Roadrunner Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) thank you all! Edited August 13, 2022 by Roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 My personal feeling is that excellent letter from earlier class trumps recent mediocre letter. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Outstanding letter from earlier teacher who knows the student is better than a meh letter from somebody who doesn't really know the student. It is hard to get to know a student in a college class well enough to write a useful letter. Because if all I can say about a student is they always attended, submitted on time, got an A, and were a nice person, it's completely useless. The student needs to stand out by coming to office hours, working on research, doing something that distinguishes them from the rest of the class. Since this is unlikely to have been the case with your college class, I would always go with the freshman teacher. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Use the great letter from freshman year, unless the college specifies you must use more recent teachers (service academies do this). Given the pandemic, colleges won't be shocked by this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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