[Cory]

Jump right in. You may think you're being a pain in the you know what by constantly asking questions, or standing behind your mentors/experienced team members, observing everything you do, but those are the kids the mentors like most, because they're the ones who will be running the team 2-3 years later.

As a mentor, it's hard to reach the students who are quieter and don't make an effort to be a part of what's going on--there's too few of us, and too many students, so naturally the students who put themselves out there and are most willing to learn, and take on new tasks will be the students who get the most attention.