How do you usually ask a teacher/ what kind of teacher do your two have to be… one math and one english or science?
how important are recs anyway?
<p>Usually, teachers are expecting to be asked for recs in the fall (if they have senior students). So it isn't that hard. Just make sure your on good terms with the teacher.
Recs are more important than most people think. Usually try and get one from a Humanities teacher(English/Social Studies [usually English]) and another from a Math/ Science teacher.
For example, since I have a lot of math & science classes on my transcript, I put my English teacher's rec on top. And when the school only asked for 1, I sent my English teacher's rec. This is mostly to show that although I am a math and science kinda kid, I value Humanities and feel like my English teacher would say how hard I would try even if I sometimes have to struggle. But the key for this to work is that you've gotta make sure the English teacher wrote a really good rec.
Hope this helped :)</p>
<p>Many factors too look at...</p>
<p>1) Just ask the teacher. Teacher's are suppose to write recommendations, they expect it to happen, and they have experience in writing them.</p>
<p>2) Ask a teacher who you have a great relationship with, has had you in classes for more than a year, and has given you good marks in class</p>
<p>3) If your applying for a math and science scholarship than it would serve you best to have the head of the math department, or your math and science teacher write you a recommendation. If your applying for college, you might want to select a teacher who either can best eloquently put to words a recommendation (english teacher) or one who has qualified the requisites in answer 2).</p>
<p>Recs can be very important depending on the quality of your recommendation. If your teacher is a Ivy graduate, has been teaching for 20 years and says you are the best student he's ever seen...you can imagine how that could persuade an adcom.</p>