Hello, my name is Cole. I’m a sophomore at a high school in which I compete with in VEX. I would like to know if any other people have been in this situation and would like any advice at all whether it be how you got around it or if it’s just telling me to stop complaining and be grateful for what I…

That sounds really tough man. I see you all the time on the forum and I think you’ve replied to almost every single one of my posts so I’m wishing you luck. I slacked so much on the notebook this season so it would probably be good to have all the extra time to work and prepare it. Thanks for repl…

Yeah I completely understand her not wanting to be there, I’d prefer not to be at the school either. Last summer other teams were allowed to go up to the school multiple times so it’s a little confusing. My teacher does have stuff to do over the summer and even I do, I’m going to spend most of the s…

[image] Fmaj7add9: the legend of Got a Screw Loose Most of those who have actually met me don’t consider me a legend, but thanks, man! It’s kinda tough, but I get through it. And so can you. Just spend the time away from the robot well.

Honestly, summer isn’t that critical for having a successful program. What ended up happening to our team for several years is that we make a bot over the summer, but it turns out to be bad in competitions and not the meta. Just hit the ground running right after your first competition so you can …

I would first suggest if ylu CANT go independent, work a CAD design and use robotmesh to develop a program to run the design. All this can be done virtual, which keeps costs low. Then, when the school gets started, you walk in on day one ready to build. This is huge. In addition, keep an eye her…

I didn’t even think of robotmesh, that’s my plan as of right now. Thanks for mentioning it. I can only work one day a week for like an hour and a half for the first semester but I’m gonna use all that time wrenching. I still have the thought of going independent but I don’t really want to abandon m…

[image] evangs1: Honestly, summer isn’t that critical for having a successful program. I understand it’s not critical however summer break is the only time I can really grind out work. I can’t really work on my bot over the school year till January besides like an hour a week. I could certain…

One thing I can tell you for sure is that starting an independent team is definitely the hardest option. The amount of money it will cost will be a lot, especially with V5 system. Starting an independent team means leaving the school team. You will inevitably face some criticisms and relationship …

No doubt it is difficult and expensive to start an independent team, but I think that it is actually cheaper with the V5. There are lots of things that are no longer necessary with the V5: LCD screen, power expander, numerous batteries (you can get by with two), lots of different lengths and types o…

Advice for an Unwanted Situation

VEX V5 General Discussion General Forum

technik3k March 9, 2019, 6:38am 27

@Fmaj7add9,

If your school is willing to lend you some structural components for the summer, while keeping expensive Cortex or V5 system safely under the lock at school, then this solution might be just what you need: