<p>I am currently looking to transfer and I have asked a couple of professors if they would be able to write a recommendation if I needed them to. They all said they would be more than happy to. I am wondering if one professor would be better than another when it comes to the application process because I have no clue.</p>
<p>My list of choices are:
My Football coach,
Spanish Professor (minoring in Spanish),
Professor which I have known for two years but is not related to my major or minor,
Professor which I have only known for around a semester but is more related to my business major.</p>
<p>any advice in who I should ask would be greatly appreciated. I can have up to two recommendations.</p>
<p>Your Spanish Professor and the one you've known for two years... also, is it your football coach in college? That could actually be a good one if so.</p>
<p>yea it is my football coach from my current college. I was thinking I would ask him to write one if I ended up on a waiting list. For my main application though I was thinking of asking the same people you listed but I just did not know if people have had any experiences where one was better than another. </p>
<p>thanks for your input I really appreciate it, anybody else have any thoughts?</p>
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which I have only known for around a semester but is more related to my business major.
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<p>For the very top schools, those criteria are generally not important. It's what the professor can say about you that counts. The fact that a professor has known you for long time, or is related to your major isn't as important as you might believe. Try to gauge who can write the better recommendation. I probably wouldn't ask the football coach though, he'd probably get ****ed. My crew coach sure as hell did when I told him about my situation.</p>
<p>However, I did look at your situation, and it seems like you want to attend the University of San Diego. If that's the case, then I really have no idea what's important to that school, and you may very well be correct in seeking a recommendation that's germane to your major. Just a few things to think about.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I think you should choose the 2 academic professors who know you the best. I think it matters less of who the professor is, but what the prof can say about you.</p>
