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Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)
I think Dean's list right now is fine to be honest. It does a good job recognizing students for their work. I'm not just speaking for myself either but most Dean's List winners/finalists I know continue to stay involved in FIRST whether it be volunteering, mentoring, or other methods. If the goal of the award is to recognize true leaders in the FIRST community then it's doing a good job at it because those past winners are still leading the way regardless of there being an award or not. The gift bag was cool, but it's honestly the thing I cared least about when all is said and done.
In regards to WFA finalists being more prestigious than Dean's List Finalist awards, I think that is fine. In Dean's list, you are competing against other students with roughly the same level of experience. For WFA, the eventual winner is being compared to every other top mentor at the event with many applicants having decades of experience and working with teams. It's usually a lifelong commitment that is being recognized so that's why it's probably more prestigious.
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Being a Dean's Finalist means more to my team and school then it really does to me.
Whether I got the award or not I would be doing the same thing. I still plan on continuing volunteering and I plan on mentoring as soon as I can no longer be a student. Heck I quoted that exactly when talking to the judges.
I know an award like DLF, WFFA, Chairmans, or EI is not about the physical award. But, a lot less teams would aspire to win Chairmans or EE if the award was not as large.
That said I am going to stop commenting on this thread as we have completely reverted from the original goal. Id be happy to discuss this further in a PM.