[gniticxe]

I must agree with a few of the previous posts. Last season, I experienced FIRST in 2 regional competitions and at Nationals. And I must say that they were all some of the most exciting moments in my life. FIRST does a great job keeping the level of excitement equal to the amount of hard work and dedication all of the teams put into the bot. Even if my team had not done as well as we did, I think meeting other teams, hearing inspirational speeches, and finally competing right at Epcot was a life altering experience. It even steered me to my chosen career path in mechanical engineering which I will most likely persue at Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Nats is not about the awards, or even solely the competition, its about changing lives.