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Re: Doing FIRST in College

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Originally Posted by Mechkrunch View Post
One question that I haven't seen brought up in any of the other thread: Since the season take place in the spring, during most students 2nd semester of college, shouldn't they have time to adjust to college during the fall so they can do FIRST in the spring?
To add to Jason's excellent postings, probably not.

I said this last fall:
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Originally Posted by iCurtis View Post
If you come to RPI, you'll probably have time to mentor your freshman year. Taking 16 credit hours of sophomore/freshman classes, I have enough free time. The pace picks up -- it doesn't slow down.
In a classic "Insert Foot in Mouth," in the spring, I was way, way too busy to mentor a team.

There are so many neat things to do in college besides FIRST. Do something else! Meet cool people interested in the things you're really interested in. There's Formula SAE, Formula Hybrid, Design/Build/Fly, Solar Car Racing, AeroDesign, Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe, MATE ROV, and the list goes on.

Adam,

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
I feel the part I bolded is a bit off; I wouldn't say this is just a hobby, nor does it universally reduce the chance of a good job.
I don't think it "universally reduces the chance of a good job" either, but I do think better opportunities exist for college kids than FIRST. My Design Build Fly team receives sponsorship money from our engineering department, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Nothrop-Grumman, and other small companies too. Having some of the people we meet with know your name is pretty hard to beat when it comes to getting a job.
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