Chief Delphi - Looking for a team

I'll throw you some things to consider I don't want to sway you one way or another because ultimately it is your decision.

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Originally Posted by eyu100 (Post 991260)

So I talked about this to my parents, and they said that joining another team would be betrayal and that people in my school (not just robotics students) would hate me. To what extent is this true? (Nobody here has mentioned it yet.) Posts from people who have gone through this situation before would be especially helpful.

I have not personally gone through this situation, but I know a few students who have jumped teams and it really isn't a big deal. The fact that your team has taught you enough that you can go be a part of another team and show them some things reflects very well back on your original team.

People outside of FIRST aren't going to say "Hey! That guy is working with that other school, let's all make fun of him" People who aren't in FIRST generally don't make a huge deal about robotics and they don't really even need to know you are with a different team.

Within FIRST you have a potential situation to creat somewhat of a connection between two teams (assuming you don't burn any bridges) FIRST is so much cooler once you get to know a lot of people. Collaboration between teams is a really helpful thing and perhaps this can be taken advantage of.

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Originally Posted by eyu100 (Post 991415)

Another issue is that I am currently active on my team, and leaving now and joining another team will attract more attention than joining a while after leaving.

This issue probably should have been resolved more than 3 days before kick off (around the start of school), but there's not much you can do about it now. Yes it will attract more attention.

One other thing to consider, since you are a senior, college is expensive. If you plan on taking advantage of the lovely scholarship opportunites (that we here at CD highly encourage you to apply for) you are going to need some recommendations...If you leave, will those who know you best still be willing to write you a recommendation? And is there really time for a mentor from a new team to get to know you well enough?