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Originally Posted by DampRobot
I'd much rather have someone getting Cs and learning a ton in FRC than getting As and bored in school.
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If a student is capable of getting A's, and is using FRC as an excuse to be lazy, then they're not doing themselves justice, nor is the program. A students getting C's are not helping them with their future, no matter how many people they learn to work with.
C students getting C's are a different ballgame, but FRC is never an excuse to permenantly deflate your grades.
My personal favourite is when C students get A's thanks to their involvement in robotics.
Full disclosure: Yes during build season my grades do suffer, but that has helped me. I've learned that I have to work extra hard before January and after April to compensate, which actually resulted in a net gain for me. FRC taught me how to manage my grades on top of robotics. How many times have you heard "how can you possibly put this much time into something and still pass your classes?" My favourite thread on Chief Delphi had some awesome advice and techniques to employ if you're struggling with this.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=57499
FRC is not an excuse to ruin your future, no matter how you sugercoat it.
EDIT: Reading this back it seems like I'm coming off overly harsh towards you Roger. This post isn't targeted at you, it's more of a general statement.