[EricH]

You're not the only one asking questions about schedule...
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...light=schedule
particularly https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...3&postcount=55

One thing to remind the other student leaders (and, if I were you, I'd privately remind the mentors): Mentors are volunteers, and don't have to be there. So if they decide to stick to the requested schedule and leave the shop at 7, the team's gotta scoot!


That being said, you don't have to do all your work in the shop. So, here's a proposal:
Work at the shop until 7 (or other agreed-upon time--it'll likely be later as build progresses). After that time, if work can be done outside the shop, take it home and work on it from home. (CAD, programming, planning the next day's work, ordering parts, and "hey, who's bringing dinner tomorrow?" can all be handled remotely with a little bit of setup. Just as an example.)