<p>I'm asking my teachers for recommendations around now, so I just looked at the teacher evaluations on the common application. I consider myself a strong student and everything, but looking at the "Ratings" section kind of bothered me. When it comes to "Productive Class Discussion," I cannot say I am very worthy of a high rating. I'm a pretty quiet kid in class, particularly the ones where I'm asking for a recommendation; I really don't talk very often. Should I be worried about how this will reflect in my evaluation, and how colleges will look at me?</p>
<p>Plenty of quiet people got into top college. This weekend, my D was interviewed by a senior at a prestigious LAC. She was so quiet, my D had to do all the talking. Now I'm worried that talkative student will not be admitted.( because D is the opposite of the interviewer)
I'll be you this interviewer does not talk much in class either and she got into top LAC.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd be more worried that you're only asking them now instead of a few months ago...</p>
<p>^werd.</p>
<p>but i guess different places have different standards and deadlines</p>
<p>i'm a relatively quiet person, but it's important to participate in class discussion. for the teachers i asked recs for, I often go into their classrooms before school just to chat with them. if you know your teachers well, you schould have a good idea of what they will do with your rec</p>
<p>Don't worry I'm sure your teacher should know you pretty well after an entire year with you.</p>
<p>I am kind of curious to know what my teachers wrote about me. Especially my Physics teacher from last year because i slept in her class every day. I hope that doesn't come to haunt me :P</p>
<p>
[quote]
When it comes to "Productive Class Discussion," I cannot say I am very worthy of a high rating. I'm a pretty quiet kid in class, particularly the ones where I'm asking for a recommendation; I really don't talk very often.
[/quote]
Depends on where you're applying, could be a matter of fit. At larger U's many of the classes are lecture based and there's not a lot of time for class discussion. On the other hand one of the reasons people choose a LAC is so they can be in small classes and take part in discussions; the emphasis is NOT on a prof talking for an hour to a group of 15 students.</p>
<p>Oh well, I guess I'll just have to hope for the best. What I particularly like about the teachers I've picked is that I've been in their classes more than once. I figure they'll know me better than most teachers, and they'll understand that I may not talk much, but I can still contribute.</p>
<p>And in response to Johnson181: Yes, I know I'm behind. I asked my teachers a few weeks ago but I'm giving them my resume/common app evaluations now. I didn't apply early anywhere and I'll probably be going right down to the wire for the general January 1st deadline, seeing as I'm still finalizing my list. :(</p>