<p>So, as a result of something another student said about me, a few of my teachers aren't fond of me, despite the fact that I did nothing wrong. So, I can only count on one of my junior teachers to give me a recommendation. Would it be okay to get a recommendation from a teacher from my sophomore year? If it matters, one teacher (who is particularly fond of me) taught me for both freshman and sophomore years.</p>
<p>I know it seems weird that I'm worrying about this so early, but I'm anxious.</p>
<p>One thing my d did when asking for LORs was ask the teacher if they would have a problem giving her a great recommendation. You might word your request along those lines and see what the teachers say.</p>
<p>I honestly think its fine, as long as the teacher knows you well and can vouch that you’re both a good student and person, you should be fine.
I got three recs total and one of them was from my first AP teacher, who happened to teach me sophomore year. I also got one from a teacher I first had as a freshman. Granted, I had her again my junior year and kept in contact with her, but I did meet her as a freshman.
Hope this helps <3</p>
<p>If they really know you and like you, then I’d guess it’s fine. I had a sophomore teacher write one of mine, just because I know her really well.</p>
<p>Some colleges specify that your recs need to be from a teacher you had in junior or senior year. Check on the college apps or websites to be sure. You may want to start nurturing some new teacher relationships. Good luck.</p>
<p>My son used a LOR from a teacher during his sophomore year. He got into his number one school (IVY). The thing about schools looking for a senior yeat teacher, while true seems odd to me. How well could a senior teacher know you in just a couple of months compared to someone who taught you for a year.</p>
<p>In general, I think getting a letter from a sophomore teacher is okay, especially if you’ve had him/her more than once. For example, I asked my Spanish and English teachers; I had my Spanish teacher in 9th grade and then again in 11th for Spanish AP, and my English teacher in 10th grade Honors English and then again in 12th grade for Lit. AP. So it really depends on how well they know you–the more recently they’ve known you or taught you the better, but it depends. Having a teacher more than once and getting a rec from them I think is a good thing, because they probably like you.</p>
<p>My S used his sophomore AP Calc BC teacher for one of his two LORs. Why? Because he’s quite good at math but his next two “teachers” were for online classes in linear algebra and multivariable calculus. The AP Calc teacher said he was on of his top five students since he’s been a teacher of 20 years, so I think the LOR will carry weight.</p>
<p>^ Both my d’s outside academic LORs were from junior year online classes, as we homeschool. She also had LORs from her dance teacher (nonacademic) and her dad as her French teacher (not exactly nonbiased ;)). She was accepted everywhere she applied, including top 20 LACs.</p>