Class participation in recommendations?

fogcity
Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:41:59 +0000

Follow the guidelines for recommendations from the colleges to which you’re applying. Typical is: pick junior or senior year teachers; pick one recommendation from a “humanities” teacher in a core subject (e.g. english, history, foreign language); and pick a second recommendation from a “quantitative” subject teacher in a core subject (e.g. math, lab science). And have the recommendation focus on classwork. There’s often an opportunity to send supplementary recommendations where the focus is not necessarily classwork.