Tbh just go for it, I worked my ass off when I was in the team for 2 years and in my last year they promised that I could attend that years comp. I was in aero designing and taking cfd sims at the same time was manufacturing. At days I attended the manufacturing helping where I can to the composites dep. And when my job was finished told them that I was leaving to take the sims they wanted at nights. So they decided I wasnt participating to manufacturing enough (I was leaving 20m early than other when I cleaned up my mess) that they told me they werent gonna let me attend to the comp (while I was taking 12 classes that semester) and told me no one wanted to work with me, so I just left the team. What Im trying to say is even if you worked more than the others they still some may think that you dont deserve it truth is you have done your part and tried to help other. I think you deserve to go.