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I think that almost every team has to have some mentor involvement. With our team I would have to say that the students have the biggest input. The students have to have the ideas and they need to make them a reality. I think that FIRST is preparing us for the rest of our lives. Like many people in the first organization have said, "Many Engineering Based Jobs Go Uu-filled Every Year". With the menors help, we are on the front of technology. Most if not all of the members from our team go on to college, and many earn first year salaries just shy of 100k. Without the mentors I believe that none of this would be possible. I think that it is good for the students to run the show, but it helps when you have professionals teaching you how to do it correctly. The mentors often help the rookies the most, and usually by the time that they are on the 2nd or 3rd year of the program then they no longer need much help from the mentors. They open the door for us, we are the one that has to walk through it.
Good Luck to everyone at the invatationals this year. See you guys at IRI
Last edited by Brandon Martus : 11-05-2003 at 02:20.
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