teacher recommandations dilemma...please help!!

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<p>hey, guys. so, this teacher i had sophomore year for ap us history, whom i lovedd, retired at the end of last year, & is coming in tomorrow specifically to collect our questionnaire stuff so he can write our letters. but the more i've been thinking about this, the more i';m not so sure it's a good idea. i mean, i had him 2 years ago, & i don't think i was a particularly 'stand-out' student, even though i think he likes me. but...as far as grades & class participation & everything goes...i think i may only have been pretty average. he agreed to write the letter before school ended, but now i'm having second thoughts about handing my stuff to him tomorrow!</p>

<p>my only other option for a 'humanities' recc. would be my h. english teacher who i've only had since sept. 10th. i think he likes me, but we haven't had any hugely formal assessment yet, just small quizzes which i do fine on, & our class is HUGE, so it's been kind of hard to stand out.</p>

<p>i only have a few hours to decide, basically. & if i back out on the first guy, & the second guy doesn't agree to write me a letter, i';m screwed. HELP.</p>

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<p>Even if you didn’t stand out significantly in your AP US class, asking a recommendation from a teacher you’ve only had in senior year is usually only done as a last resort. Even if you didn’t stand out, if he likes you, he might be able to talk about some of your character. If he agreed, I would go and ask him. You’ll have a better shot with him.</p>

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<p>but assuming my english teacher might be able to write a more personable recc…plus, i know my apush teacher will have to write one for about 30 kids…
would it be looked down upon to get a senior year teacher?
& how much time do we have anyways, before they need to submit the recc?</p>