What are the preferred teachers to write recommendation letters?

skieurope
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:04:30 +0000

I saw comments somewhere saying English and Math teachers are the preferred teachers.

I would disagree with this. Unless the college has specific requirements, any teacher of a core subject, preferably from 11th or 12th grade, is fine. She should choose teachers who know her and like her, not necessarily ones that give easy As. Although choosing at least one teacher that’s taught her in an area aligned to her potential major is a good idea.

I heard that it is much easier to get what you want in private schools.

I’m not sure that’s necessarily true. Students (and GCs) know which teachers are the in-demand ones for college recs. That holds true in most schools. And even in private schools, teachers may limit how many recs they will write.