<p>well, I'm an international student, so the stuff I say below may be a little bit weird for you guys. But I will try my best to explain it to you. </p>
<p>As the requirement goes, I have to submit two teacher evaluations to college and I'm planning to ask a teacher who advises a club which I'm really active in.I really hope that this teacher can write me a recommendation because he knows me a lot and he can write some great things about me, though he never taught me in an official class.</p>
<p>or if the letter must be written by a teacher who has taught me, will it work if I say the teacher taught me an optional course? (the course is set by my school a year after the club is set)</p>
<p>however,i think it will be better if the teacher can have an identity as a club instructor in my application,because although the club can be considered as an optional course, the content of our club activity is far more extensive than that of the course,i think it will be better if the teacher can have an identity as a club instructor in my application.</p>
<p>The purpose of the teacher recommendations is for teachers to talk about the kind of student you are. Are you independent? Curious? A leader? A hard worker? An original thinker? A good writer? An innovator? Nobody excels in all of these things, probably, but colleges and universities want to hear from your teachers how you approach the job of being a student.</p>
<p>For this reason, virtually all selective American universities and colleges want recommendations from teachers who have taught you recently in an academic class: mathematics, science, literature, history or other social studies, or language.</p>
<p>It will be read… but for some colleges that use the Common App, they don’t allow an additional rec to be submitted at all (for example, Georgia Tech only allows one teacher and no additional recommendations). So don’t rely too much on this one recc and make sure you get good ones from your actual teachers too.</p>