<p>I know it's not recommended to do so, but I haven't connected with my junior teachers AT ALL. &even if I wanted to, it's kind of too late now since school's already over and I won't have the same teachers next year. &no, I cannot just go back to their classrooms next school year and be like "wassuuup". -_- </p>
<p>So will it really decrease my admission chances dramatically if I have recommendations from senior teachers?</p>
<p>Seek recommendations from whomever you think will provide the best letters - if you excelled in a certain class in 10th or 11th grade or had a great rapport with another teacher, high school principal or guidance counsellor, ask them for a recommendation. It doesn’t matter if it’s a senior teacher or not. You decide who you think will provide the best recommendation. </p>
<p>In my daughter’s case, we looked at who could provide the best recommendation - her senior year English teacher as well as her former principal, who moved onto another school. At the end of the day, what matters is getting the best recommendation, not the grade level taught. In any case, you may have to ask for recommendations before your next year’s teachers even get to know you that well. Unless there is another reason for not asking your junior teachers, I would suggest you ask at least one of them if you excelled in that class. Doesn’t matter that school is already over - they will probably have time to deal with recommendations now - they are used to being asked and usually are happy to do so.</p>