Advice needed for recc letter concern

RWR8910
Sat, 23 Nov 2019 18:58:17 +0000

Hello all,

Basically I’m planning to apply as a bio major for a premed track, so I decided to get a recc letter from one non-STEM teacher (world language teacher) and the other from my AP Biology teacher, seeing as that was the most relevant class to get a recc letter from.

However, my bio teacher was retiring that year and refused to write any recc letters for anyone, so I got a recc letter from my math teacher instead to still have a letter from a STEM class.

The colleges, of course, don’t know this so I’m worried they might think I’m inadequate and bad at biology and shouldn’t be accepted as a bio major. This especially concerns me because I also ended with a final grade of a B in AP Bio and Honors Bio the year prior (taught by the same teacher) even though I got an 800 on the subject test.

Should I mention the fact that my AP Bio teacher was retiring and thus unable to provide a recc letter in an additional info section? Thank you in advance for your help.