So, there I was, drooling over the MIT application when ...

halopeno2
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:14:08 +0000

stasterisk- It doesn’t take a genius to figure that a school is more interested in how someone views your personality in 11th grade vs. someone that new you in 9th. 3 school years has quite an effect on a personality, whether it is explicitly shown or not. That being said, I think if the science teacher is connected to the OP by way of a strong commitment to a club, then he would be able to write a great rec. He should however make a point of stating, “I have really gotten to know Acrylicz because of my club…” Go with option B if MIT doesn’t care about what grade the teacher was from. There are many schools that care however, and then you might be out of luck.