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Re: 2006 FIRST Robotics Conference

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Originally Posted by Beth Sweet
Simple answer: college comes first. No employer is going to hire someone because they were in FIRST. They will hire you because you have a 4.0.
I am no college student but multiple people who've interviewed college graduates for jobs have told me that GPA isn't given too much more than a glance. I'm not saying sacrifice your grades for mentoring, but involving yourself in a FIRST team is far from a waste.
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