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Unread 16-03-2004, 19:55
D.J. Fluck
 
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Re: College Students: How is your experience in FIRST?

I decided to take my first year of college at the Purdue University programs here in Kokomo (its cheap ) and that gave me the opportunity to come back and be a mentor with the Technokats, the team that I have spent my previous 4 years of high school with. Really I just showed up when I could and basically made college more of a priority. Although FIRST isnt something I could just stop doing after sacrificing a lot to do it the last 4 years. I guess my goal this year was not really to be a factor on robot design and building, but to get the newbies and the kids that are getting to the point of taking leadership positions more excited about FIRST or help bring them in. I've been very impressed with the students that have taken over leadership positions who were just little freshmen when I was at the point where they are now. Also freshmen involvement has been VERY high compared to previous years. That picture that was posted earlier shows that. The kid up in the air is a freshman and the kid that sacrificed his body pretty much is a freshman also. Im really thrilled to see these young ones getting excited about FIRST so quickly. So I'll stop rambling now and come to the conclusion that even though I wasn't there that often, I made my presence felt and contributed to helping the new kids gain acceptance and new found interest.
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