<p>I am applying for a few colleges (including Ivies) that want letters of recommendation. I started a Spanish club at my high school and became very close with my Spanish teacher. She loves me and I want her to write me a letter but English is not her first language and I know she could write a better essay in Spanish. Would a college allow a letter to be written in Spanish? I'll appreciate any feedback, thanks!</p>
<p>I’m sure that if you think about it for a while, you’ll figure out the answer yourself… What’s the point of a recommendation letter that the admission officers cannot read? Or do you expect all of them to be fluent in Spanish?
PS. If she teaches at an American high school, I’m sure her level of English is more than sufficient to write a great rec letter.</p>
<p>Style does not matter, it us content which make the difference in reco letter.</p>
<p>It’s better to write it in English than to assume that the admissions officers will know how to read Spanish. If not, maybe have someone translate for her?</p>
<p>Te recomiendo que tu maestro de espanol escriba su carta en ingles.</p>
<p>Letters of rec submitted in a foreign language can be submitted accompanied by a professionally translated English version (done by a third party translator who provides appropriate credentials and contact information as part of the translation).</p>