11-13-2007, 05:32 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Late NAC entries?
Anyone here have an estimate on the number of competitors who register late (triple fees) for NACs?
Just curious. There's no way I could ever afford to do that. | 
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11-13-2007, 08:17 PM
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11-13-2007, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Redblade  Anyone here have an estimate on the number of competitors who register late (triple fees) for NACs?
Just curious. There's no way I could ever afford to do that. | It's been mentioned before on this forum, but it would take some clever searching to find it.
I remember that it's way, way higher than you would ever think. As in, it's not something like "three." | |
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11-13-2007, 11:36 PM
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| Yea, I had to do it once too. It was good motivation to always get my entries in on time.
I have a feeling there's a large number of people who do. At least the ones with rich parents.
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11-13-2007, 11:37 PM
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| I did once. I had already bought airfare and tickets but apparently faxed it to the wrong # and forgot that I hadn't gotten a confirmation sent back. Oh well. I'm stupid sometimes. | |
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11-14-2007, 01:31 AM
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| I've heard it can be as high as 20% | |
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11-14-2007, 08:28 AM
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I almost missed the deadlines for both NAC's this year because the deadline for the next NAC was either while we are at the NAC or right after we get back from the NAC. I couldn't think about the next one while preparing for the current one. So I had to overnight the appl. a day before they were due. Postage is still cheaper than the triple fees. | |
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11-14-2007, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK I've heard it can be as high as 20% | Yes... Last year at the Albuquerque NAC, 20% of the entries were submitted / received after the initial deadline. (This is what Christine told me).
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11-14-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by journalmom So I had to overnight the appl. a day before they were due. Postage is still cheaper than the triple fees. | And a fax is still cheaper than overnight postage. | |
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11-14-2007, 12:43 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by DJ Apostrophe Yes... Last year at the Albuquerque NAC, 20% of the entries were submitted/received after the initial deadline. (This is what Christine told me). | Good grief.  | |
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11-14-2007, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by journalmom I almost missed the deadlines for both NAC's this year because the deadline for the next NAC was either while we are at the NAC or right after we get back from the NAC. I couldn't think about the next one while preparing for the current one. So I had to overnight the appl. a day before they were due. Postage is still cheaper than the triple fees. | You can always hand the entry to Christine at an event. She will sign the confirmation receipt. No fax, no overnight fees. | |
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11-14-2007, 02:38 PM
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| You could also register an extra month in advance, if you knew you were going. | |
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11-14-2007, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK You could also register an extra month in advance, if you knew you were going. | Very true.
Last Friday I registered for NAC C, NAC D, and the Div I National Championships (aka NAC F). In person, with Christine. The first of those on the last (regular-fee) day, the latter two well in advance.
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