<p>I have a teacher who taught me AP English Literature in 10th grade (I was the only sophomore in the class, so it was a special circumstance that he could write about possibly), and I'm almost 100% sure that he would give me the most glowing review out of the three teachers I can ask. </p>
<p>The other two teachers are from 11th grade AP classes. I think they would write me very solid rec's, but I'm not sure either would write a rec as glowing as my 10th grade teacher.</p>
<p>Would you advise I still only ask the two 11th grade teachers since they are from 11th grade? Thanks in advance for any advice. :)</p>
<p>So some schools strongly recommend that your recs come from either 11th or 12th grade because they know people undergo many changes in high school and who one was in 10th might not be the same in 12th… I forget if Yale is the same–I think it doesn’t matter, in which case I’d agree with christiansoldier.</p>
<p>^ Like cadillac said, unless the school requires for recommendations from 11th or 12th grade teachers it’s better to go for the teacher who can talk about how passionate you are. Did you keep in touch with the 10th grade teacher over the years? If so then he can speak to how much you developed over the years. You could always send in a third recommendation (only if you feel all of them are strong and show different sides of who you are).</p>
<p>“It is important that your recommenders be teachers who can write about your recent academic work in rigorous academic subjects. We strongly encourage students to ask 11th and 12th grade teachers to write for them.”</p>
<p>:-/</p>
<p>Also, it says it strongly discourages students from sending in more than two. Hmmm…</p>
<p>One last point, they do say that they strongly discourage submitting more than 2 letters (imagine how much more work they would have if everyone sent in 3!). That said, they say that in some cases they do understand the need to send in another one (labeled “Supplementary” to avoid confusion). This should only be an option if you really feel that an additional letter of recommendation might significantly help your application (and won’t repeat what the previous two already discussed). </p>
<p>The part of the application I’m must unfamiliar with would be recommendations. Is it okay to have a recommendation from a teacher and then another from like, my debate club coach? She is an English major, would write me by far the best recommendation of all my teachers, and I think that her recommendation would be significant in my application. This is okay, right? I think she wrote two other recommendations a few years ago and both students ended up going to top 15 universities, so I guess this is okay?</p>
<p>As for your original question, Eiffel, I would think that if you are still in touch with this teacher, and if the teacher illustrated that in the recommendation, then it would be great! That’s just my opinion though, I really don’t know when it comes to recommendations :(</p>
<p>I would say to follow Yale’s guidelines–11th and 12th only.</p>
<p>But I can understand that in some cases, one may only have had two good teachers or two teachers that they got along with… In that case, the 10th grade teacher would be the way to go. And if you already sent it in, don’t worry – this SURELY is not going to make or break you.</p>
<p>Well, the thing is…I did get along very well with my 11th grade teachers, but I just think the 10th grade one might be slightly more glowing…I haven’t kept in close contact with him since, though we still talk occasionally. However, I don’t think I want to take the risk of going against Yale’s suggestion.</p>