[redengin33r]

So, long story short, almost a million high school seniors use the Common Application to over 500 prestigious colleges and universities who emphasize holistic evaluation of students. As I was going through this process in the fall, it came to my attention that FIRST Robotics (or even Robotics in general) is not included as an extracurricular option.

This is a link to a petition on change.org started by another senior on Team 33. It's an open letter to facilitators of the Common Application. Because this isn't a media inquiry there is no direct contact available for this kind of request. Once the petition receives enough signatures, though, Change.org will help close those gaps.

Thank you for your consideration! Please sign at: http://www.change.org/petitions/the-common-application-add-first-robotics-as-an-extracurricular-option?share_id=xgYllzOroT&utm_campaign=twitter_li nk&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition#

Include why FIRST is important to you and be sure to share with your team...help us make FIRST loud!