Re: Grad Students in College Quiz Bowl

• From: Suds1000
• Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 12:15:21 -0800
• Message-ID: <000U703QP.000TKC8UB.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

As a fellow "pretty good" freshman, I understand
and sympathize with your point-of-view. I hate losing
just as much as you do, if not more.

But the
most important thing that my older teammates have told
me is that, as a developing player, I shouldn't
worry so much about winning as I should about getting
better. I've already managed to beat a few teams with
post-grads (trust me, that felt good), and in a few years,
I'll be good enough and experienced enough to dish it
out to the rest of the circuit.

Also, it's
important to recognize just how important grad students are
to college quiz bowl. The grad students on my team
have given me very good advice on many subjects,
including getting better at QB. Also, for example, look at
Kelly Mackenzie, Zeke Berdichevsky, and Roger Bhan.
Each one has volunteered an *enormous* amount of time
to edit and organize ACF tournaments. Do you realize
just how long it takes to read through 20 or 25
packets, send back bad questions, edit some, and write new
ones?

So please, just realize that grad students are an
invaluable part of college quiz bowl, and while losing
hurts, I'm sure you'll feel good in two or three years
when you're good enough to beat them.

Trying to
spread the enlightenment he so recently
experienced,

Sudheer
UIUC Academic Buzzer Team