<p>Hey guys- I'm not even going to start college apps until the school year, but I'm already starting to have dilemmas about my teachers' recommendations. I have three teachers that I have in mind, and I can't seem to decide which ones I should ask recommendations from.</p>
<p>Teacher 1.
He is my AP Spanish 4 teacher. I do quite well in his class and contribute to the class discussions whenever I can. He is also my mentor for an year-long project about Illegal Immigration and may sponsor a club I am planning on creating with some of my friends. I would say the relationship between us two is relatively close.</p>
<p>Teacher 2.
She was my Pre-AP English II teacher from sophomore year. I did very well in her class, and had some very outstanding projects that she continues to use as examples to this day in her classes. She also sponsored me for a poetry-contest that I eventually won. However, since junior year started, I've rarely talked to her (only when I see her occasionally at school) and have basically lost contact with her :(</p>
<p>Teacher 3.
He is my current AP US History teacher. He is the sponsor of a club that I am the president of. He and I seem to have a relatively friendly relationship. During class however, I tend to be lazy and not participate much in the discussions. I also do badly on his essay tests (but pretty well on the other parts of the class). He is also known to be a grumpy and erratic man, and has a passionate dislike for people who only work hard for the grades.</p>
<p>I had to deal with this during this past week, and I have a teacher #3 like yours for AP US that ultimately I decided to not get a rec from, because he seemed like the type of guy that would be honest about how I am in class, and I got a C in there. Also, deff get #1, and talk to #2 to see if she'll write one, because if she uses your projects as examples to this day, she obviously remembers you</p>
<p>I did however choose these 3:</p>
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<li><p>Academy of Mass Communications Teacher: Me and another kid basically teach that class since we've learned so much in there. I run the Morning Announcements, and he knows that I'm one of his few good students in a class of 28. Also, my dream is to be a news anchor, so... :D</p></li>
<li><p>Literature Teacher/Baseball Coach: I got an A in this person's Gifted (aka Honors) American Lit. class last year. I was a good presenter, and wrote good essays, poems, etc. Also, he had me take announcing duties at the home Baseball games, which I enjoyed thoroughly.</p></li>
<li><p>Econ Teacher: This wasn't actually a teacher rec, but a rec FORM from UGA. Anyway, he was (is, I have his final in a little over an hour :D) my general level economics teacher. I chose him because I'm one of his best students, would be in AP if not for scheduling conflicts, and show that skill in class.</p></li>
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<p>definitely ask #1. I'm not sure if you should ask #2 cause colleges will frown upon the fact that she's from your sophomore year. It definitely won't be as accurate. you should start trying harder in your US history teacher's class and then decide between #2 and #3 at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Why on earth should colleges frown if the LOR comes from a teacher in sophomore year? </p>
<p>Try this on for a possible exception. As it happens, my S took AP Calc BC his sophomore year because it was next in the sequence. He aced the class, got a 5 on the AP exam and an 800 on the SAT Math 2 the following month. More importantly, his calc teacher urged him to take a math more rigorous than the AP Stats, which is all the HS had left. So, my S is taking the JHU CTY on line class in linear algebra this year and thriving at it.</p>
<p>Are you suggesting he NOT use this calc teacher as one of his LOR writers????</p>
<p>I was thinking that maybe I should get teacher #2 (my sophomore English teacher) to sponsor my new club instead, so that we can both use it as a way to get closer to one another again. I do share a genuinely friendly relationship with teacher #3, it is just that he has a reputation of being brutally honest. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice so far. More input would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>One is the best, two is also a possibility, three is a definite NO.
And to FindAPlace, it's no problem if one of the teachers comes from sophomore year, but if it comes down to two teachers who both think highly of you and would write a great recommendation, most would recommend choosing the more recent teacher. However, in a situation such as yours, a sophomore teacher will be fine.</p>
<p>Hahah yeah I agree with what everyone has been saying.
Go back and read your posttttt.
based on the information provided, i would say that you yourself know that number three is a bad choice! so trust yourself and go with one and two. (:
best of luck!</p>
<p>Most colleges want Junior and Senior year teachers' rec, that's why it is important to have good teachers for Junior year, and have good relationship with them. My daughter's GC would not submit any sophmore teacher's rec.</p>