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Originally Posted by Karthik
In Ontario the universities and colleges that host regional/district events are often very willing to offer a significant discount or even completely donate the venue. They do this because they see the event as a significant recruiting opportunity; what better way to attract a group of incredibly bright and motivated students to visit your campus than by hosting a robotics event.
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At Champs this year, I was talking with Ken Stafford from WPI and this was the way he recommended framing it to colleges-- there are very few opportunities to get kids with the traits FIRST/VEX encourage on campus in the sheer numbers that a robotics event can. Recruitment is a huge plus for colleges, almost as much as getting on a college campus can be for the students. We have numerous tours at the Twin Cities regionals (which are held at the University of Minnesota) that I know have led to students picking the U. It's a great angle that I'd encourage areas to try.