<p>I've been wondering lately, do you think its a good idea to ask my teachers that I have for senior year for college recommendations? For regular decision, this would mean that they would have known me well for about... half a school year, two quarters. I am particularly talking about applying to ivy's like Harvard and others, where recommendations I hear are weighted heavily. </p>
<p>Also, how is it viewed if you get a recommendation from two teachers of the same subject, like one from a history teacher, and another from a government teacher, etc? Is there any disadvantage to this?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It's probably not a safe bet to depend on senior-year teachers only for recommendations. Besides having not known you for long, you are also only giving them a very short time period to write your recommendations. The way things work at my school, a student wouldn't even be allowed to ask a teacher, even one he had had for several years, for a recommendation senior year, except for under extenuating circumstances. However, my school is very small and therefore each teacher has to do a lot of recommendations. If you are talking about regular admissions, the teachers won't have known you for half a year, but probably only a couple weeks when you ask for recommendations. If you are a junior, start securing recommendations now. </p>
<p>Some schools want to see recommendations from certain departments, but whether they do is specific to each school. Generally speaking, you should get recommendations from teachers who know you best, who are willing to talk about your weaknesses along with your strengths, and, if possible while fulfilling the other two, a teacher whose class was a struggle for you, so she can write about how you overcame it.</p>
<p>what about teachers that know me since junior year from extra-curricular activities, but teach me senior year?</p>
<p>I did 2 junior teachers (APUSH, Precal), my college counselor, 1 senior teacher (AP Econ), and my fin. accounting professor from dickinson summer session. That was like....5 recs. Worked pretty well for me.</p>
<p>Got into NYU ED.</p>
<p>BTW go with classes where you did well. I had an A in APUSH all year, got a 104 on my precal final, and had an A in AP Econ, and an A (97 avg) in accounting. So yeah most of my recommendations were nothing short of glowing.</p>
<p>I thought they only allow 2 teacher's rec, 1 counselor rec, and 1 additional rec? you seem to have an extra one?</p>
<p>They only REQUIRE 2 teachers' recs and one counselor's rec. You can send as many more as you want. I think NYU only required 1 teacher's rec and 1 counselor's rec.</p>
<p>i thought most colleges (like MIT, stanford) doesn't want u to send any extras?</p>
<p>He applied to NYU lol. But that is true, top colleges don't want you to send extras. My rule, two from teachers in different subjects and one from a GC. They don't weigh recs too heavily...at some schools you can write them and the teacher will still sign the waiver...</p>