teacher rec problems...

Applying to College
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<p>I'm kind of nervous about asking some of my previous teachers to write my recommendations... I'm not saying that they won't have any good things to say about me - what I'm saying is that I'm pretty sure not many of them can write well. </p>

<p>How bad would it be for me to ask a teacher who would have a lot of good things to say about me to write one of my recommendations if he/she couldn't write too well? Would that just look really bad? </p>

<p>Also, I switched schools between my sophomore and junior year so while many of the teachers at my old school were actually intelligent, I feel like they might not remember enough about me to write a good recommendation - especially since I haven't really even seen them since then. Should I still ask one of them though?</p>

<p>DX</p>

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<p>I think colleges prefer Junior / Senior teachers to write recs, unless the Sophomore teachers still know you relatively well (do you still communicate?). If they can’t write very well/ don’t say anything “remarkable” about you, it is okay, your app will not be judged any worse. That said, it won’t be judged any better either. I think. Schools won’t blame you if teachers can’t write very well, as it isn’t your fault. Unfortunately, I don’t see anything else you can do :frowning: Just my opinion, good luck</p>

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<p>you are definitely better off with a more recent teacher who isn’t as strong a writer. Schools are not looking for well written recs. They look for the substance.</p>