Teacher Recommendation Predicament

Applying to College
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<p>Which situation is less bad:
2 good recommendations from teachers in the same department (ie. biology teacher + chemistry teacher)
or
1 good recommendation and 1 very mediocre recommendation from teachers in different departments (ie. biology teacher + history teacher)?</p>

<p>Basically, I have really good relationships with my science teachers, but not with any of my other teachers. (The other teachers don't hate me or anything- we just never really clicked.)
It's not good to have recs from teachers of the same department (science) though, so I'm not sure which way to go...</p>

<p>Also, I am applying to engineering schools if that makes any difference.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>A recommendation isn’t about the teacher; it’s about you.</p>

<p>Teachers from very different departments probably could say different things about their experiences with you. That would be helpful.</p>

<p>A mediocre recommendation, however, certainly won’t be helpful. If these really are your options, and the schools don’t specify a subject teacher, then use your strongest recommenders.</p>