Teacher Recommendations

Applying to College
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<p>I am planning on majoring in Computer Science and Business and am shooting for the top tier schools (HPYS, MIT, UPENN etc.) For my teacher recommendations, I've already asked my English and a science teacher. However, I don't believe I will get a strong recommendation from my science teacher (he liked me, but only had him for a semester), and I was wondering if it was worthwhile to ask my history teacher (who I feel would give me an above average rec). I plan on submitting my science teacher rec to some schools that require it (ex. MIT, columbia etc.) </p>

<p>1) Would it hurt my chances to submit two humanities recommendations even as applying as a primary CS/Engineering student? </p>

<p>2) Is it possible to pick and choose which recs you send to college? Ex. Can I send two humanity recs to one college using the common app, and a humanity and science rec to another college via common app?</p>

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<p>MIT requires one to be math and science and many colleges strongly prefer it. Check out how schools want recs sent</p>

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<p>tbh, high school teachers write so many recommendations that only a few will be truly exceptional. Think about the number of applicants * 3 letters…I don’t even understand why college admission needs recommendations, which certainly holds value for graduate school.</p>

<p>Go with the history teacher who will write you a better recommendation. Don’t worry about the subject.</p>

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<p>I totally agree, recommendations are a pretty annoying process haha. Most schools use the common app, and I don’t really know how to use, so if someone who has actually tried using a combination of teacher recs replies, that’d be awesome for me and anyone else who is curious</p>