Posted by Anton Abaya at 2/11/2001 1:58 AM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT!
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In Reply to: College & FIRST
Posted by Patrick Dingle on 2/10/2001 8:42 PM EST:
: As I college student, I am wondering how FIRST affects the lives of other college students. How involved are you all in FIRST, and do you feel that your participation affects your grades, or education in general?
: Patrick
attendance and participation is only one thing, LEADING a team is another, let alone starting one from scratch. it's a painful and glorious experience and i am happy i did it.
As a college student, if you cannot get credits for it, I would suggest concentrating on school first...before FIRST. The project does bring good experience, but that experience wont be worth much if GPAs go down, etc.
On the other hand, I enjoy doing robotics because I open many doors for myself. My college isnt even an engineering school, but I did it anyway so that I can learn from the wonderful experience.
Yes, getting addicted (in my case, stuck) into doing FIRST is bad as it will affect school (or your sleep). I am currently typing this after not sleeping for 2 days straight (robot work) and college work piling up. Wish me luck..... It's one thing to just build a bot and help a very organized team; it's another thing to have to organize and lead it yourself.
Good luck in your efforts (our efforts).
-anton
rambots, #419