We encourage group projects as enthusiastically as individual projects. Group projects, however, are more difficult to organize given that there is more than one person involved. The following are some suggestions, criteria, and general advice for getting a group project accepted.

1. Each member of the group must submit a separate application.

2. Each member of the group must be able to account for 30 hours of project work during the two weeks allotted to senior projects. Thus a group of 5 must have cummulative total of 150 hours amongst its members.

3. An excellent group project occurs when each member of the group adds something to achieve a common goal. We will be looking for evidence in group project proposals that each member of the group is in charge of some aspect of the project.

4. We are wary of group projects which suggest that one person has done all of the work and the other group members are simply along for the ride. It is normally not a good sign when four identical applications are submitted for a group project. Each member needs to think about his or her individual contribution to the project as a whole.

5. We have rejected proposals in the past because they were submitted for a group of 5 seniors, but the project really only needed two people. Think about how many people the project will take and stick to that number. Adding people onto a project simply because they are friends and have not thought of a project themselves may jeopardize your project.

6. Be careful to not hinge a project's success upon a senior whose grades may require them to be in class for much of the senior project weeks. Make sure your project can still work if a group member needs to drop out at the last minute.