<p>So, I'm trying to decide between 2 teachers to ask for a letter of rec. One of them(lets call him or her "X") I know fairly well while the other one(lets call him/her "Y") I haven't talked to almost at all. X just began teaching an ap class and all of his other classes use to be regular so he does not have much if any experience with writing recs while Y is a common teacher to ask for recs and I heard he writes really good ones. I still have a semester to get to know Y better, but I feel X is much more easier to talk to and he actually initiates conversations with me.</p>
<p>It also depends on the subjects. If one of the subjects is one that you list as an intended major, it would look good to have a rec in it. That aside, it should be a teacher that knows and likes you. If X doesn’t write many recs, he may have more time to spend on just yours whereas Y might rush to get yours (and 50 others) done. </p>
<p>Get to know them both better. You’ve got time to make a decision. You want someone who likes who, will say good things, and can write a good rec.</p>
<p>Has X told you that writing LORs is something he/she has never done? Lots of high school teachers who have never taught an AP course still have written many, many an LOR. Even first year teachers manage to crank these out.</p>
<p>Talk with X. Ask if he/she feels that he/she can write the type of letter you will need for admission. Then go from there.</p>
<p>Ask X and offer to provide background information to him or her, like what you feel your strengths are, what you hope to study/do professionally, why you chose those schools (so X can customize the letters), any challenges you’ve had to overcome, etc…Our teachers and guidance counselor require these ‘background documents’ from students and the letters of rec often use the students’ own words. Make it easy for your teacher to say what you want him or her to say.</p>