BattleCry@WPI 14 - Reg Open 2-Apr 1200

[SarahBeth]

Had a blast at BattleCry last year, looking forward to it this year too.

[Chi Meson]

BattleCry is the Best, but here is a hint to all those new teams out there...

when registration opens, WAIT 5 MINUTES before hitting "enter the fray."

Trust me...

It goes without saying we have seen good luck and good times at WPI recently, but dang, it's the best day-and-a-half in FIRST Robotics.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

Yes! So excited for BattleCry- it always spawns some great rivalries and huge underdogs!

[ColleenShaver]

If you didn't catch Brian's sarcasm.. our registration tends to fill up quickly! Our slowest year took 30 mins to fill, and only because we accidentally forgot to announce what day/time it would open!

Last year, registration opened at 8AM. The 48th team registered at 8:02:13.9. The 49th team.. 8:02:14 (yes, we have to clock it in tenths of a second). If we had gone to 54 teams last year, like we are this year, it would have been full at 8:02:39.1

While some folks don't like the randomness/luck of this style of registration process, we'd rather that than us decide who should attend!

As an aside, the registration page turns on automatically at a designated time (1200 this year), but it usually takes until the end of that minute for it to actually show. So.. don't panic if it's 12:01 before the page shows for you.. it'll show at the same time for everyone.

www.wpi.edu/+bc

[Chi Meson]

Originally Posted by ColleenShaver

If you didn't catch Brian's sarcasm.. our registration tends to fill up quickly!

Aw shucks!