I graduated from Team 20 in 2014, and now I'm going into my third year at RIT.
I'm a member of the RIT Honors Program, I play ultimate in college, I started (then left
) the RIT Battlebots team, and I mentor 5254 when I can.
I had an internship at Beech-Nut Nutrition between my freshman and sophomore years, and this past summer I took some summer courses to make my life easier while at RIT.
I also have a coop lined up for next spring/summer at Borg-Warner Morse in Ithaca, NY.
My FIRST experience has been enormously helpful in college, from being far ahead of many of my classmates in terms of CAD and machining skills, to interviewing with companies for internships and coops- talking about your first-hand experience with engineering in teams with enthusiasm in your voice is killer in interviews.
My piece of advice is to prioritize and not stretch yourself too thin. Last spring I was killing myself doing classes, Battlebots, FRC, ultimate, and still hanging out with friends, and I got sick a few times and my grades suffered.
You have to prioritize your schoolwork, even when there's so much else awesome to do.