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Re: Help. FIRST and Ivy Leagues.

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Originally Posted by suneel112
I can always go to Purdue, which is a great college, but I would prefer going to MIT or CalTech or other Ivy League schools. Will FIRST help me get into these schools?
Perhaps this testimonial, written by Lauren Lyons, will give you some insight. Lauren is on full scholarship at Princeton largely because of the FIRST-centric essay that she wrote.

This is also the third Summer that Lauren has spent at JPL working with me. She's currently working on a study that will identify the possible ways of drilling into the Moon's surface to search for water. I hired Lauren because she was a standout on a local FIRST robotics team.

This is just one example where participation in FIRST robotics has helped to open doors of opportunity.

-Kevin
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