<p>Hi, </p>
<p>So I know that when you apply as a transfer student they still expect 2 letters of recommendation from a faculty at your school, correct? </p>
<p>1.) Does that mean it can be a counselor or someone else on campus as well? I have one teacher in mind that I could ask but I don't have a second one. If all goes well I could ask another teacher by the end of my Fall Quarter, but I'd like to be prepared just in case.
2.) In the event nothing in #1 works out, are they very strict on it being a faculty member? I have superiors in organizations I am a part of that would probably be willing to write a letter of recommendation. </p>
<p>Thank you if you can help! :)</p>
<p>In general (there are always exceptions), colleges require 2 LORs from instructors (profs or TAs who have taught you in a class) and the College Official’s report which is filled out by the head of your department, advisor, etc.</p>
<p>When they ask for LORs from instructors, they will not accept advisors, some you’ve worked for, etc.</p>
<p>Ooh alright. Well this wording had me confused: </p>
<p>"We require two instructor evaluations and we strongly request these letters come from instructors who have taught you in academic courses in college. The best advice we can give, as you choose teachers to write these evaluations, is to choose people who like you and who will share unique examples of your academic strengths and personal qualities.</p>
<p>We will accept a maximum of two college instructor evaluations. At least one of the evaluations must be from a college instructor. We prefer that you have a professor complete your college instructor evaluation form, especially if you are applying with two or more years of college work."</p>
<p>So in this case, one of them MUST be from an instructor correct? So I could use a counselor for the second one – if I choose to? </p>
<p>That’s how I understood their phrasing, anyway. lol.</p>
<p>I totally agree with you, that language is extremely confusing! </p>
<p>Maybe in the first paragraph they are trying to distinguish between instructors of ‘academic’ vs. ‘non-academic’ (eg. PE and the fun survey classes that all schools offer these days) courses.</p>
<p>In the second paragraph they might be differentiating between a prof/instructor and a TA.</p>
<p>I’m not positive on either of these, they’re just a best guess as to what the college is intending.</p>
<p>I would give them a call and try to get some clarification, they really should give examples and be more specific.</p>