<p>Does the recommendation HAVE to come from a teacher from your school? I want to get one from my coach for my sport, but he technically does not work at the school (he is a teacher at a different one, but coaches our team). </p>
<p>Also, one of my other teachers has left the school. Can she still write me one as well?</p>
<p>Also, do i HAVE to use the commonapplication teacher evaluation form? or is there alternatives.</p>
<p>Sure you can have your coach write you one, and you can also certainly have a teacher that left your school write you one. However, in the former case, I would make sure that you also use a recommendation from a teacher of an academic subject. In the latter, I think as long as she taught you when she was at your school, then you would be fine.</p>
<p>ohh ok cool, because i was going to use "teach" in broad terms including sports :P</p>
<p>and yes, one is academic: the one who left was a bio teacher. But back on the commonapp, are their alternatives to the commonapp evaluation?</p>
<p>For recommendations, "teacher" is used in the narrow sense, and most colleges want teachers in the academic subjects.</p>
<p>You can use the schools' own teacher evaluation forms, if they have them. Otherwise, use the common app's form.</p>