Recommendation Letters???

Applying to College
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<p>Two questions:
First, is it acceptable to ask a foreign language teacher for a recommendation? Or does it have to be a teacher in english, humanities, math, or science?
Secondly, would it be in my benefit to ask an english teacher for a rec since writing is one of my strengths? The problem is that the english teacher i would love to ask I only had in 10th grade, and the other english teacher I only had for one semester, so I am afraid she doesn't know me well enough. Is it okay if I don't ask an english teacher? </p>

<p>thanks in advance</p>

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<p>As a general rule of thumb, always ask the teachers that like you the most and know you the best. For me, I did not ask the teacher of the subject I was most interested in because I felt other teachers could write better recs for me.</p>

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<p>See the second page on this thread for some discussion about using FL teachers for LORs at the most selective colleges:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/759778-emphasis-3-4-year-foreign-language-myth-2.html?highlight=myth[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/759778-emphasis-3-4-year-foreign-language-myth-2.html?highlight=myth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Unless specifically stated otherwise by a college, I would consider FL a core subject and fine for LORs. Others may have a different opinion, if so, I’m very open to seeing evidence (college websites).</p>

<p>I agree that the teacher who knows you the best and will write you the best rec is your best choice.</p>

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<p>thank you…so it seems i can ask foreign language teachers then</p>