Re: Regional Competitions
 

AP tests cannot be rescheduled. Every student taking a certain test must take it at the same time, on the same date. The concern is, that, if the test is given to one student even and hour before another, the information and questions on the test would get out to the students who have yet to take it. So to ask that an AP test date be changed would not only affect the students in FIRST taking the test, it would affect every student in the country taking it. I took AP World History this past year (didn't take the test, just the class) and I remember our teacher telling us that he took his AP class on a field trip to Washington DC a few years back. They were in DC on the day of their AP exam so he had to take them to some facility where the test could be administered while they were in DC. He asked that the studnets be able to take the test before or after they got back from their trip ... but the answer was "no" - just because the AP system is that strict. About taking the SATs... I know that (here at least) there is a time you can take your SAT every two months or so, starting in October. If you were planning on taking the SAT on May 3rd, you can take it sometime before (October-March) or on the June date. Again, like Erin said before ... whenever Nationals is scheduled, it will be an inconvenience for someone.

- Katie

Regional Schedule
 

There are alternate test dates and alternate exams for both AP and SATs. One of my students became ill last year and had to do an alternate date for an AP exam. The big IF is if ETS will reschedule. It all depends on ETS's point of view concerning this competition.

There are alternative dates for AP exams. Two of my AP CS students had a conflict with two AP exams set for the same day. The makeup days are generally the week after the actual exam. You should know that the alternate date exam is not the same exam as given on the main day. This is so students can't get information about the questions from people who took it on time.

There are actually two problems with trying for the alternate date. One is getting the AP people to agree that your reason for taking the second test is good. The second is getting the school to pay for the additional proctor time. Someone, actually two someones, have to proctor the exam. That means an additional cost to the school. At the very least someone has to substitute for the proctors. So it's a difficult thing.

yea it is correct
 

jk2005,

it will be at the meadows Music center again. as i remember it is possibly the best arena i have been to. the seating is best because every seat has a view of the stage. Although, the pits are crowded as all hell. 2001, 10+ teams were outside in a tent.

but i am concerned about th NH regional, and the UTC regional. they are only a week apart. now i live 25 minutes from the manchester regional. do we still have to ship the bot or can we bring it ourselves, but i know we have to ship it to UTC.
2001 we brought our bot to the regional, i am confuzzled please let me know!!!!


Badjokeguy

I would expect most NH teams to drop their robots off at the drayage company by the shipping deadline rather than using FedEx. From what they said at the team meeting, FedEx was not too happy about using their expensive (to them) free shipping to move robots short distances. The good news is that if things are like last year that would give NH teams free shipping to a second regional.
With Manchester and UTC so close in time, one would hope, some thought is being given to shipping for teams that want to attend both. I'd like to thing that someone in the FIRST organization has been charged with figuring a way to make this work. Perhaps a deal with the drayage company and/or FedEx.
It would have been easier if hte dates were more apart but there are probably valid reasons why they are scheduled when they are. Those arenas schedule lots of events years in advance and those things are not easily moved.