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Originally Posted by djdaugherty
What happens to the wait lists when the 2nd registration opens Thursday? It's been a while since our team has attended more than one competition. The two sites we were considering have zero capacity now. Does that mean we should consider somewhere else, or will that capacity be increased for the 2nd round? If capacity is increased, do they pull from the existing wait list first?
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The waitlist is not strictly "first come, first served". The RD's prioritize teams that are rookies or first plays ahead of teams looking for a second play. There may be other considerations as well (local teams vs non-local, bringing a lot of volunteers, etc). That said, there is only one waitlist per event - if you go on it Thursday, you'll be behind everyone else already on it.
Your best bet is to look at the historical size for those two events - how many teams are usually at them?. That will give you an idea of how many teams will be pulled off the waitlist later to bring it up to full. Some events are actually already full, with no room to expand!. After that, look at the new color coding for the waitlist for the two events. As explained in the FRC blog, the color coding can give you an idea of how big the wait list currently is, versus the number of spots that will be available.