Will "Average Work Ethic" hold me back from top schools?

letyor
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:27:07 +0000

I understand the confusion – I actually am unsure what he will write this is just based on speculation. The reason that I bring it up is because he made a comment in class to one of my friends who literally does no work and gets straight As that maybe he should start to put in some effort because when it comes time to write recs teachers usually have to rate a students effort/motivation 1-5 and “most teachers dont lie on these.” While he has never told me that I am in the same boat, it is clear that I don’t put in the same amount of effort that many students in the class do because it all just comes naturally to me (sorry to sound arrogant but it is true). I guess what I am just saying is, I have no idea what he will write on the rec but it could be something like “average work ethic” and in that scenario, would that in itself take me off the table from Penn ED?