the Hwa Chong system(continued)

As for the other new subject, IS( Independent Studies). Is essentially
The ACE program, which gives the student points for doing 'student initiated' project.For the new system, we are given a deadline and limit(maximum amount of ACE) every term, except term 4 due to the EOYs. Then the score is added together.This makes up 50% of the IS grade.
For the other 50%,there is the project competition,where now its graded over 50.
These two added together will get u your IS marks.


Oh did i mention that a b3 is needed for you to pass?Or its 3Q buddy!

Firstly,id like to point out that this is much too unfair to many students,I mean, lets just take this scenario for example.

On the first term.You perhaps decided to spam ACE for this term and lets say get 9/10
second term, stress starts building up and ACE is neglected 12/20
OH NO!!! you failed your project competition.TIME TO SPAM ACE. say 20/50 for Project comp
AND HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO GET TO PASS? =>65-20-9-12
=24/20 (is that over the limit?)

"Why didnt you max out your ACE in the first two terms then?"
(it is really your fault but, who would have expected to fail their project comp so badly? Plus there is the IDS in the last term so you probably wont even get 20/20....

And due to the structure of the project comp, there definitely have more failures tan passes, so what happens to those that fail their project pretty badly? They most likely die. like me.

Other than this,the grading argument can be used on this as well.
after a while you would hear students asking "is there ACE for this" for what ever outside curriculum assignments they receive.And without the student initiative, i think it defeats the purpose of having this thing at all.