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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
District Champs are cheaper for teams to attend, but they're tied to the district system. You're not going if you're not good enough, so there's teams that might want/need the inspiration/workshops/etc. of Champs that won't get it cause now you can't waitlist into DCMP or CMP.
Also, I think you have your percentage or noun wrong. You can get 80%-90% of the competition of Champs at MSC, but I'm much less sure about the inspiration. I was only at MSC for a brief bit, but I'm pretty sure it's lacking in spectacle and grandeur compared to Champs. Some students are going to be more inspired by beign part of the big show celebrating this engineering competition than seeing the competition played at the highest level.
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I have seen it work wonders on our students, mentors, and parents over the last two years.
If you're not good enough, I don't think the Championship or the DCMP is very inspiring either. It's no fun to get blown out of the water every match. In my experience, people on the team start complaining about how the schedule is rigged, or how everyone else has "cheated" in some way. Your mileage may vary.