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Originally Posted by Carol
Have you considered starting with an FTC team? It is too late for this year, [...]
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Ehh I don't think it's too late for this year....our FRC team is considering getting an FTC team started in the community [oh, that sweet $500 registration credit!].
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr....aspx?id=18371
I just talked with our FTC regional co-ordinator, and she didn't think it was too late to start. It seems their competition season is more laid back, somewhat like FLL.
What I might recommend doing is partnering with your closest FRC team, to start an FTC team which you can then nurse along as another poster said, into full-fledged FRC epicness incarnate in a year or two. This provides benefits for all involved: FRC team gets $500 credit towards registration, new FTC team gets to register for only $75 [but must still pay ~$1050 for KOP], and you get to mentor a team.
The only problem I can see is that it could be a difficult transition from FTC to FRC. Just a guess though, as I've never done FTC. But if you have a lot of underclassmen this year, it could be a nice intro to FIRST, and then next year graduate to FRC. Might be harder with an entirely new freshmen class next year.
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2002: Highest Rookie Seed, AOR
2003, 2006, 2012: Xerox Creativity Award, AOR
2006: Semi-finalist, Sacramento Regional
2009: Quarter-finalist, AOR
2010: Quarter-finalist, AOR
2011: Semi-finalist, AOR, and Dean's List finalist, AOR
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2009: Lead scout, publicity
2010: Lead scout, publicity, fundraising, Chairman's, videography
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