<p>does MIT care about which teachers write the recs (other than the one math/science and one language/humanities/social science)? i mean, do they value a recommendation from an english teacher more than say, a social studies teacher or a language (french) teacher?</p>
<p>is it uncommon to get a recommendation from a foreign language teacher?</p>
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do they value a recommendation from an english teacher more than say, a social studies teacher or a language teacher?
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Not to my knowledge, no. You should pick the teacher who can write you the best letter.</p>
<p>IIRC, I picked my theatre teacher for the humanities recommendation, and I asked my band director to write a supplemental recommendation.</p>
<p>My son had a history teacher write his second recommendation. A foreign language teacher should be a fine choice.</p>
<p>Try to get someone who will write a good recommendation. But also get someone who reveals things about you. Having a teacher just say XYZ student is the bestest student that has ever graced my classroom EVER!!!!1111 will not really help much. And the best teacher recs are always written in a brutally honest style.</p>