Confused about teacher recommendations

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>Hello everyone, I am planning to apply for Chemical Engineering next year and I'm not sure which two teachers to ask for my Letters of Recommendation
I go to is a pretty small private school, and as a result of its transient nature some of our teachers leave every 3 or 4 years (Same with the students).
Could you please help me decide which teachers to ask?</p>

<p>Teacher 1 (Physics) - Taught me Physics 1 in Grade X and IB Physics 1HL in Grade XI. I've had all A's in the class, but I fear that the teacher isn't the best of writers, however, the teachers knows me well and likes me to an extent.</p>

<p>Teacher 2 (Chemistry and Economics) - Taught me Chemistry 1 in 10th Grade where I had A's, and IB Chemistry 1 HL in Grade XI where I have an A- and a B+. In IB Economics 1SL, I have a B+ and an A. I do really well in Chemistry and finished Economics on a strong note. The teacher's good at writing but he also knows that I'm lazy and a slight slacker.</p>

<p>Teacher 3 (Spanish) - New teacher. But I have had A's in all my previous spanish classes.</p>

<p>Teacher 4 (Maths) - New teacher who is going to teach me IB Maths 2HL from next semester. Throughout high school I have had 3A's, an A- and a B+ (the last two are from junior year)</p>

<p>Teacher 5 (English) - New teacher who will be teaching me IB English 2SL. I'm not very good in English, and so far I have had 2A-'s, 2B+'s and 1B. (He will be my 3rd English teacher in 4 years)</p>

<p>So if I were to chose two from these five teachers, which ones should I chose?</p>

<p>Thank You.</p>

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<p>Definitely teacher one.</p>

<p>Skip teacher two.</p>

<p>You didn’t write a lot about teacher 3, so you probably are pretty indifferent towards him/her. Probably not your best bet.</p>

<p>Pretty much a toss-up between 4 and 5. Which one do you like better? Which do you think would be able to write you a stronger rec? Would the English teacher be able to write about how you worked hard in English, even though it’s your toughest subject?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help! The problem with the new teachers is that they join when school starts. So I haven’t met them yet…</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m getting a new guidance counselor this year, so I kinda know what you mean. What’s worse is that a good deal of colleges want a rec from the counselor :/</p>

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<p>Agreed, teacher 1 without a doubt. Any teacher you’ve had more than once is generally good for a rec and no need to worry about their writing skills; just because they are a science teacher doesn’t mean they can’t write a stellar rec. </p>

<p>Then ideally teacher 4 so that you can have math + science recs for chem. engineering. So just be sure to get on his/her really good side and make a strong impression.</p>