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Originally Posted by ICntIHaveRbtics
If the Dean's List award was honestly thought out and defined at the beginning of the season, I would think that FIRST would have put it out at the very beginning to give people as much time as possible to submit nominations for it.
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Yeah, I would too. Which makes me wonder why FIRST would make such an important award an impulse decision
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But following the "never enough time" mantra, alas I believe it was something they wanted to try and squeeze in and give some people the opportunity to receive the honor this year as opposed to waiting until last year. Surely students that deserved the honor are students from teams that make it work regardless of having a short amount of time.
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I'll go tell the students from 980, 1323, and countless others that had TIMS problems that their team just didn't make it work.
Teams like mine had to have their students play a significant role in their own essays in order to get them done. We did not have time to discuss candidates, whether or not to submit for the award, etc. in two school days. It was stupid to rush this award and the right people did not get recognized, I guarantee it.