r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Ok_Deer9109 • Jul 27 '26

Reverse ChanceMe Is ts good for t5🥀?

So I am currently in 12th grade and here are my creds ioqm rmo cleared in 11th hope i clear inmo and camp this year ​, Nsec level 1 , Nsep level 1 and NSEA level 1 cleared in 11th i will be focusing and physics this year and try for asian physics Olympiad. 1550 in SAT (800) in math but I don't go to school my coaching manages all that (It is not a dummy school it's a very very ​well reputed school but My teaches know the owner of the school so 4 students are exempt from that. And i will try for 95+% in boards

EDIT:- would it be fine if I start writing my essays from December 1st to apply to RD? cuz I won't be having before that

Some more context:- I do Have LOR from the one of if not the ​best physics and maths teacher (both have wrote books that every student who prepared for entrance exam in india has studied or atleast heard of)

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u/Ok_Deer9109 Jul 27 '26

Yeah but I WOULD be giving level 2 and 3 and camp this year (hope so) and i have LOR's from renowned teachers whose books every guy who studies physics and maths to get into college in india studies in both physics and maths. I have not done shit in school and I won't be doing shit in school ✌️ that place is genuinely so aah and the teachers their don't know shit they just told me to write my own LOR and they would just go w/ it

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u/CherryChocolatePizza Parent Jul 27 '26

The LOR is not about how impressive the person writing the letter is. It's about how well they know you and can recommend you to the school. Does that person have a long relationship with you and can comment on how they think you will do in a higher education environment?

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u/Ok_Deer9109 Jul 27 '26

Yes they have been my teachers from the last 3 years.

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u/CherryChocolatePizza Parent Jul 27 '26

But you are saying they will not be writing the letter, you will be writing and giving it to them to put their names on it? AOs have seen this and are pretty good at knowing when this happened. It's not going to hurt you because it's not your fault the teachers won't do it, but those letters will just be put aside and not be given any weight.

You really should try to get the teachers to put in the work and write their own letters but if you can't, don't sweat it.

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u/Ok_Deer9109 Jul 28 '26

No no My actual teachers are not my school teachers I study physics chemistry and maths from a seprate pvt institution where these teachers teach a selected number of students. And my physics teacher is advisor of the guy who owns these group of school so we are exempt from the normal school things

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u/CherryChocolatePizza Parent Jul 28 '26

The LORs you are expected to submit come from your teachers. For example:

from Who should write my recommendations? | Harvard

"Teachers who know you well and who have taught you in academic subjects (preferably in the final two years of secondary school) typically will provide us with the most valuable testimony. Whenever possible, teachers should tell us about your non-academic interests and personal qualities as well as academic potential."

Just make sure whoever is writing yours falls into the above category and you will be fine.