<p>Hello all:
I asked my Pre-Calculus teacher from last year (junior year) to write one of my letters of recommendation. He agreed, and asked for a résumé, which I sent. Recently. he sent me the letter and asked me to look it over for inaccuracies or spelling errors. The problem is that the letter is not at all what I wanted. It is basically a laundry list of my achievements which I listed in my résumé, with a handful of positive statements about my character. While I understand he only had me in one class, I expected some anecdotes about my performance in his class- I was one of the top two students in that class- and a testament to my mathematical abilities. This is sort of an important letter, as most of the colleges I am applying to require a letter from a math teacher. What should I tell him about the letter?<br>
Also, I asked my English teacher from 6th, 7th, and 10th grade to write one of my other letters. She wrote me an excellent, personal letter for a summer program. This time, however, she asked for a résumé as well, saying "this is no time for modesty". How can I politely tell her I want a personal letter like the one she wrote before, and not a laundry list of achievements?
Thank you all! </p>
<p>Anyone? I have to get back to these teachers!</p>
<p>Uh you asked your 6th and 7th grade teacher a rec? I don’t think your allowed to do that.</p>
<p>I would email them, a couple teachers I know has even said that they prefer email.</p>
<p>She was also my English teacher in 10th grade, when I attended a very small private school, and she knows me very well.</p>
<p>@Cicero1 ignore university89’s comment, that’s absolutely allowed since you had her in 10th grade. I would try emailing them or talking to them in person. I think many people aren’t commenting because generally you don’t read your recs.</p>
<p>Thanks, @guineagirl96 . Does anyone have an idea how I could put it to the former English teacher?</p>