[JBotAlan]

Here's my stance:

If you are getting sick over FIRST, you've taken it too far.

If your grades are bombing, you've taken it too far.

If your family has a crisis and you are still in the shop, you've taken it too far.

If your family has a celebration that you are skipping for FIRST, you've taken it too far.

Those are the rules I live by. Just about everything else is fine.

There are times where you'll have to sacrifice from school for FIRST; there are times when you'll have to sacrifice from FIRST for school, and there are times when family is more important than school and FIRST, and there are times where you just need to stay home to sleep out that all-nighter before shipdate. Just don't let it get too far out of balance. Things will get real ugly real fast if you don't keep balanced. Pay attention to your health, family, and grades. Don't get tunnel vision.

JBot