<p>I have a lot of questions and I was hoping someone on here can help me with all of them.</p>
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<li><p>Does it matter which teacher I ask? I am majoring in business, so it would make sense to ask a math teacher. However, will it negatively affect me if I don't ask a math teacher and ask say English and foreign language? People tell me I shouldn't ask my foreign language teacher because its not a major subject, but what if its a "rare" language such as Greek or Russian?</p></li>
<li><p>How does it work? I know we don't get to see the letters (right?), so after the requested teachers write them, do they automatically submit it to the college office at my school and they send it to all my applied colleges? or what?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks guys! I'm a little new at this</p>
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<li><p>Pick a teacher who knows you well as a person and a student. It doesn’t matter which of the core four they’re from (English, math, social studies, science), just the quality of letter they’ll write.
If your language teacher is going to write you an out-of-this-world rec have them write a letter and send that one in addition to a core-four teacher. It doesn’t matter if it’s a rare language, they’ll see that you took those classes on your transcript. </p></li>
<li><p>It varies from school to school and teacher to teacher (some send a letter, some use commonapp). Go and ask the teacher to write you a rec and ask them what method of submission they prefer. Generally speaking, you’ll provide them with addressed and stamped envelopes for each of the schools you’re applying to for them to send in. Make sure to ask in advance though, as many teachers will only write a set amount per year. Many will have you fill out a sheet with facts about you and the schools you’re applying to, if that’s the case make sure to get that done quickly.</p></li>
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<p>Can you ask an administrator? Or, do all LOR’s have to be from either a teacher or GC?</p>
<p>The most selective colleges typically consider the core five subject areas, not four, which includes foreign language. I believe admission to any Ivy-caliber school would be difficult, if not impossible, with less than three years of a foreign language (barring extenuating circumstances of course - a high school only offering two years, unavoidable scheduling conflict, etc.).</p>
<p>Definitely pick a teacher who knows you personally and will write about you with intimacy and passion.</p>
<p>So I don’t need to get one from math even though I want to major in business right? Thanks 
I’ll start asking this week!</p>
<p>@20summer08</p>
<p>You certainly do not need to choose teacher that taught a class related to your major. Ask a teacher you knows you and will write the best recommendation for you.</p>
<p>Definitely ask the teachers you wish to write the recommendations for you before school is over so they have you in mind. In September give them all of the necessary information they ask for need need to write the letters, which usually consists of the list of schools and deadlines. Bring pre stamped envelopes for them to mail the letters in.</p>