How do you FIGURE OUT who to ASK from teacher for a RECOMMENDATION??

I am applying to 4 universities and I was wondering if I have to ask different teachers for each one and who to ask?How do you FIGURE OUT who to ASK from teacher for a RECOMMENDATION??
You can use photocopies of the same letters or ask the teacher(s) you select to print as many as you need and sign each in pen. There is nothing wrong with sending the same letters to different universities.





As far as who to ask, you never know who will write the best letters, so I would recommend asking two more teachers than you actually need recommendations. For example, if your applications require two, I would ask four teachers to write recommendations. Then you can select the best two letters.





You can also ask any employers you have had as well as organization leaders (Scouts, clubs, sports, etc.) for letters.





Hope this helps and best of luck! :o)How do you FIGURE OUT who to ASK from teacher for a RECOMMENDATION??
You don't necessarily have to ask different teachers for each school, but you might not want to ask one teacher to write a recommendation for you for all four universities.





As far as who to ask, teachers who know you well; who you work well with, etc. I'd recommend someone you took a class with junior or senior year, or who you've taken more than one class with. When I was applying to universities, the teachers I asked for recommendations from were all people I'd taken at least two classes with and worked well with- my 9th/10th grade English teacher, my choir director, and my pre-calc/AP calculus teacher.





I saw that someone suggested that you ask four teachers and then choose the two best letters to send to schools with your applications. I wouldn't rely on being able to do that. All the universities I applied to required that recommendation letters be sent directly from the person writing the recommendation in a sealed envelope. I never actually saw what any of them wrote.





Good luck!
no you don't. and generally recommendations dont mean a thing realistically speaking. do NOT listen to ppl who claim otherwise.
Begin by thinking about your own strengths and weaknesses. If you are strong in a particular subject area then probably your best people top ask are probably in that department. I would also ask a teacher that I am really comfortable with that I know will not hurt me in any way. Last, but not least ask them early enough that they have the time to put together a decent recommendation. Sometimes a guidance counselor can/will collect those for you and copy them to send out but a number of institutions will want them written on their specific forms. I hope that this is a help. I taught for a number of years.


Have fun with this project!


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Typically the same 2-3 people you ask write the letters to all of the schools to which you are applying. It's basically the same letter, after all. You should pick someone who taught you during junior/senior year. Someone who will, obviously, give you an excellent, supportive recommendation, someone who knows you well.
Make sure you get it from the teacher who knows you best. Get the recommendation from the teacher who's class you have done well in. If you have a feeling this teacher will not write an effective letter.....go to someone else. Make sure you have a little ';resume'; that you can give the teacher telling him/her about the things you have accomplished in school such as Honor Roll, Scholarship recipient, Class treasurer, Class President, etc!


Take care and GOOD LUCK :)
The same teachers would send recommendations to the schools you are applying to. Ask those who know you the best, preferably the instructors of courses you received an ';A.'; Talk to the teachers about your academic and career goals and ask them if they are willing to write a recommendation. Good teachers are used to writing recommendations. Provide them with a profile of your grades, GPA, extra curricular activities, and any information or forms from the schools you are applying to.
Ask the teachers you are closest to, the ones you get along with the best.
The ones who do it a lot and will be least annoyed with the request. They have to like you too and be well educated.
Usually you can talk to your guidence conselors and they will tell you what to do and how to do it.
ASK A TEACHER THAT YOU KNOW IN FIRST PLACE AND THAT KNOWS OR WENT TO THAT UNIVERSITY OH AND A TEACHER THAT IS MOST KNOWN AROUND AT SCHOOL BECAUSE ITS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW.