<p>How good of "friends" do you have to be with teachers you want to give you rec letters? Like is it sufficient if you have a good classroom relationship and they're friendly to you and you're nice/talkative to them and you do well in their class? Help please! :)</p>
<p>Just deppends on the teacher , try To Prove that your a outstanding student.</p>
<p>Better yet do a Project out side of school, at a local college and/or community college, and try to get a recommendation letter from one of there teachers that would realy help.</p>
<p>Ps: awsome user name</p>
<p>If your looking to be admitted into the very best colleges, outstanding Recs are necessary. An amazing rec could even be a tipping factor. I had one when I applied this year and I truly believe it worked in my favor. If you want to have similar success, you need a “best in my career” type recommendation or something similar. In order to have this, I think you should have the following components:
-have the teacher for multiple classes (10, 11, 12 grade for me)
-answer questions, volunteer input in discussion frequently
-show an innovative approach to learning (find creative solutions to problems or things the teacher never would have thought of especially in math/science)
-show your self outside of the learning environment to the teacher. For example, I emphasized embracing my culture throughout my application. A big part of that is the music and I sung cultural songs in that teacher’s class and she mentioned that in her letter. Use the Recs as a way to have your application come full circle.
-before you have the teacher write it, submit a few points that you would like mentioned, no matter how well you think the teacher knows you. Things like 5 words to describe you/what you feel your weakness is could add some spice to your letter that wouldn’t have been mentioned otherwise.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Methodic - GREAT advice! I will have my Physicz teacher for Honors (11th grade) as well as AP (12th), and she definitely likes me (I’d say I’m a favorite, and I actually go to the other HS in the district haha so that might be intriguing). That should work out nicely; I <3 Physicz and at conferences she told my parents I was super smart and I talk in class and laugh at her jokes and am friendly to her and she knows I’m in Robotics so yeah!</p>
<p>Timmy - how do I get involved in such a project!?!? And thanks! Isn’t it great!?</p>
<p>I think Methodicsquirel said best.</p>
<p>I’m a junior, and think about college alot to, I want get a major in physics I ask myself the same questions.</p>
<p>Also methodicsquirel what college did you get into, and how, and what was your profile like.</p>
<p>And about your question you can go to your local college and take college courses, at your local college (if it’s acredited) and I’m pretty shur you can get that teacher, to do a recomendation.</p>
<p>I heard it by someone. THEY BETTER NOT BE LIEING >:0</p>
<p>lol let’s hope not.</p>
<p>Pick a teacher who not only knows you as a bright student, but as an individual.</p>
<p>I had one such teacher two years ago, and then last year he was my advisor for one of my ECs (he left the school after that year). One day, during one of our weekend EC meetings I broke down crying due to some news I got about my health. He took me for a walk around campus to discuss everything that was going on. Naturally, I turned to him to write my reccomendation.</p>
<p>I never saw the letter, but he told me that the only thing he hadn’t mentioned was the fact that he wanted to adopt me. </p>
<p>Get someone who will write something like that for you if you’re really, really reaching at a school, because those types of reccomendations make a difference.</p>
<p>Hahaha wow! He said that to you!? Did you live with your parents? Okay, I have to admit your situation’s is a little rare (by the way, hope your health is good now!)…The only thing is, the only teacher I’d say knows me on a personal level is my Yearbook advisor. My Physics teacher definitely likes me, but - especially seeing as she teaches at the other school in my district - how exactly am I supposed to know her on a level as personal as you did with your teacher?</p>
<p>I got into Cornell, Tufts, BC honors, USC, Northwestern, and UPenn, and waitlisted at Georgetown and Harvard</p>
<p>My stats were not at all the strongest in the context of these universities
3.93 GPA UW
4/210 Rank
2230 Sat 1
740/740/720/690 sat 2
Unhooked white (middle eastern) applicant</p>
<p>I did have some unique ECs/ (author of a novel in the rough draft stage, innovative vaccine research for the third world, summer travel in war torn countries, etc.) but I did feel that my rec from my research mentor as well as the Recs from my two teachers (one emphasized my willingness to embrace my culture no matter what and the other emphasized my capacity to innovate and my focus on international health issues) acted to tie together my application.</p>
<p>Whatever you guys do with your last years of high school and whoever you feel that you have touched enough to write a rec for you, keep the word FOCUS in mind.</p>
<p>If you demonstrate clear enthusiasm for a subject and it is evident in every part of your application from ECs to your courses to your Recs you will make a powerful impact on any admissions committee. Good luck with your future endeavors. For me it was the embrace of my culture through hardships and a passion academically for international health.</p>
<p>I know my situation’s weird, haha. He didn’t literally want to adopt me (because I do have parents and all), but he would always tell me he would love it if his daughters turned out like me (he was childless). </p>
<p>Yes, he did say that to me about the reccomendation, haha.</p>
<p>I don’t mean all of your teachers have to know you that well. Just realize that if you’re shooting for the moon, you’ll need stellar reccomendations. I’d pick a teacher who knows you well over a teacher who likes you because you participate in class. What will they say? “Student is very hard-working and dedicated. They constantly participate in class and show maturity and critical thinking.”</p>
<p>At many universities, this is pretty standard and bland - which CAN be fine, depending on the school. But sometimes you need that little extra push.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I’ll definitely get one from my yearbook adviser. I wish there was a way for me to really get to know my physics teacher on a personal level!</p>
<p>I got one really personal reccomendation and one from a teacher who just thought I was a good student. Maybe you can get reccomendations from both teachers, to show not just your uniqueness but also the fact that it makes sense for you to go to that college because you’re serious/studious/whatever.</p>
<p>Thanks methodicsquirel, I realy needed to here tha,t I’ve woried senseless about college.</p>
<p>Cuz I have no record of schooling past 12 years of age.</p>
<p>I haven’t went to school sense I was 12 becuase my mother got devorced, laid off and lost our home, all in a month, right when the economics crashed.</p>
<p>I haven’t went to school sense then
Becuase of money, but for the past 4 months, I’ve goten 40$ a week.</p>
<p>So I bought books, books, and more books.</p>
<p>I taught myself elementry school math, and now I’m teaching myself calculus,analiytic geometry, and college physics.
After that I’ll take on topology.</p>
<p>I just don’t know how to go about geting into a good college.</p>
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<p>My son took two semesters of college chemistry at the local university beginning his mid-freshman year. His professor wrote him a superb letter of recommendation. It certainly helped that he had the highest average in a class of 90 college students, despite being 4 years younger than his classmates and 10 years younger than his lab partner.</p>
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<p>Not necessary and it could perhaps work against you if the teacher is perceived to be too close to be objective.</p>
<p>Methodicsquirel sorry to bother you again! </p>
<p>I’ve Ben thinking about wrighting a novel, and was woundering.
Do you have any tips for wrighting a novel, and geting it published.</p>
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<p>Start by getting a good proofreader.</p>
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<p>Maybe something with ■■■■■■ in it? ;)</p>
<p>Look at his other posts…he’s so ambitious!</p>
<p>I don’t know if he can wright a novel, but he probly wronged a couple in his day.</p>