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J. Jones Pontiac Northern High Pontiac, Michigan

1 - AP Government & Politics, AP Literature And English Composition, Pre-calculus, Physics & Robotics, You & The Law Ii, And Ceramics I
2- Hardest - AP Government & Politics Easiest - Ceramics
3 - You Must Maintain A 3.0 (On A 4.0 Scale) Grade Point Average You Must Also Be Active With The Team By Attending Meetings And Working On A Sub Team (Engineering, Public Relations, Website, Animation Teams)
4 - Three Years
5 - 3.0
6 - Undecided, Ferris State University Or Oakland University
7 - Day - 1-3 Hours (Outside Of Build Season) 3-5 Hours (During Build Season) Week - 4-12 Hours (Outside Of Build Season) 15-25 (During Build Season) Month - 16-48 Hours (Outside Of Build Season) 60-100 Hours (During Build Season)
8 - Month - 8 Hours
9 - Required - 3 Personal - 2
10 - Yes, AP Government & Politics, AP Literature And English Composition, AP Calculus, AP Biology, & AP Chemistry We Did Have An AP Physics Class However, There Wasn't Enough People That Signed Up For It So If Got Changed To Physics & Robotics

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E. Husmann, Hope Chapel Academy, California

Econ, World History, World Lit, Calculus (2nd semester at a community college), Machining (community college)
Calculus (nature of the subject), World History (about two years below my level--long story) and Machining (the hardest part is being within tolerance)
At least a freshman and sign up
going into my fifth year (there was a time when we allowed 8th graders)
above 3, below 4
Undecided.
couple hours max, maybe four hours, maybe six hours
depends on what I have to do in community service
probably about six, about the same
If we want 'em. (ISP school)

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1. What classes are you currently taking:

AP US Gov't
AP Calculus AB
English 12
Physics I
Advanced Computer Studies (Independent studies class after AP Computer Science AB)
CIW Web Tech (Dual enrollment)
Oracle Database Management (Dual enrollment)

2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so?
None are tough, most are easy. I always challenge myself outside of school, through robotics for example, to keep school interesting.

3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school?

Experience. I'm a programmer and when I had joined the team, I had programmed Java for 2 years, had experience writing C, C++, and some experience in ASM and Fortran.

4. How long have you been on the team?

2 years now

5. What is your GPA?

Currently a 4.1 (so far this year), overall just over a 3.5 (:( I crashed and burned last year with 3 APs, effectively 4 with chemistry. I was too immature for that kind of schedule last year).

6. What college do you plan on attending?

Virginia Tech

7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-curricular activities including the robotics team?

18 hrs a week working (recently ended to devote more time to robotics), and between 3-9 hrs a day at robotics.

8. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? doing community service?

1-2 hrs a week as an elementary school teacher aid.

9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read?

I have been required to read 3 books, personally read 7-8 (it's hard to remember because I reread a lot of books 'cause I ran out of material).

10. Do you have an AP classes in your school?

Yep. I'm taking 2 this year (AP Gov't, AP Calculus AB), took 3 last year (AP Computer Science AB, AP Chemistry, AP US History), and 1 my sophomore year (AP Computer Science A).

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S Howland, Loomis Chaffee, Windsor, CT

1. AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, Multivariable Calculus, AP Statistics
2. Toughest class: English (papers) Easiest class: Computer Science... comes easily, and no homework
3. Team members must contribute at least 50 hours to attend away events. Members are expected to have school as their main priority - if grades drop then they are asked to raise them before continuing with robotics.
4. 4 year member
5. 3.9
6. Currently Washington University in St. Louis, but waiting on MIT, Caltech, Harvey Mudd
7. 4 hours a day during build, 3 otherwise
8. Average 15 hrs/month service
9. 7 required, 3 personal books
10. Yes, many

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First Initial , Last Name, School , Location
J. Bourne; Miami, FL

1. What classes are you currently taking: Theology, AP Physics, Honors Latin American History, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, World Literature, Philosophy
2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so? Toughest class: none, they are equally tough, with the exception of Philosophy which is only easy because I have a slack teacher.
3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school? warm-blooded, bipedal, pay membership fee
4. How long have you been on the team? 4th year
5. What is your GPA? 4.3
6. What college do you plan on attending? Carnegie Mellon
7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-
curricular activities including the robotics team? Hours in a day - hours at school - 5 hours (for sleeping) - 2 hours for transportation each day = hours dedicated to robotics so 24 - 8 - 5 - 2 = 9
8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service? I have to do at least 60 hours during the school year for Key Club and 25 each school year for graduation (though some hours can be used for both)
9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read? about 6, for personal, I read no more than I have to
10. Do you have an AP classes in your school? Yes

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Guy Davidson, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

1. US History, AP BC Calc, AP AB Comspci, Physics A, Humanities H, AP Spanish Language, Engineering Tech
2. Toughest is a toss-up between Calc and CS, easiest is US History. Those are the hardest becuse they require more learning of new ideas than the rest of my classes, combined with a heavy work load.
3. Wanting to be on the team :) Apart of that, maintaining above a 2.5, and not being destructive to the team.
4. Since my freshman year.
5. Around 3.7 cummulative so far.
6. I don't know :) Hopefully Olin :P
7. Over an hour a day, so probably over 5 a week, and over 20 a month.
8. About 1-2 hours a week.
9. 5 required books, and about 5 more on my own.
10. Yes, and I took one last year and taking three more this year.

Hope this helps.

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i dont know if you still need it but...
BHagerman, Visitation, Minnesota

1. What classes are you currently taking
-Crime and Justice
-Religion
-AP Calc
-English 12
-AP Spanish
-Gov/Econ
-Enviro
2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so?
toughest is spanish because fast paced
3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school?
signing up? i dont think there were requirements since it was our first year
4. How long have you been on the team?
this year
5. What is your GPA?
3.7
6. What college do you plan on attending?
most likely madison
7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-
curricular activities including the robotics team?
a week--sports: 10, work:9, robo:10?

8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service?
2 hours a week
9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read?
in school like 6, personal 3?
10. Do you have an AP classes in your school?
yup

hope it helps

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G. Cox, 11th grade, Eisenhower High School/UCMST, Shelby Twp Michigan

1. What classes are you currently taking
- AP Gov't/Economics, AC English, Web Page Dev I, Pre-Calc, Physics, AP Java [the last three are at this special accelerated program, MST, with "high rigor" courses and such.. think of them as basically all AP-level or higher]

2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so?
- toughest would probably be English; we have at least 100 pages of novel reading a week, along with a tonn of in class essays (not to mention the teacher is insane.. he thinks that because we're in AC, we devote our lives to literature and writing). Easiest would be Web Page or Java; I've always just been good with computers and that type of thing.. Web Page Dev = browse CD and other forums :)

3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school?
- Must raise $1000 in fundraising before the start of the team, must get weekly grade reports to make sure that your grades aren't slipping. There's no set GPA, they just can't fall significantly from where you started. Also, everyone must contribute 10 hours a week to the team (whether it's doing PR/articles, mechanical, animation, etc.. most people have no problem hitting this, unless something major comes up). There are a bunch of little things like contributing to articles, but those are the three major ones.

4. How long have you been on the team?
- This is my rookie year

5. What is your GPA?
- 3.75 give or take, depending on the day. I have a 3.9 if you don't count my english class. If our school used weighted grades, I would probably have a 4+

6. What college do you plan on attending?
- Probably somewhere like Kettering, Michigan Tech, or Lawrence Tech. One of those types.

7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-
curricular activities including the robotics team?
- haha, including robotics, 15-20+ hours a week depending on the week.

8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service?
- uhh... a couple hours a month?

9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read?
- Required.. 6 or 7. Personal, 2 or so. It would be more, but almost all of my reading efforts are put into trying to pass english.

10. Do you have an AP classes in your school?
mmmhm, I've basically taken every one available to me.

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k. porter. greenville high school. greenville,texas

1. What classes are you currently taking? Government. Media. English AP. Calculus AP. Robotics. German 2 Pre AP. Tennis
2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so? Calculus. Tennis. Calculus is just tough in gerneral. and Tennis is easy to play and have fun
3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school? do well at tryouts. which you have to build a mousetrap car or a plane out of aluminum cans
4. How long have you been on the team? 2 years
5. What is your GPA? 3.946 i believe
6. What college do you plan on attending? ut at tyler
7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-
curricular activities including the robotics team? day about 2-3. week is about 10 or so. month was alot due to building season but now not as much.
8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service? i dont do very much. just going out to my great grandmas nursing home and visiting with the people out there
9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read? 4-5 required books
10. Do you have an AP classes in your school? yes. quite a few

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... i wish that i had robotics as a class....

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Ford [HS] is starting something called mechatronics next year, which is a lot of the same principles, engineering and little robots and such...

... but having FIRST as a class would be awesome

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its not really robotics as in building the robot. its more of a class were we go out and fundraise and work on the expense part of robotics. we also have been watching footage and talking strategy lately

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I'm not sure if you still need this but i figured i would reply

A. Gerber Convent of the Visitation School

1. What classes are you currently taking
AP US History, Social Justice, Spanish IV, Honors Chem, Honors Math Analysis, American Literature
2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so?
AP US History-hardest-there is just a lot of reading, Social Justice-easiest-we don't do anything
3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your school?
show up
4. How long have you been on the team?
this is my first year
5. What is your GPA?
i like its 4.1 or something like that
6. What college do you plan on attending?
I don't know
7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-curricular activities including the robotics team?
a day about 2 hours, a week a 10-12 hours depending on the time of year, a month i'm not sure
8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service?
not much maybe a few hours a month
9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How many personal books have you read?
6-7 required, 5-6 personal
10. Do you have an AP classes in your school?
yes