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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Forgive me if there's already a thread for this, but I want us to have a good discussion on it before we do registration again in the Fall of 2015. Why is FIRST not more transparent with the waitlists? I don't even care who is on it. Just tell me where I am on it. I want to know my chances of getting in. What's the secret all about? What am I missing here? Debate away....
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I think the biggest problem here is that the waitlist isn't a first-come, first-serve list. They can't tell you where you are on the list, because there isn't a set algorithm for determining the order of who gets in.
For example, is this a rookie team that just didn't sign up for the event in time and hasn't registered for any other events? If so, they will probably be the first ones off the waitlist.
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