perceptions

upon discussion with some of my classmates after the peer review session, something (actually something really obvious) dawned upon me.  that 7 minutes you have up there convey different messages to different people.

it may seem stupid that i'm saying this, but consider this: some groups have coding gurus. some groups don't.  some groups (you know) have been putting in a lot of effort. some groups have put in just as much, if not more effort, but you're not aware of that fact.  some groups you just don't like.  some groups are made up of your best pals.

as a result, everyone's rating of you would really differ based on their perception. to people you know, that 7 minutes probably won't matter as much because you have a lot of background knowledge.

unfortunately, when we go out there to pitch to the prof's next week, we're not going to have any background knowledge from the profs.  they are just going to judge you there base on what you have.  some of our classmates are clearly much better and showing of the true value of their apps, and its a good learning point.

so at the end of the day, even though this mark doesn't matter to you - it really is an indication of what others perceive of your work - based on what they know before hand, and what they managed to get out of the 7 minutes.  therefore, even if you're super in love with your application, and think that your idea is damn fantastic - and the feedback comes back to be otherwise, it'll probably be a good reflection.