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Originally Posted by akoscielski3
Not pulling late nights? yea that isnt possible, well not for dedicated students  |
Let's not scare 'em away yet!
it is totally possible, if you use your work time correctly ;P
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Originally Posted by ichaelm
And thirdly, I have other obligations. I'm not sure yet how much time I'll be able to put into this over a 6 week span.
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Remember, you're not a one-man team. This shouldn't be as big of a problem as you may think. It's not like Science Olympiad, where all of the pressure for each event usually lies on two or three people - everyone should be expected to pull some weight (it is true that some will pull more than others, but nobody should be doing
everything).
No matter what, everyone is going to win some and lose some when you do multiple activities. If you miss a student council (I'll just use that as a running example) event to go to robotics, then skip robotics for the next event. Balance as much as you can. Explain to whoever's in charge of student council what FIRST is, that you're working towards a final product and have a deadline, and that you're not just playing around with computers. Make sure that they understand that, while you may be missing some of their events for robotics, robotics is also missing you because of your obligations to student council, and give them a schedule. Now, if by "other obligations," you mean "I have a job," that's a different story. It's a purely personal choice, but most will say that your job should come before robotics. It's entirely up to you what to do with that (I had an after school job for two build seasons, and I just came to robotics after work. My friend, on the other hand, worked at a pizza shop, and did robotics on weekdays and work on weekends. Depends on your schedule).
It sounds like you're off to a great start already! Good luck, and hopefully we'll see you at the competitions