Admissions Process for becoming a team member??

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Posted by Matt Leese at 04/24/2001 10:01 PM EST


College Student on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Fiber Technologies & RIT.


In Reply to: Admissions Process for becoming a team member??
Posted by Angela on 04/24/2001 7:34 PM EST:



When I was on team 7, I remember they tried to make
applications and tryouts at least once. The tryouts
were banned by the school (had to do with our status
as a club in the school -- we were not allowed to
turn anyone away from the club in general but we
could decide who traveled). As for applications, I
specifically remember boycotting them. It could've
been the format that they were in but I didn't
appreciate having to apply after being on the team
for two years. I think basically what I'm saying is
that while applications seem like a good idea in
theory, getting them to work is another thing
entirely. And it can also discourage some students
from joining who otherwise would. However,
collecting information on students is a good idea as
it can give you a good idea of how to best divide the
team.

Matt who wants to at least get info such as this from
his students next year...