Forum: General Forum
20-10-2016, 18:54
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,013
Re: Location of Georgia District Events
One of the reasons that our team opted not to load in Friday night for GRITS is because Gainesville is easily over a two hour drive in traffic, and to load in on Friday we would have to leave in the...
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Forum: General Forum
19-10-2016, 13:26
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,013
Re: Location of Georgia District Events
Going off of this, at the smaller events last year where there were only 24 or 25 teams total, almost every robot got picked for elimination, and the "worst" robots at the competition ended up on the...
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Forum: General Forum
13-10-2016, 13:50
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,013
Location of Georgia District Events
As a part of an Atlanta based team who will be driving over an hour to our closest district event this year, I decided to map out all of the Georgia FRC teams and the location of our four district...
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Forum: General Forum
20-09-2016, 19:17
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Replies: 218
Views: 40,641
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Forum: General Forum
29-08-2016, 16:10
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,347
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
Personally, I only ever wear Norts or athletic leggings to competitions because I always find myself running all around and for me, jeans or other pants are too hot and not nearly as comfortable to...
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Forum: General Forum
29-08-2016, 14:43
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,347
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
I tried to convince my kids that we need team logo fanny packs but sadly they rejected the idea :( I guess I will just have to get one online and rock it solo at competitions
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Forum: General Forum
28-08-2016, 21:50
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,347
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
Oh gosh, leggings are the only things worse than girls' pants when it comes to pockets. If your legging are even fortunate enough to have a pocket, it's probably only big enough to fit a tic tac or...
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Forum: General Forum
28-08-2016, 16:36
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,347
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
#makefannypacksgreatagain
But actually I would love to see fanny packs make a comeback because girls' pockets are a joke. The pockets on Norts are just barely large enough to hold a phone, so at...
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Forum: General Forum
27-08-2016, 20:05
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,628
Re: Best Event Giveaways
Probably my favorite giveaway was a few years back when the Air Force was giving out multitools with two double sided screwdriver bits, a flashlight, and a level. I keep mine in my purse and I use it...
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Forum: General Forum
18-08-2016, 15:44
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,658
Re: Starting FRC at School with VEX Team?
I have spoken with the OP and connected him with several local teams that he could join. These teams also have the ability to assist him if he choses to try and start a team of his own at his school....
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 21:43
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,658
Re: Starting FRC at School with VEX Team?
Where in Atlanta are you based? I mentor a team that is not affiliated with a school, and many of the other Atlanta teams will let you join even if you don't go to their school. Feel free to PM me...
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 11:38
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,164
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 11:06
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,685
Re: FIRST Alumni: How's College Going?
I graduated from high school in 2014 and am about to start my third year at Georgia Tech majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a focus in undergraduate research. After taking a semester off from...
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Forum: College & University Education
25-07-2016, 15:26
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Replies: 12
Views: 587
Re: Transitioning to Mentor in College
This is so so so important! You are paying thousands of dollars a year to go to college so make it your number one priority! On top of that, you need to realize that you are no longer a student, and...
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Forum: General Forum
25-07-2016, 11:51
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Replies: 72
Views: 5,611
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Forum: Off-Season Events
19-07-2016, 10:41
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,058
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
I could not agree more with this! Girls in FRC tend to have to prove themselves repeatedly to gain any respect in the community, and many girls don't have the confidence to show time and time again...
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Forum: General Forum
19-07-2016, 10:12
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,244
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Forum: General Forum
11-07-2016, 11:16
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,167
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Forum: General Forum
16-06-2016, 10:32
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,982
Re: Why do women leave engineering? (MIT Article)
Another thing that I have noticed is that after high school, the number of females that stay involved, either by mentoring or by volunteering, significantly decreases. It is especially apparent at...
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Forum: General Forum
01-06-2016, 11:04
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,240
Re: What are your Summer Plans
-Work/ attempt to adult
-Plan and fundraise for Georgia BEST
-Work with new team leadership on creating a plan for the upcoming year
-Train rookies
-Start offseason projects to prepare for GRITS
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Forum: General Forum
24-05-2016, 14:01
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,229
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Forum: General Forum
18-05-2016, 14:17
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,991
Re: Custom Drive Stations
This is the driver station that I built for my team back when I was a student several years ago. The top has velcro to secure all of the controls and laptop, and the whole top piece comes off to...
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Forum: General Forum
16-05-2016, 22:48
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,247
Re: Best Scaling Bot This Season?
Slight Georgia bias, but one of my personal favorites to watch climb was 1746
https://youtu.be/vbQxAzPCdMg?t=133
https://youtu.be/_-PWf5Pao0k?t=9518
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Forum: General Forum
13-05-2016, 12:49
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,852
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Forum: General Forum
03-05-2016, 14:41
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,073
Re: Hardest personal lesson learned?
As a college mentor of my former team, one of the hardest things that I have had to learn to do is distance myself from my students and constantly remind myself that I am no longer on the team as a...
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