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Unread 19-02-2002, 23:12
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I keep thinking about this (and not doing my hw). I know a lot of you still don't think the whole competition aspect is fair, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I hear people throwing around terms like different levels of competition. BAH! Maybe it's just my competetive nature, but I would never sink to the level of voluntarily competing in a lower division than anyone else. I don't care if I'm disadvantaged, I'll drive my robot around right up there with the big guys. The way I see it, I'm just a really bad engineer, and I'm darn proud of it.

You guys make it seem like engineers aren't people or something. If a robot is really awesome, it doesn't matter who made it - there was still a lot of hard work and time that went into making it, and anybody that had any involvement in building their own robot will be able to appreciate what either some student or some engineer did. I'm personally going to congratulate every cool robot I see regardless of who made it just because somebody put some hours into it and made something that I can look at and admire, and maybe even aspire to.

If you think you're being "deprived" and "disadvantaged" that much, don't complain about it. Work your butt off next year, and compete and give all the other engineers a run for their money. If you're motivated enough you can do it. If you're going onto college, etc., your access to cool tools and such will increase. Get a job at a machine shop and become one of those engineers and find some team you think is disadvantaged and help them. But remember that you've been on the other side and keep your teams appearance in mind. Don't get a reputation of doing all the work for them, let the students do it for themselves. All it takes is time. This competition is what you make of it. It's an opportunity to get students involved and inspire them. If getting your butt whooped by an engineer makes you want to go out and become one, I think that Dean is accomplishing exactly what he wants.

Remember, in the long run, we're all on the same team. We have bigger things to worrry about like colonizing mars, extending the human lifespan or preventing the eventual energy death of the universe.
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