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Originally posted by ebmonon36
I had chosen to go to Purdue before I had known about FIRST, but once I learned about it and that there is a team at Purdue, that just made it all the more greater of a school.
Could someone on 461 tell me how you prevent having hundreds of prospective engineers on your team? It just seems like everyone would want to join.
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The main reason a lot of people don't join right off the bat is because of the time commitment. In high school, you know it takes TONS of time, well, it's really hard to manage school and robots. Most of the advisors this year were engineering majors, and that takes up a ton of time too. Plus there is the fact that people are lazy, and when they come to the callout they don't want to take the time to fill out the app. or go to an interview. There are also a lot of other engineering clubs that people get into...and people realize they can't do everything...
amanda and clark are right. first we go to a callout (there will be flyers and/or chalk on the sidewalks in the fall). There you get an application..why do you want to be on the team, what skills do you have that would help,etc. After that you have an interview with the the sub-team coordinators and the teachers. it's not a hard interview...if i remember correctly, the questions they ask are very similar to the questions on the application.
I'd say if you want to continue FIRST next year, 461 is a great team!
(i'm not partial or anything) Stick through the whole application/interview process, it's definatly worth it. (Plus, if you are going into engineering, all of the upperclassmen advisors are always happy to help you with class stuff!)