How many teacher recommendations do you need to get into UVA?

Answer 1

Letters of recommendation - while you should have one or two - are not a priority within the selection criteria for most all colleges and universities. Read below for the Clemson University admission criteria. You will see below where the letters of recommendation fall in terms of importance.

Admission Policies and Factors

Admission requirements:

* Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT

* If submitting ACT, the writing section is required

* Considered if Submitted: SAT Subject Tests

Very important admission factors:

* Class Rank

* Rigor of secondary school record

* Standardized Test Scores

* State Residency

Important admission factors:

* Alumni Relation

Considered:

* Application Essay

* Recommendations

* Talent/Ability

A note about the college's admission requirements: Admission competitive and based largely on high school curriculum, performance in that curriculum, peer comparison, SAT or ACT scores, and choice of major.

Source: College Board

Answer 2

You only need two from teachers of core classes. That being said, I asked my admissions coucelor when I was going through how many to send, and they said as many as I thought were needed to show who I was as a person. So, if you have a coach, electives teacher, employer, band director, church leader, ect. who would shed some (positive) light on you as a person, have them send in a recomendation as well. I did and it paid off- wahoowa!