<p>In the mandatory 2 teacher evaluations, can I submit one from a teacher who is not in my school. I have worked very closely with him in physics and he knows me very well, but he doesn't teach at my school.</p>
<p>Can I submit a LOR from him?
(I'm an international applicant)</p>
<p>Usually, colleges accept a third, “supplemental” LOR. Use the physics teacher as this third one. Still submit two from your school. My advice would be to send all three.</p>
<p>Actually I had planned on sending my physics teacher’s reccomendation (from school), but she doesn’t know me that well.
My physics prof. knows me personally and can shed new light on my activities.</p>
<p>But sending 2 physics LORs will be more or less repetition.
Basically, can I substitute the school teacher’s with my professor’s letter?
And will colleges accept it?</p>
<p>The purpose of the teachers’ recommendations is to tell universities and colleges how well you do the business of being a student. Are you a flexible or original thinker? A good writer? A star in discussions? Are you persistent when the work is difficult? That sort of thing.</p>
<p>If you’ve been providing this physics professor technical assistance on projects, then he may not be able to speak to the student-performance questions that admissions committees want to know about. If that’s the case, I would not recommend that you substitute his letter for one of the required “teacher” letters. (Send his letter as a supplement, if you like; “shedding new light” is exactly the reason why most universities and colleges welcome a supplemental letter.) On the other hand, if he is “your professor” in the sense that you have also taken one of more of his classes, I think that probably means you can ask him to write one of your letters.</p>
<p>Unless this person has taught you in a class where you received credit and a grade, you should not use him as one of the required teacher recs. You’ll need to get those required recs from teachers who have given you grades in high school classes, preferably one from a math/science class and one from a language/social studies class and preferably teachers who have taught you within the last 12 months.</p>
<p>Check with each school separately to see whether they allow additional recs beyond the recommended number. You should submit this prof’s rec only to schools that do.</p>
<p>I basically wanted to substitute my school teacher’s rec with my professor’s.
But apparently I can’t do that now. Thanks anyway guys.</p>
<p>@Sikorsky - he does teach me, in the sense that I attend his classes.
@Niceday - And although he has taught me/ graded me on topics, he is in no way affiliated with my school. So, I guess that’s a no too.</p>