try to give advice. You’re a highschool applicant, so stop pretending to be a fcking authority on the matter.</p>
<p>I got 2 B’s in my honors precal class but A’s in Ap calc AB and BC, 5 on the AP exams, 800 on Math 2C, and qualified for AIME…</p>
<p>On a side note, colleges don’t really take intended major into account for admissions, right? cuz most people change their majors once they spend a few weeks there</p>
<p>^True, but for Columbia, you’re applying either to the College or to SEAS, and if you get accepted to SEAS, for example, you can’t just switch to a major in the College. You’d have to apply as a transfer, which is very difficult.</p>
<p>confidentialcoll, I believe poster #2 was being facetious.</p>
<p>^it reads: <a href=“I’m%20serious,%20it%20is%20part%20of%20the%20instructions,%20you%20have%20to%20follow%20them”>quote</a>
[/quote]
</p>
<p>this means: I’m not even kidding or being sarcastic or facetious. If the poster was being facetious, the opposite is implied by adding the qualifier in brackets, meaning s/he needs to learn basic expression.</p>
<p>Havent you ever heard anyone say “seriously” and not mean it? Whatever the poster’s intention, I got the feeling when I first read it that it was ironic.</p>