Drive to ``make it work''

The most important factor is the drive an individual to get something to work. This factor has been demonstrated, again and again, to be more important than intelligence and experience.

Note that there are different forces that drive students, and the drive to make something work is different from other drives. For example, the drive to get a good grade or ``succeed'' do not necessarily translate to success in this type of project.

Without a drive to make something work, a student is likely to get frustrated, procrestinate, give up or just leach on other team members as soon as any difficulty is encountered. I can guarantee that there will be many obstacles to get a Micromouse to work.

Do you have a drive to make a project work? You can ask yourself the following questions: