5:28 BM ll 28%8 < a Recommendation FAQ: Is On... < meet.nyu.edu | want a teacher to write my recommendation. Any advice you can offer? Whenever possible, choose a teacher who taught you in a recently completed school year (for instance, 11th grade in the United States). This way the recommendation reflects the most challenging coursework you completed so far and represents the perspective of someone who witnessed your development over a full year. In essence, a teacher recommendation serves as a “highlight reel” for your performance in their class. Your teacher should be able to speak to things like: e How you engage with the academic material e Your strengths I O <5:28 Gd BNI ul 28%8 < a Recommendation FAQ: Is On... <<: meet.nyu.edu In essence, a teacher recommendation serves as a “highlight reel” for your performance in their class. Your teacher should be able to speak to things like: e How you engage with the academic material ¢ Your strengths e How you approach challenges or setbacks ¢ Your contribution to the classroom experience (e.g., if you were absent from class one day, what would be lost) So if you got A’s in two different classes, but you felt like your passion for one subject shined through more than the other, that might help you decide which teacher to ask. A quality recommendation consists of much more than what grade you received on the final. I O <