<p>Hello, I'm a high school student currently going through the college application process. I'm wondering if I should use 2 recommendatin letters from my tutors instead of my ap high school teachers. The reason that I'm using my tutor's is that I really didn't talk to any of my high school teachers and I'm pretty sure that they don't know me. Even if they write about me they will most likely say " hardworking" or "persistent" student. I'm pretty sure colleges don't want these types of letters.. So is it ok to use my tutors? They're both masters graduate. One of them is from Yale. They have teaching licenses as well. They know me a lot personally and academically.</p>
<p>Oh, dear, you are in a rough spot. Colleges want letters from your teachers and not from your tutors because they want to know what kind of student you are in class. They want to know whether you are a leader in class discussions, whether you take the lead in group projects, whether you express yourself clearly and intelligently, both orally and in writing. Unfortunately, it sounds as if that’s not your greatest strength. They do also want to know whether you are diligent and persistent, so that will help you.</p>
<p>But knowing how you do one-on-one with your tutors isn’t much use to colleges. You won’t have a lot of one-on-one teaching in college, so it doesn’t really matter how you do with that.</p>
<p>Bottom line: colleges ask for letters from your classroom teachers because that is what they want. And that is what you really should send them. </p>
<p>I’m sure this is not the answer you wanted. Sorry about that.</p>
<p>Well the thing is…my tutora teach in a group of 10-12 students</p>
<p>What about the teachers in your school? How big are the classes there?</p>
<p>I think schools ask for teachers and want teachers. If you want to add one supplemental rec from a tutor, then do that.</p>
<p>Classes are 30-35 students so its way bigger. Sigh it looks like i need to get rec from my teachers.</p>