Hi CC,
Since senior year is about to start, I recently stumbled upon which teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. I plan to apply to predominantly top 20 schools.
The problem: Some schools recommend recommendations from a humanities teacher as well as a STEM teacher, while other schools recommend teachers from 11th and 12th grade
I have two solid recs from 11th grade STEM teachers (math and chem), one pretty good rec from 10th grade history class, and a not as good, average ish rec from a 11th grade English teacher. I am also applying through questbridge, and their portal for rec letters recommended 11th grade teachers (only specified core academic subjects though)
I have 4 potential candidates for rec letters so far, ranked in the order of quality of rec
- 11th grade ap chemistry teacher who likes me and writes good rec letters. Shes also the sponsor of chemistry club (I'm president)
- 11th grade AP Calculus teacher : I struggled a bit in that class but managed to get an A in the end with a lot of hard work, frequent participation, got the highest grade on his final. Also I'm president of mu alpha theta in which he sponsors.
- 10th grade AP World Teacher: I participated frequently during the class, participated a lot, and had some very interesting discussions with him. I also heard he writes great rec letters. Not much interaction with him in the past year though.
- 11th grade AP Lang teacher: I was okay? i guess in her class? On the spectrum she probably leans a lot more on the "likes me" end but we are not super close. I have her for AP lit again this year so I still have some time to bond.
Which two teachers should I use in order to make the strongest application possible?
Thank you guys so muchhhh!!!