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When I first started robotics, I wanted to be a CS major or programmer or something to do with computers. I entered robotics for the animation part of the competition. Rather than animating, I found myself sitting back and watching. I got rather bored of that and wandered around. The adults forced me to make buttons for a year The next year, I knew I didn't want to try animation again so I went for webpage. I, again, got to do nothing (not that I was unable to do anything...just everything I did was rejected or ignored). Made buttons for another year. (Although i did manage to wander up to the shop to help out a little bit). The year after that (which was this past year), I dove right into R&D to get a better feel for engineering. Right then, I knew I wanted to be a CS major no more. I had never really liked the idea of programming for a living...I like it more as a hobby. Engineering was incredibly interesting, though. I normally work well under pressure and can usually hit deadlines. I also like to be hands-on. If FIRST did nothing else for me, it at least did what it was meant for originally...to inspire kids in science and technology.