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Nope

>In order to be eligible to compete in the seeding, qualifying, and final tournaments, at least half of your team members must be current students (any school).

http://www.battlecode.org/tournaments/

You can also compete for the top of the scrimmage rankings, and we are considering adding an Open tournament again to allow all teams compete for fame and glory.

I definitely would like to see an open tournament. My friend and I are going to be participating but neither of us are students. Just doing it for the fun and educational value.

No, at least 50% of your team must be students.