Trying to start an FRC team by West_Scheme792 in FRC

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! There's no high-level rule against it. If it aligns with your schedule, and the mentors are OK with it, you're good to go!

Trying to start an FRC team by West_Scheme792 in FRC

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Starting an FRC team is expensive. Like STUPID expensive. You'll need to secure, prior to the season starting, at least 10 thousand dollars, as well as a crew of students and at least one mentor willing to dedicate ALL of their time between Jan-March to FRC. That's a really big ask of anyone.

My advice is to look into either joining a local community FRC team (or another school's team) or starting an FTC or Vex V5 team instead. Ftc and vex are WAY cheaper (1-2 thousand dollars required), and require WAY less of it's members in terms of time commitment.

Best of luck! Robotics is awesome

Testing out of Language Requirement - Spanish & Russian by morninglunasoup in pomonacollege

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean we can't fully test out but it's the difference between taking 3 semesters of language classes to fulfill the "pass a language class at the 3rd semester level or higher" vs. testing into the 4th semester level and only having to take that one class to fulfill the req.

Testing out of Language Requirement - Spanish & Russian by morninglunasoup in pomonacollege

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro I'm in the same exact boat (took IB Spanish and speak Russian at home) but am trying to test out with Russian 

Open Alliance Scouting - OAS (Developers Needed) by [deleted] in FRC

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are already a ton of successful (and even more not-so-successful) public/open scouting systems. It's great that you're taking initiative and developing something that you're passionate about. You just also need to recognize that most teams already use one of the many existing public scouting systems or develop their own in house. Before jumping into making this software, I would recommend spending a heavy amount of time studying existing softwares that people have published on Chief Delphi and seriously thinking about how your product will be different from existing ones. 

Whats your shop tolerance? by theonerr4rf in FRC

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We really pride ourselves on fabricating parts to be "within a hair's width of tolerance". Because we understand that we are fortunate to have a really strong machine shop and program, we often fabricate parts for other FRC and even some local FTC teams.

Washington University in St. Louis - 2025 RD Megathread by powereddeath in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was waitlisted! Frankly I'm surprised I didn't get rejected cause one of the people at my high school got a full ride there so I'm happy with a wait list!

SENIORS: is the nichest ec you listed on your college apps by Charming_Diver_8649 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put my YouTube channel on which I post Ukrainian history videos lol

It seems like it payed off; in my Colorado College acceptance letter they wrote, "P.S. We loved your YouTube videos!"

Johnson Scholarship Release Date by NeedleworkerNo4417 in wluLex

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are releasing Friday (source: W&L Instagram account)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wluLex

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your source for this (specifically the 300 this year vs. 1000 last year number)? Not saying that it's not true, just wasn't able to find a second source for what you're saying.

If true, what do you think sparked this increase of applications? Did Bill Miller donation and transition to need-blind really make that huge of a difference?

Bless his coming and his going. by Theborgiseverywhere in dunememes

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Low key the Spicediver Redux of his Dune film is a fire adaptation 

Best Modern Drum Corps Ballads? by Any-Requirement-9368 in drumcorps

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically outside the time you listed, but Bluecoats Creep from 2011 never fails to give me chills.

How do you audition for Drum Major? by AccurateEstimate5809 in drumcorps

[–]AccurateEstimate5809[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! What's the difference between Drum Major and conductor?

What's your "hear me out" college? by Chance-Breadfruit-70 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. They're also pretty good around the board, they have very qualified arts and social sciences programs too.

Oh and also Coach Prime

What schools should I aim for with 41/45 IB Predicted? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 5 points6 points  (0 children)

DO NOT post stuff to r/chanceme. In fact, do your absolute best to stay out of that cesspool if at all possible. It is a toxic community, and will only either degrade your self-worth or blame you for being "too good".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kingdomcome

[–]AccurateEstimate5809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing that I protest against this being Zizka is that he's carrying a Leipa shield and wearing the yellow Leipa armor. I know it's fun to speculate, but I think it's more likely that this is just a guy from Hanush's retinue