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Most teams that use applications seem to be trying to determine who to allow to join, and most of these teams seem to do so because there robotics team is also a class with a limited size. Last year my team (506) decided to try applications. We were a purely after school club so did not have a restriction in size and most of the members who stayed from beginning to end were willing to put in at least some work on a fairly regular basis. We didn't use the applications to turn anyone away and anybody who wished to join could. So why did we use em then?

We needed to be able to understand who could work and how much work they could do. We wanted to know that we could count on project leaders to be present at all meetings so that there was someone that always knew exactly what was going on with each system and subsystem. We also wanted to know if anyone had skills that could help us. Why have someone who has never sodder'd before take a guess as to how its done when we have someone that can teach them the propper technique to build stronger, longer lasting connections.

I dont have our application handy, but since I was the one who wrote many of the questions i'll can still remember most of em, I'll list em below as a reference to anyone interested (exluding the obvious name, grade, etc (we didnt ask for GPA)).

have you been on the school robotics team before?*
what fields would you be most interested in working in?*
what fields would you be most interested in being a leader in?*
what previous experience do you have?
what other clubs/activities will you be participating in durring the robotics season?**+
can you work on weekends/vacations?* **
can you work late (after the last buses leave)?* **
how many hours a week can you promise (on average)?**+
Is there anything you would like to add (please be brief)?

* multiple choice answer
** used to determine dedication/availibility (should this person be given crucial projects or be made a project leader)
+ cross-check question (if there in X clubs can they truly give Y hours?)

total we had about 10-15 questions not counting name, grade, etc. A few people did decide not to join because they were to lazy to fill out the application.
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