<p>If I want a letter of recommendation from my robotics coach who also happened to be a physics teacher, should I send that in on the same form as my science evaluation, effectively sending in two math/sci evals? Or should it just be a supplementary letter?</p>
<p>Unless your other math/sci rec is really awesome, I would let the physics/robotics guy do the letter. He can give an impression of you from both inside and outside the classroom, so that letter would be far better than something another teacher who only knew you from class could. (Like I said, if they want to say you're the best student they've had in ten years or something, you would be foolish to pass it up.)</p>
<p>Oh, I know he has the potential to be my best rec letter, but he's just so busy this time of the year, I don't know if he has the time for it. He teaches, sponsors the science fair participant support club, teaches all of the robotics course (which is taking up an incredible amount of time), prepares university interscholastic league science team (which I'm on), tutors privately, and lumberjacks on the side.</p>
<p>0.o He's a truly impressive man, but I don't know if he could dedicate the time to writing me a truly impressive rec letter.</p>
<p>Ask him! Give him an opportunity to say that he doesn't have time, but he may be eager to do it. I write letters, and the ones for students I really like and know well practically write themselves. It's the ones for students I don't know so well, or who have had some particular difficulty that take a lot of time and energy.</p>
<p>heres what to do: ask him/her early about the letter. im sure theyd be happy to help but give them enough time. also provide a sheet on what the letter is supposed to accomplish and give him a list of your accomplishments or suggestions for him to write. it should make it easier for them and a better letter should be produced</p>