<p>are recs from teachers who haven't taught very long substantially less credible.
I need a science rec for a scholarship, and a rec from 11/12 grade, so to kill 2 birds with 1 stone, I asked my current chem teacher. I really like him. He is a fun person and really connects with students really well. but part of that is becuase he is really young and this is only his second year teaching. However, he is a very good teacher. but when colleges see he only has 1 previous year of experience, will they smirk and look at it with less credibility. The other reason I asked this teacher is becuase he is the advisor for Science Club, for which I am president, so he can talk about class and science club.</p>
<p>My counselor talked to us about private schools(since I only applied to public I only payed half-attention) but she did mention not asking young teachers. With the Common App, there is something that marks the credibility of teachers and those with little experience will hurt you. Sorry for being so vague but somebody else might know the details. I just remember her specifically saying not to do this.</p>