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Re: Does FIRST only make engineers?
I think that something unique to FIRST is the availability of engineers for students to talk to. I thought I wanted to be an engineer, after being in FIRST and talking to some of them I realized that engineering is not quite for me.
I instead went on to major in Television Production & Directing at an all art school, where my experience in FIRST helped me understand the business like nature of pitching, producing, and filming television shows.
FIRST shows students that they should get involved with something other than themselves. FIRST students go on to be actively involved in their schools and education though clubs, organizations, and student governments.
I do, however, think that FIRST is lacking in support for students that chose to go into a career path other than engineering. If you are a NEM please reach out to those students and put them in touch with people in the field they wish to go into. FIRST has graduated several successful non-engineers and it is important for students to see that that is an option for them in life.
Now that I am out of college I realize how much STEM education helped me, but when I was in school I was confused as to where it fit into my career choice. So if you have a student that wants to be in television, producing, film, or technical theater please feel free to give them my name for advice.
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