<p>Would a recommendation from a foreign language teacher satisfy the English/Social Studies requirements? I know it seems like a stretch, but Latin and other foreign languages have been a large part of my studies, and it would be nice to be able to let those teachers speak to the AdCom.</p>
<p>Also, for early action… what percent of students get accepted/deferred/denied?</p>
<p>chicago is pretty clear in their app materials that a foreign language rec will NOT substitute for humanities – but, you may submit it as a supplemental.</p>
<p>There is little difference between EA and RD (43% vs. 38% - old USNews data), which may just reflect a stronger early app pool. But, some of that 43% number could be deferred and accepted in the RD round, so the numbers acceptance rates are likely similar.</p>
<p>If one includes the EA applicants deferred and later accepted RD, the acceptance rate for all EA applicants is higher than those who only applied RD. Still, the difference is not all that great.</p>
<p>Definately send an english teacher’s rec for you. The history in classical studies will reflect well in a supplemental rec. Apply early if you can…you’ll just know sooner what your odds are…</p>
<p>The English department at my school is protesting their low pay (this year we went to a new schedule which makes them each teach an extra class without being paid extra money) by not writing recommendations for students. My social studies class experience is very limited, having only taken the required courses (albeit at the AP level). As I wasn’t very involved in the classes, I don’t feel like I got to know the teachers well enough to reflect me.</p>
<p>So really, I can’t do an English rec, which I’d love, and I’m stuck with no choices for a social studies rec (AP US History teacher) who hardly knows me, and I don’t think she’d have much to say.</p>
<p>What should I do? ><</p>
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i think it’s very unfair of them to do that at the expense of students. even if they are angry at management, they shouldn’t neglect students’. my suggestion would b to talk to one of those teachers, the one who knows you well and vice versa, explain to her the difficulty you’re getting into, and plead for her to write for you. if all else fails, i think you might have to involve parents.</p>
<p>Heh, I think its unfair too, but part of me supports the protest. English is the only class required all four years of high school, and we recently got a swell of students. Education in Texas is being crippled slowly as far as funding goes, so instead of hiring extra teachers for the extra workload, they added another period to the class schedule, we now stay in school later, and the teachers ALL teach one more class (except the chem teachers, whose enrollments decreased significantly), and don’t get paid any more. As the English department has the most students, it was hit the hardest, and that’s why they’re protesting as such.</p>
<p>I will talk to my former English teacher tomorrow, but I don’t think she’d do it, she’s rebellious like that, and I love her for it (and she loves me for it, to be honest).</p>
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