Which teachers should I ask for a recommendation from? How should I ask?

happy1
Thu, 18 May 2017 14:33:34 +0000

A few comments:

1. Agree that you want to ask a teacher if he/she can write a positive recommendation for you. If he/she says yes, first say thanks and then ask if you can give them anything (ex. resume if you have one, list of activities etc.) to help him/her write the letter.

2. Send no more than two teacher recommendations. If you have a third LOR (not at all necessary) it should be from someone who knows you in a non-academic setting (ex. a coach, boss, clergy etc.)

3)In terms of teacher LORs, it is often good to have one STEM and one humanities. Think about how knows you best as a student and a person. You might ask your guidance counselor for his/her advice – they sometimes knows who writes good LORs. And it is OK to have one soph.year teacher if you feel he/she knows you best.