I guess this is an unpopular opinion, but I don’t think he needs a STEM LOR. If the school he’s applying to doesn’t specify that they want one STEM/one humanities (I’m thinking of MIT here), I think you should pick the two teachers that know him best and will give the best letters. Ideally, it’s not 2 history. Is an Eng teacher an option? But I would still go with 2 good letters instead of one good/one equivocal letter.
I was recently at a college tour where an AO had a Q&A session. I asked him if it raises any red flags if a kid has 2 STEM letters or 2 humanities letters (instead of one of each). He replied that it makes no difference and that the most important thing is to ask teachers that know the student well.
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