Quote:
Originally Posted by stundt1
My team is stuck in a predicament now. We try to attend champs every 4 years so everyone on the team gets a chance to attend champs. ...snip
...
So I was wondering if anyone knew how many teams on the wait list got accepted last year? It would be very helpful in our decision.
Anyone in the same predicament as us?  |
I would recommend proposing 2 options to the team:
Option 1: Attend a 2nd regional and understand the likelihood of attending the World championship is low. Present what the budget is and talk about what kind of "emergency fund-raising" would be required should you get a waitlist spot (Mathematically speaking, I do not think there are a lot of these spots left in the future of FRC).
Option 2: Plan on attending the World Championship whether or not you qualify. If you qualify or get a wiat-list slot, you are ready to go. If you don't qualify, attend anyway and make sure students take advantage of scholarship row, seminars, and ... If you have a strong scouting team, or a students interested in improving scouting, have them join in on some of the other teams there to see how their systems work. Recommend that the students or mentors volunteer at the event to see the other side of how FRC is done...
Like Alan said, I would probably recommend our team attends even if we do not qualify.