<p>I have one letter of rec that shall be written by my counselor, and another that will be written by my gov. teacher. Now, the 3rd one, i want to ask my freshman year english honors teacher who knows me quite well and knows how hard of a worker I am, but I've heard that your better off getting a rec from a teacher you had between grades 10-12. Would it have a negative effect if I were to have a freshman year teacher write a rec compared to an average rec written by one other teacher I had during 11th grade?</p>
<p>It's a hard call, but getting a freshman rec really does highlight that you couldn't find a 11th or 12th grade teacher to do a good one.</p>
<p>well, i am getting a sophomore year teacher to write for me...she knows me very well and i always update her about my life...</p>
<p>recs from freshman teachers are definitely not a good idea. Sophomore teachers might be okay, but definitely not freshman teachers.</p>
<p>If you know you haven't a future in the maths and sciences, is it okay to have two recommendations from history and English? What about even two English teacher recommendations? If they are awesome and the teachers know you very well?</p>
<p>I would think a history and english teacher would be fine, but try to avoid two teachers in the same subject.</p>
<p>Okay, that was the sense I had. And here is a weird idea, but, I have three teachers, two English, one history, all three of whom I have had either freshman/junior year, sophomore/now senior year or junior/now senior year, and they all know me really, really well. I know submitting three recommendations is probably pushing the envelope, but what about, this'll sound strange, "team" recommendations? What if I asked all my history teachers (who also know me well) to compose one? And the two English teachers I have had through high school?</p>
<p>lol... i don't think you can do that. ;)</p>
<p>you'd probably get into trouble. i'd advise against it.</p>
<p>You're probably right...the concept didn't seem feasible (or pleasing to admissions offices, like, "what does this girl think she's doing?"), but I guess I just want all voices heard.</p>
<p>It's not necessary to have all voices heard. They know there are dozens of teachers who know you - yet they only ask for 2. Just like on EC's - they know you probably do more stuff, but they don't want to know every last little thing, this is why they just give you 6 lines.</p>
<p>Don't be a pita to your teachers by making these nonstandard hairbrained requests!</p>