<p>I'm homeschooled, so I'll have to ask people who have privately tutored me; I'm also international, so I'll have to ask people who aren't used to writing recommendations for US universities. </p>
<p>How should I go about asking them for recommendations? </p>
<p>And how long before the deadline should one ask a teacher to write a recommendation?</p>
<p>Also, is asking via email a bad idea?</p>