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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD asked her AP Computer Science Principles teacher (from last year) to write her a letter of recommendation. She is applying to very selective colleges as a computer science major, so as you can imagine, this letter would have been an important part of her application.

However, the teacher said she would not be willing to write it since DD missed class a lot last year. Due to a combination of her sport, a family emergency, and travel, DD missed a significant amount of school in her junior year, but all her absences were excused and she explained this to the teacher. I'm really surprised the teacher would act like this- we are at a large public (not magnet). DD got an A in the class and is obviously passionate about the subject, and thought the teacher liked her. It's really surprising, and not fair.

DD was counting on this letter, and she doesn't know who to ask and what to do. Any advice? She is getting a letter from her AP Comp teacher as well, but it won't be strong since that's not her favorite subject.[/quote]

She missed class for a family vacation and a sport and you think that the Teacher is wrong to not write her a letter of recommendation? Seriously? She might have done well in the class but the Teacher is looking at her absences as an indication of her priorities, a sport, and her families priorities, a vacation. He might very well like her but she did not show the Teacher that she is committed to her education.

The final grade is not everything. Missing class for the reasons given is not a good look. Her Teacher did her a favor by saying no and not saying yes and writing her a lackluster recommendation. [/quote]

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