TJ - Changing the Senior Research Project to an Optional Elective?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard that TJ is looking into removing the requirement for a senior research project. Students can still elect to do a project, but it will be optional and the number of students who can participate will be capped.

Does anyone know more about this? Is this based on staffing?

No- it is based on making TJ easier for the bottom 25%.

TJ Freshmen and Sophomores (students admitted under the new admission system) are about to take required courses etc. next year to begin preparations for the Sr. Research project. Paving the way for the under prepared pioneers.

Yes, many of the students who only got in because they had purchased access to the test aren't up to the challenge, but hoping the more rigorous admissions that stopped their rampant cheating addressed this issue.

You're truly certifiable if you think that a process based on a few generic essays is "more rigorous" than one based on deeper essays, test scores, course difficulty/math level, teacher recommendations, major accomplishments, and ECs.

More rigorous than the process that involves memorizing answers on a purchased test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that TJ is looking into removing the requirement for a senior research project. Students can still elect to do a project, but it will be optional and the number of students who can participate will be capped.

Does anyone know more about this? Is this based on staffing?

No- it is based on making TJ easier for the bottom 25%.

TJ Freshmen and Sophomores (students admitted under the new admission system) are about to take required courses etc. next year to begin preparations for the Sr. Research project. Paving the way for the under prepared pioneers.

Yes, many of the students who only got in because they had purchased access to the test aren't up to the challenge, but hoping the more rigorous admissions that stopped their rampant cheating addressed this issue.

You're truly certifiable if you think that a process based on a few generic essays is "more rigorous" than one based on deeper essays, test scores, course difficulty/math level, teacher recommendations, major accomplishments, and ECs.

More rigorous than the process that involves memorizing answers on a purchased test.

This implies they had the exact test to provide to students. More likely it was similar problems, at which point memory isn't good enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that TJ is looking into removing the requirement for a senior research project. Students can still elect to do a project, but it will be optional and the number of students who can participate will be capped.

Does anyone know more about this? Is this based on staffing?

No- it is based on making TJ easier for the bottom 25%.

TJ Freshmen and Sophomores (students admitted under the new admission system) are about to take required courses etc. next year to begin preparations for the Sr. Research project. Paving the way for the under prepared pioneers.

Yes, many of the students who only got in because they had purchased access to the test aren't up to the challenge, but hoping the more rigorous admissions that stopped their rampant cheating addressed this issue.

#BackDoorKaren

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that TJ is looking into removing the requirement for a senior research project. Students can still elect to do a project, but it will be optional and the number of students who can participate will be capped.

Does anyone know more about this? Is this based on staffing?

No- it is based on making TJ easier for the bottom 25%.

+1 truth

I would agree that this is really the reason.

It’s a shame.