<p>I have been in a school for 11 years till class 10th. (My school is TILL class 10th.) Naturally I had to change my school after class 10th.
In the new school I have been for 1.5 years. But in My original school, for 11 years.</p>
<p>Whose teachers should I get in touch with for my Letter Of Recommendations?</p>
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<p>When you say “class 10th”, do you mean tenth grade? I’m not that knowledgeable on this topic, but if I were in this situation, I would ask for recommendation letters from the guidance counselors of both schools. As for teacher recommendations, I would ask the teachers from either 10th or 11th grade who know me the best and can write good recommendations testifying my character, doesn’t matter which school.</p>
<p>Yes, I mean 10th Grade.
So I need two LORs from my teachers, and the school-change won’t matter? They don’t favour current teachers?
Also, I don’t have a guidance counselor as such, I am an international student. Could you intimate me about that?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Another thing is, could you happen to have the same teachers for multiple years while you were at your old school? If you know some teacher at your old school for a long time who has also taught you in high school, then that person is also a possible choice. Usually, in the U.S., students have the same teachers for only one year before they are introduced to a new set of teachers for a new set of courses the subsequent school year.</p>
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<p>They prefer teachers from recent years, yes. Preferably your sophomore and junior year, doesn’t matter which school. When you said you switched school after class 10th, do you mean you attended 10th grade in the new school or the old school?</p>
<p>I completed by 10th grade from my old school, and shifted to a different school in grade 11th.
And in my old school, if I have some teachers who have taught me for 4+ years.
So I am comfortable with them writing the letter. And also is it recommended to have one LOR written by the principal of your school?
Lastly, could you tell me a bit about guidance counselors? I have mentioned my ignorance about them in my last post. Thank you so much!</p>
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<p>Well, here it is actually very unusual to have the principal write a letter of recommendations. You are encouraged to ask for recommendation from teachers and mentors who have worked with you closely and know you well, and most of the students in the U.S. have limited daily contact with the principal or the school administration.</p>
<p>A very useful thread on recommendation letters:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/386669-asking-recommendations.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/386669-asking-recommendations.html</a></p>
<p>The guidance counselor is someone who is assigned to you in freshman year, whose job is to help you with scheduling classes and to deal with non-academic problems in school, and, in later years, to introduce you to the college admission process, write a rec letter for you, and send out transcript and other necessary forms to colleges. In many high schools, guidance counselors are assigned so many students that they rarely have that much time for each individual student anyway, so most of us actually never got that much help from our counselors during college admissions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. The problem here is I don’t have any guidance counselors. So is it compulsory to get them to write a letter?
And I am a pianist too. My school has funded two of my albums. Should I get a letter from my Music teacher. But that will be a supplement to the aforementioned two letters, correct?
Sorry, I know I am a question back. :|</p>
<p>If you don’t have a guidance counselor, of course you won’t be able to ask for counselor rec :)! I think asking the principal would be a good idea in this case, but I’m not sure since I was never in this situation. </p>
<p>You can certainly get a recommendation letter from your music teacher if you want, and yes, it would count as a supplement letter to be submitted in addition to the two from your core class teachers. In fact, some schools allow you to submit art and music supplements, so you can even submit your actual work if you want. You’ll have to look up the specific school’s website; usually you have to record the music in specific formats.</p>
<p>Also, from the MIT admissions office on recommendaton letters (what should be included, what kind of letters are the most useful, etc):</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: Writing Evaluations](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/writing_evaluations/index.shtml)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for all the help! :)</p>
<p>You’re welcome :)!</p>