Mistake in asking wrong teacher for recommendation

friedokra
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:02:29 +0000

Oh and one more salient point…it also depends on your intended major and the college. I know some teachers who said to a student, “while you are a fine person and a great student, I think you are reaching a bit here. I can write you a much better recommendation to a school which I think is a better fit. Can I help you with that selection process?” In other words, a recommendation to Princeton would not be as strong as a recommendation to Johns Hopkins.

So it sort of might depend on where you are applying and what the teacher thinks of your chances from the outset.

Then again, you might be a perfect fit for MIT! LOL.

Good luck.