<p>I gave my teachers a card, each with a personalized note saying thanks and how much I enjoyed their class, as well as a gift card to somewhere I thought they’d enjoy. (For my English teacher, one to a bookstore, for my coffee-addicted history and drama teachers, Starbucks.)</p>
<p>All of these teachers have been super supportive of me and have helped me a lot, so I felt like a gift was suitable outside of just their writing me a letter of rec.</p>
<p>For one of the teachers who wrote my recommendations, it has become a tradition for the students he recommended to send him a mug from the school they go to. He’s getting a Cornell mug from me.</p>
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<p>Haha. I have the same problem. I also have a teacher who is allergic to a bunch of food so homemade cookie idea is out. </p>
<p>What’s a good gift for a science teacher? I want to get something science-related.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>This made me feel alot better.</p>
<p>And yeah, while I agree that a hand-written note is extremely nice and usually all that is needed, these teachers are especially special 
and I really want to get them something extra.</p>
<p>And oh, manatee:</p>
<p>My AP chem teacher is a sucker for all those science-related funny things. Like plaques with funny Albert Einstein quotes (of which there are a plethora) or coffee mugs/tshirts/posters with other science jokes.</p>
<p>I mean, seriously… you won’t BELIEVE how much funny science junk there is out there.</p>
<p>Plus there are all those cool science gadgets that demonstrate some fundamental theory that virtually all science teachers have at least one of on their desks. </p>
<p>Gifts for science teachers are fun!</p>
<p>what do u do if u dont get accepted to the schools that u asked for rec letters??</p>
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All of my recommenders are men, so I think they’re harder to find “cute” gifts for than women (as in, I don’t think I want to give them flowers, lotion, or candy lol).
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<p>You’d be surprised. Men like sweets, too. My dad adores dark chocolate, and my (male) BC Calc teacher got a bag of brownies made by a sophomore girl in his Algebra II class. He loved those, and shared one with my friend and me (who were lucky enough to be in the room after school). I’m considering doing something similar to thank him for his very successful recommendations!</p>
<p>I think as long as it’s not some foil-covered heart-shaped box of individual chocolates, or something, a gift of food or sweets would be okay for a male teacher. It really just depends on what you feel comfortable giving or doing for the individual teacher, based on your specific relationship.</p>
<p>Some form of sincere thanks, and a follow-up once you know your results (and especially when you decide where to go!) is all that matters. How you structure those thanks is a decision for intuition as much as etiquette, I believe.</p>
<p>kerorii: You write thank-letters anyway. They went to the time and trouble to do this for you, that’s what you’re thanking them for.</p>
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<p>What if I wrote my own recommendation letter for my teacher?</p>
<p>My sons both gave gift cards to local restaurants and a thank you note to the teachers who wrote their recommendations. I really think that the teachers appreciated the thought.</p>
<p>A small thank you note is sufficient and necessary, I think. Gifts are if you know them really well but aren’t necessary.</p>
<p>I made them brownies, because I’m poor. :3</p>
<p>^^^probably means more than anything you could have purchased.</p>
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<p>Wow, good site. Thank you.</p>
<p>Another really nice gesture is to write a follow-up note to that special teacher or GC sometime during your first year of college, letting them know how things are going and that their influence was important.</p>
<p>My S wrote a thank you note & included it with cookies I made & $20 gift card from Starbucks ( bought at Costco-- 5 gift card for $80–value of $20 ea. – $20 savings). We gave the thank yous around Christmas time. It made it less ackward for my son.</p>
<p>When, exactly, do you thank them? After they’ve sent off the recommendations, once you’ve got all your admission results back, or once you’ve chosen which college you’ll attend?</p>
<p>i’m giving all my teachers (very) tiny gift baskets with candy and a thank you note tell them about where i eventually decided.</p>
<p>but of course i’m really close with all my recommenders. if you’re not just a simple note will do</p>
<p>python, I think it is most appropriate to thank them after the letters have been sent, then contact them again with acceptances and your decision.</p>
<p>But if you did not do so, it is never too late to say thank you!</p>