Letters of Rec

Applying to College
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<p>This is sort of an 'only on CC' type of question, but I thought I'd ask it anyway.</p>

<p>I'm always a little worried when I read some people's description of their letters of recommendation. Like those people who claim that their teacher wrote, "the best student I have taught in 148 years" or something like that.</p>

<p>I get good grades, get along with my teachers, and generally enjoy the classes I'm taking. My participation in class is better than that of most kids, but I certainly could not teach any of the classes I am in. There are few teachers that I have connected with more than others, but I'm definitely not the most impressive student that any of those teachers has ever seen.</p>

<p>Where does that leave me with teacher recommendations? I'm confident that they will be well-written and positive, but I don't think my English teacher would say that my "essays are the best [she] has seen since she taught Michel de Montaigne." It seems to me that teacher recommendations are an increasingly important part of the college application, so do they need to be glowing, like everyone writes in their admissions results?</p>

<p>Thanks peeps</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about it. You are just like me and 99% of other students in the world. Your teacher recs should be fine, especially since you said that they will be well written and positive. I’m guessing that colleges look at recs as mostly a way to see what kind of student you are in the classroom and how well you will fit with their college. As long as a teacher speaks well of your academics, it should not be a dealbreaker. And anyways, not everyone can be the best student a teacher has ever taught. And I’m pretty sure most people on CC are exaggerating about being the best student</p>