<p>Here's my dilemma: My ninth and tenth grade World History teacher knows me very well, both academically and personally. I have a passion for World History and feel that, having had him for two years in a class I loved, he would be able to write insightfully about me as a person and as a student. I almost feel as if a piece of who I am as a student is missing if his recommendation isn't seen at least somewhere in my application. I loved World History and my performance reflected it, I coasted to a 5 on the AP and an 800 on the SAT II after doing exceptionally well in his class. </p>
<p>Stanford's website states that teacher recommendations should come from 11th and 12th grade teachers, and that an optional third recommendation should not come from an academic teacher. Is there a place for his recommendation? If so, where? If it's of any relevance, I will be applying Early Action this year. Advice from anybody is welcome but advice from past applications would be especially appreciated. Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>I was accepted early and included as one of my two required teacher recommendations a letter from my 9th grade Biology and 10th grade AP Biology teacher. Since my passion is biology, I would have felt that my application was incomplete without this recommendation. </p>
<p>During a call to the admissions office, I explained my personal situation and they assured me that the above letter would be acceptable. The 11th and 12th grade restriction is partially in place to be sure that your recommendations come from teachers who have witnessed your work ethic and ability as you managed the most challenging coursework available (i.e. AP coursework). If your proposed teacher was an AP teacher, they will probably accept a recommendation from that person. If not, you can still include it as the third optional recommendation.</p>
<p>Like superwizard said, just call, explain your dilemma, and follow their recommendation. Good luck!</p>