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Wait...can someone explain to me the rotation of Reach and Solar System?

2 years Reach, 2 years Solar System, 2 years Reach, 2 years Solar System, repeat endlessly.

Although i love Reach, i think solar systems is a lot better, and im kind of dissapointed that they arent planning to put solar systems back next year.

Also, you probably should also learn the basics about galaxies and the major galaxies, its been on nearly every test ive taken this year.

I'm pretty sure they're going to put Solar System back next year; I would be very surprised if they did not.

The summer institute schedule (http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/file ... -14-13.doc) still lists Reach for the Stars as (tentatively) slated to return next year.

Luo wrote:The summer institute schedule (http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/file ... -14-13.doc) still lists Reach for the Stars as (tentatively) slated to return next year.

Strange, I thought the two events were on a 2-year rotation...they've always been that way as far as I know.

Maybe they decided to keep Reach around so that frosh/sophomores wouldn't jump headfirst into Div C Astronomy and then panic because it's a completely different topic from SS and it's kinda difficult :P

AlphaTauri wrote:

Luo wrote:The summer institute schedule (http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/file ... -14-13.doc) still lists Reach for the Stars as (tentatively) slated to return next year.

Strange, I thought the two events were on a 2-year rotation...they've always been that way as far as I know.

Maybe they decided to keep Reach around so that frosh/sophomores wouldn't jump headfirst into Div C Astronomy and then panic because it's a completely different topic from SS and it's kinda difficult

It's also possible that the line listing on the summer institute schedule is just an oversight. I do like the Div C Astronomy panic rationale, though.

I personally find it likely about the whole tentative thing...when was it last updated, beginning of March/end of February or something (I don't feel like checking even if the link is right there ). Also, plenty of people deal with jumping from solar systems to astro...*cough* Alpha *cough*. I do wonder how much it helps you since I've seen one of their tests and scores...so yeah...either way.

Personally, i'm looking forward to Solar System. I've spent two years in RFTS, and from what i've seen from the event in the practice tests, the event is a lot less broad than Reach, but also a lot more detailed. In addition there's more about the history of astronomy in Solar System than in Reach.

Epicness101 wrote:Personally, i'm looking forward to Solar System. I've spent two years in RFTS, and from what i've seen from the event in the practice tests, the event is a lot less broad than Reach, but also a lot more detailed. In addition there's more about the history of astronomy in Solar System than in Reach.

Hey, I see you're from NY (if you're another WLI'er aw, I won't get to see you unless I go to the Div B regs again)! I am too . Heh...regionals and states this year were quite random, just saying (so Solar Systems isn't necessarily helpful, but I find that in other places it's study everything about the topic...here it's study EVERYTHING). So fun! I also got Solar Systems in 8th grade XD (but I wasn't exactly great at it...).