Recommendation with 10 days' notice - should I even ask?

katcollege
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:49:03 +0000

How many other recommendations do you have? If you already have enough, then I’d say not to, considering that he most likely won’t be able to write a stellar recommendation letter in such short notice. However, if you don’t have all the recommendation letters you require (if college x requires 2 teacher recs and you only have 1) then absolutely ask him. Getting in all your materials on time including your recs is more important than worrying about rushing him. However, also consider other possible recommenders, as his lack of response and apparent lack of knowledge about the college process could indicate that his recommendation writing skills might not be that great, even if he is a teacher who is close to you.