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Originally Posted by DampRobot
I think schools have grown tired of seeing FIRST on a extracurricular list. It seems, for better or worse, to look very pedestrian and not very impressive on college apps.
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At least in my experience, the response I've gotten from my involvement in first has been significantly more positive when I talk about specific stories and how they effected me within FIRST-- just being on a robotics team is like just being on a swim team or anything else. My MIT interviewer was nonplussed when I mentioned that I did FRC, but really started to come around once I talked about the non-technical lessons I've gotten from FIRST and my experiences volunteering in FLL and FTC. Just doing robotics isn't enough-- it's letting the passion for robotics and STEM/STEM education shine through that get people to bite on it.