<p>She's not asking for my resume or ECs or anything, meaning she won't mention any of my ECs in her letter.</p>
<p>Is that bad to have a teacher rec not mention anything about ECs?</p>
<p>I personally didn't think it was a bad thing since it'll be about my behavior in class, evaluation of me as a student, but just wondering if it's bad...</p>
<p>It’s not bad at all. Would you like your EC’s to be listed in the letter of rec and take up space that could be valuably used for student evaluation, especially when your EC’s will be listed in a separate part of your college application anyways? Chances are, no, you wouldn’t. So don’t think bad of it. In fact, I’d say it’s a good thing she didn’t ask for your EC’s and resume. It probably tells you that she knows enough about you and your personality that she wouldn’t need the other things to write your letter of rec.</p>
<p>No, it’s definitely not bad. It probably means she has plenty to say about you, so she doesn’t need extra information to fill up space! When I applied to a summer program, I needed two letters of recommendation. The teacher who asked for a list of my ECs gave me a more generic letter (it wasn’t bad, but it could have been better). The other teacher I had had for two years, and she gave me a fantastic letter even though it didn’t mention my ECs.</p>
<p>Colleges want teachers to write about what the student did in class and in any ECs that the teacher was involved in. Colleges don’t want teachers to regurgitate students’ resumes.</p>
<p>Giving teachers copies of excellent papers and exams you did for their classes can help them write the kind of recommendations that colleges find helpful. If a teacher knows you very well, s/he may not need such info.</p>