<p>so yeah.. I read it since my teacher didn't mind me reading it. However, I'm not sure if I should send it to the college I'm planning on applying (Stanford-Early Action). </p>
<p>After reading the letter, it just didn't seem like it clarified what kind of student I am. I mean there was absolutely no personal information... Is that a really bad thing? It basically repeated everything that was on my resume--I now regret giving my teacher my resume. Oh yeah, my teacher even misspelled my name in one of the paragraphs in the letter.. </p>
<p>Should I send it or should I ask a different teacher (maybe an English teacher) who can write a more personal and "flowery" letter of recommendation??</p>
<p>You should ask teachers who you feel know you best. Fact is MANY recommendations are impersonal, admissions officers looks for main themes from the rec. They will ovrelook that spelling error so don’t fret about that.
It isn’t about being “flowery”, it’s about shining a new light on you that adcoms won’t get from any other part of your application. If you feel your English teacher knows you in a different way, then you should ask them.</p>
<p>This contains examples of useful LORs. If yours doesn’t have this, I’d seriously consider getting another LOR. Or if you feel you know the teacher well enough, print out this page and discuss with him/her. LORs to top colleges are a LOT different than the run of the mill “this kid has great character and works hard” rec letter.</p>