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Originally Posted by Kelly
Also, I have never heard of any employer asking a college-educated potential employee about their high school GPA. In the long run, the hands on experience from FIRST is way more useful than straight A's.
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Unfortunately, colleges do look at your GPA as either equal or greater in value then robotics or any club. So, I doubt a low GPA, can be balanced out by being part of FIRST. The good news is that FIRST with a good GPA makes a resume that stands out from the pack. First most engineering colleges look for things that show that you are interested in engineering, this is were FIRST fills in the gap. Second, FIRST also provides the ability to become a leader and also develop other virtues that colleges look for. High School is just a stepping stone to College, which is a stepping stone to a career; meaning that you should do good in school while being in FIRST to gain the maximum benefit from it.