Hey! I am going to be a junior so I don’t have to worry about applying to college for a another whole year (lucky me lol). However, I was recently talking with a friend of mine who’s going to be a senior about what teachers he was going to get recommendations from and it got me thinking. I hope to study classics in college while majoring in economics and the most logical thing to do would be getting a recommendation from my Latin teacher of 3 years. He is one of the top teachers in my high school and I happen to have many achievements in his class. I know he would write me a great one but unfortunately he will be retiring at the end of this year. I was thinking about just asking him to write me one at the end of the year and keeping it over the summer but now I’m wondering if college admissions offices have a policy regarding an official letter of recommendation from a teacher who technically no longer works at the school. I feel that this letter would be very important and I wonder if I could just send them a letter asking them to make an exception under the circumstances or just send it as an extra (provided that they’d read it…).
<p>Its totally find to get a rec from a retired teacher.</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation - I've known one of my teachers for about 4 years and was taught by him for 2. He retired at the end of last year, but I'm definitely asking for recommendations from him.</p>
<p>It's fine to get a recommendation from a retired teacher as long as the teacher met the college's specifications. Typically colleges want reccs from teachers who taught you junior or senior year. If the teacher is retiring, ask well in advance for the recommendation, and give supporting info such as copies of excellent papers or tests you did in the teachers' class.</p>
<p>After the teacher retires, it may be hard to track them down, so don't wait until the summer.</p>