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Originally Posted by philso
One alternative to sending a team to compete could be to send a few key team members (students and mentors) to visit with the teams in attendance and to learn from them. You would not have the pressure of competing so you can focus on attending the seminars and learning from the teams in attendance. You may also be able to network with more established teams who can help you in future years.
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So glad to hear this, because this is exactly what we have planned to do. We were offered a waitlist spot, but had already have booked rooms to have our leadership team go attend seminars, network, and volunteer. Since we are small, have no money in the bank for the $5K entry fee, and would have to do an amazing turnaround on the robot to not embarrass ourselves, we figured that we are saving ourselves a lot of money and stress by not accepting, with the added benefit that we're probably almost guaranteed a spot next year if they conduct the waiting list lottery the same way (8 years, never been, for this FRC team).