Nope. It may not sound like the right thing to say, but as stated above, not everyone on the team takes part in robot building. But there are also those weirdo's like me who for some sick reason enjoy 2 really time consuming activities, IE Technology and Theatre, and chose one over the other in High School, yet graduated returns to theatre. Although I have not lost my addiction to FIRST, I need to go back to theatre. I have the acting bug biting again and it's showtime. But if it werent for FIRST, I would never have had made all of the friends and connections I did. I also would most likely not have learned all of the programs that I did, like photoshop, illustrator, 3DS MAX, allowing me to be one step ahead of the game when I hit art school. I've even shared tips and tricks with people who have been at the school for several quaters.
So all in all, I think FIRST should be more of an inspirational (duh!) thing, more helping you figure out what you want to do in life before getting to college. There's so much to do and try on a team that it gives a taste of a fair amount of jobs that are out there in the work world. Of course, then again, there are those sickos in the FIRST community who would rather be on the creative team at FIRST, helping with the annual game development and marketing... [looks with shifty eyes]...
