[UPDATE] Petition to Add FIRST to the Common Application

[J_Miles]

Good Evening everyone! Today the efforts to have FIRST and competitive robotics in general have been rewarded. The creator of the original petition received an email directly from the Senior Director for Policy of the Common Application in response to correspondence between this student and the president of the Common Application:

I am responding to the message you sent to Thyra Briggs, President of the Common Application Board of Directors.

Beginning in August 2014, students using The Common Application will be able to select "Robotics" as an activity category. We have made this addition in direct response to recommendations from students.

Thank you for your advocacy on behalf of your talented and passionate peers.

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Scott Anderson, Senior Director for Policy
The Common Application

This is definitely very cool for all the FIRSTers, VRCers, or other participants in similar programs nation- and world-wide who will soon find themselves applying to many schools that utilize the Common Application.

Original Thread

EDIT: Credit to student(s) from FRC33 The Killer Bees for starting this up, I'm just the messenger!