1 from my English techer
1 from my Spanish teacher
1 from my library supervisor?
<p>yes or no</p>
<p>Good choice for rec?</p>
<p>What's with the library supervisor?</p>
<p>u know how so colleges say 2 teacher 1 from someone who knows u really well? </p>
<p>It just so happens that i've been volteering @ the library since 6th grade/jr. high.</p>
<p>The standard word is to not submit more than the adcoms asks for, and the adcoms basically ask for two. They want senior/junior year teachers preferably in your major. </p>
<p>I would add that you basically want people who will say incredibly nice things about you. The recs are condensed into a score on a scale of 1-5 or 1-9. They are looking for phrases such as "Ted is one of the best students that I have ever encountered in my twenty-five years of teaching" or "It is amazing how Betty's fellow students look up to her in awe as if they expect her to be President of the United States someday."</p>
<p>Well, I would need more information to go by. How articulate are these teachers? What do you think they'll write about you? For example, I'm only a rising junior but I know I already know I'll get an awesome recommendation from my Spanish teacher. When you have a teacher that constantly tells you're the best and you'll go far, you know who to come to when you need recommendations. </p>
<p>You need to avoid having generic recommendations. Find teachers that you know will praise you. Rather than the standard "Carmen is a hard-worker with a lot of motivation," you need something that will set you apart. Personally, I'm trying to get teachers who will show the different facets of my personality.</p>
<p>humn... question, is it good or bad to get an extra rec if it is from someone decently well known and respected who graduated from the respective school? or is anything extra unwanted?</p>
<p>hmm, another question, is it THAT important to get a teacher that teaches courses similar to your major? (like must be an AP Econ teacher if going into business)? Or does it still ultimately come down to who will say the best words about you?</p>
<p>For what it's worth, the "get one from someone who knows you well" recommendations are generally supposed to come from people /outside/ of school, like religious/spiritual advisors, volunteer supervisors, camp counselors, manager at a job you've had for a while, or someone else who can speak to your non-academic side. Admissions committees want to see that you're a normal human being beneath the grades.</p>
<p>i have a similar question. if i'm applying to a tech school like mit, is okay to get a recommendation from an english and history teacher?</p>
<p>If they're the ones that know you the best, sure. I'd rather have a recommendation from an English teacher that knows me really well and will say something great, than a computer science or math teacher who barely knows my name and only had me for one class. It is nice to have at least one from your major area, though.</p>
<p>Tunsi426: English/history for tech schools/majors(engineering) is perfectly fine. I suggest getting one rec from a math/science teacher and then feel free to ask humanities(it shows ur balanced/wellrounded) for other.</p>
<p>skichic: Avoid at all cost getting recommendations from people who don't know you well even if they are famous and alumni of the school. I think "The Gatekeepers" was the book that talked about that case the most. The adcom just won't read it. It probably won't hurt you that much, but it won't help, and might cause a little bad feeling.</p>
<p>okay, thanks !</p>
<p>what if u skipped out on the school rec's but got some from ppl that u work for, or maybe liek college professors?</p>
<p>The application form says teachers. If you took a course from a college professor, that might work.</p>
<p>try to get one eng/soci science and another science/math teacher make sure you know them well</p>