Forum: General Forum
08-01-2016, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 9,974
Re: California District Proposal, Rev 2
Among other experiences, I've been a VC for a district event and a district championship. I think knowing local volunteers, having familiarity with local teams/businesses/other non-profits that are...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
07-18-2016, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,043
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
Some people do still think this way. Overtly discriminatory comments are less common, but subtle discrimination is pretty frequent. Sometimes people aren't even aware that they have unconscious...
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Forum: General Forum
07-05-2016, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 285
Views: 29,893
Re: California District Proposal
To minimize volunteer workload and prevent burnout, ideally we would have unique VCs for each District Event in California. Being a VC is a lot of work, especially for brand new events.
Also,...
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Forum: General Forum
06-27-2016, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 285
Views: 29,893
Re: California District Proposal
This has been one of the biggest barriers to me being more involved in California. I used to do at least three events per season in New England, even before we switched to districts there. I could...
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Forum: General Forum
04-18-2016, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,615
Re: NE District Championship
I'd like to send a huge thank you to all of the volunteers at this event for your hard work. We couldn't have pulled it off without you.
My round trip travel for this event was over 6000 miles,...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
01-12-2016, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,113
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Forum: General Forum
11-30-2015, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,166
Re: White Perspectives on Racism in FIRST
I'm glad to hear that Ed has had such good experiences in FIRST. I don't think his post changes my point - I can't accurately say whether or not racism in FIRST is widespread, or exists at all. I...
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Forum: General Forum
11-30-2015, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,166
Re: White Perspectives on Racism in FIRST
For all of the white people commenting that you haven't observed racism in FIRST, I invite you to question why that is. Is it because it doesn't exist widely, or at all? Or could it be that we have...
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Forum: General Forum
11-03-2015, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,120
Re: 2015/16 College Help Thread
Since no one from MIT has spoken up in this thread yet, I will chime in. I am an alumna of MIT (Class of 2012, Materials Science & Engineering). I had a great experience there and I would love to...
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Forum: College & University Education
10-21-2015, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 900
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
10-05-2015, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,474
Re: "A" in Robotics = Lower GPA?
Admissions offices consider what students say about themselves (their essays), what their teachers say about them (their recommendations), and what others say about them (their interviewers). They...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
10-05-2015, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,474
Re: "A" in Robotics = Lower GPA?
I would not worry about this. Most universities are looking at the full picture of who the applicants are as people, what makes them tick, what they might contribute to the campus, and whether they...
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Forum: NASA Discussion
09-30-2015, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,141
NASA JPL Open House
Is anyone in Southern California planning to attend the NASA JPL Open House on Saturday 10/10 or Sunday 10/11?
I was talking with an MIT alum last night who will be there on 10/11 and wants to make...
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Forum: General Forum
09-19-2015, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,491
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Forum: General Forum
09-19-2015, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,491
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Forum: General Forum
09-08-2015, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,788
Re: New England District Events 2016
I'm excited to see the District Championship in Hartford! I'll be heading home for it, and possibly other events depending on how many affordable plane tickets I find. :)
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Forum: General Forum
09-02-2015, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,565
Re: 2015 NE FIRST University Day in Connecticut
I'd love to come back for this... if only I could find ticket prices that would make a short trip worth it.
Edit: This got me thinking about virtual training opportunities. I know some of the usual...
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Forum: College & University Education
09-02-2015, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 900
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Forum: General Forum
08-15-2015, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,806
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Forum: General Forum
06-09-2015, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,076
Re: Paid FIRST alum summer internships
Lonnie,
Thanks for your reply. It sounds like a great opportunity, and I'd like to help it grow.
As for why you haven't heard more interest yet, I have two ideas:
1) This is not the best time of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
06-07-2015, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,380
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Forum: General Forum
06-07-2015, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,076
Re: Paid FIRST alum summer internships
I'm not looking for an internship - I'm in industry - but I'm interested in hearing more about this. Are you able to share the funding source behind this? Are you looking for internship matches for...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
06-01-2015, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,042
Re: pic: smurfgirl 2015 WAI
Interestingly, it doesn't show up sideways on my home computer, but it does show up sideways on another computer.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-31-2015, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,042
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-20-2015, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,988
Re: Girls in STEM Event - Oct 3, @CyberBlue
This is great! If you're going to be bringing in outside organizations (for the college/career parts of the event), I'd recommend trying to connect with your local Society of Women Engineers (SWE)...
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Thanks, that clears things up a lot, and should probably have been obvious. - Branden Ghena [more] 
