[Christina]

Yes, I'm very familiar with this whole burnout thing. I have now finished 5 seasons with FIRST and I can honestly say that I am on the track to burning out. I started really last year but quite honestly, I think team politics is really what did me in. Throughout high school and even my first 2 years in college I was all about FIRST; it was everything to me. This year, I transferred schools, became president of the RIT FIRST Robotics Club, and had to deal with a lot more politics than I'm used to. Though I do have all intentions of being there next year, this last year was different. For me, robotics was a always on a fine line between stress and fun. Though the build season was stressful, it was always more fun and I didn't mind the stress so much. This year, it seemed that it got more stressful and less fun. Now, I had a great team this year. I don't attribute my burnout to my team at all. For the first time in the last 5 years, I found some things more important than robotics, and quite honestly, I think that's what saved me from completely burning out.