Asking a teacher for a reference letter

Hello, do you really need to talk about the computer science course in your reference letter? I mean, did someone advise you to do this? Last year I took my A levels which were Maths, Economics and Accounting. I'm enrolled for a computer science degree in uni this September. In my reference letter I didn't include computer science, my teacher wrote about my achievements, anecdotes and things she appreciated with me. It was in my personal statement that I mentioned computer science.

Oh, i actually never thought of it that way. Thanks for your reply. Was wondering, did u write a guide for your teacher to follow/ talk about? and if so, how did u do it?

Yes I wrote guidelines but she didn't follow it entirely 😂 but here is what I wrote after I did my research:
- How do you know the student and for how long?
- The letter should be concise, specific and thorough
- Anecdotes about the student in class (asking questions during or after class, participating in class discussion, etc.)
- Extracurriculars that the student undertook
- Specific examples of ways in which the person demonstrated various skills and qualities
- personal comments about how the student is different from other students
- Use phrases like "I strongly recommend this student..." or "I am recommending this student..." at least once
- At the end provide a way for the university to contact the teacher (email address but don't worry they don't usually contact the teacher)
- There is no set rules about the number of pages for the letter

I hope I could be of help!

Yes I wrote guidelines but she didn't follow it entirely 😂 but here is what I wrote after I did my research:
- How do you know the student and for how long?
- The letter should be concise, specific and thorough
- Anecdotes about the student in class (asking questions during or after class, participating in class discussion, etc.)
- Extracurriculars that the student undertook
- Specific examples of ways in which the person demonstrated various skills and qualities
- personal comments about how the student is different from other students
- Use phrases like "I strongly recommend this student..." or "I am recommending this student..." at least once
- At the end provide a way for the university to contact the teacher (email address but don't worry they don't usually contact the teacher)
- There is no set rules about the number of pages for the letter

I hope I could be of help!
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Thank you sooooo much for this, it helped me alot in getting a sense on how to start. Cheers mate