<p>Is a math or science teacher recommendation expected at most colleges in addition to a humanities rec? I would like to avoid having a science or math rec if possible. Although I do well in the sciences, I don’t have close relationships with my teachers. Luckily I have my junior year to build those relationships though.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s necessary, especially if your relationship with them aren’t great. Find someone who knows you well and can say something about you that not many other people can.</p>
<p>Unless the college requires otherwise, no, you don’t need a math or science teacher recommendation.</p>
<p>you should. the reason why it’s good to have a humanities rec and a science rec is that it shows how you are as a student in a wider spectrum of subjects. if you just have two humanities, they can’t see how you are in science. two sciences, can’t see how you are in humanities. it just helps admissions to get a better view of you in class.</p>
<p>you have a year more to build relationships anyways.</p>
<p>uhh, its definitely not necessary if you don’t plan on focusing on those areas.</p>
<p>only if your schools REQUIRES it. Some schools dont care of they recommend it but its up to you</p>
<p>Cross-disciplinary recs showcase your versatility…</p>
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<p>What about grades? SAT II scores? Awards or extra curricular activities? There’s more than one way to demonstrate competency in a subject, and it’s not worth sacrificing a good recommendation in an attempt to show that you’re competent in a “wide spectrum” of subjects or are “versatile.”</p>
<p>No; it’s not necessary unless, as above posters have said, the schools you are looking at require a math or science teacher rec… Have the teachers with which you have the strongest relationships write your recs.</p>
<p>However, don’t choose teachers who taught the same subject… For example, having two history teachers write your recs is not a good idea (English and history, though, is fine).</p>
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<p>What everyone has said is true, but it should be said that you should NOT expect to be asking any teachers that you had before your junior year to write a recommendation for you. The student you were in freshman and sophomore years is not the student you are when you go to college.</p>