<p>I have a question. UPenn is different from most colleges because it requires recs from Junior/senior teachers only.
1. If I have one freshman teacher I want to include as one of the required letters of rec for all other colleges, but one of the additionall recs for UPenn, how will I do this?
2. Will Common App teacher evaluations be for only 2 teachers so you have to DECIDE which teachers will remain the permanent "required" recommenders?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>As a general rule, unless this freshmen teacher knows you way better than anyone else, you don’t want to include a freshmen teacher. Ideally, most schools prefer one from senior+other years, or junior year. If you ask adcoms which year is best, most say junior. Sometimes when apps start you’ve only known your senior teacher a month or two. That’s not long enough for most people to develop a strong relationship. If you had a teacher senior and freshman year or senior and sophomore year then it’s different because they know you well.</p>
<p>The problem with freshman year teachers is that they don’t know you. Maybe they did when you were a freshmen, but you’ve changed. You’ve had four years to grow, experience things, and mature. The colleges want to know who you are now, not four years ago. </p>
<p>I’d be careful about sending a freshman teacher as a rec for the other schools. UPenn said it directly, but other colleges prefer junior/senior teachers as well.</p>
<p>You can have a number of different teacher recs on Common App. & designate different recs for different colleges if you like.</p>
<p>Ok thanks csdad!
And Lagging, my freshman teacher knows me VERY well. She is like one of my close friends I still visit and chat with frequently :)</p>