FIRST vs. Engineering?

[Aaron Lussier]

Originally posted by JVN
If you really enjoy participating in the FIRST robotics competition, and you get really into it, does it mean you want to do engineering? Or does it mean you just want to do FIRST all your life?

This question really got me thinking, Do I compete in FIRST for the fun?, the Excitement?, the Trails and tribulations of building a robot?, or do I do it so I can become an engineer and think of cool stuff...? I belive that I have come to a good answer, When I first joined FIRST I thought "man I love this I'm gonna be an engineer" after two years of doing it I still want to be an engineer, but I also have noticed other things FIRST has helped me with other parts of my life too, I'm more organized, I speak better in front of people, I speak better too people. I can multi task like nobodys business and plus I have made friends that I'm gonna have for the rest of my life. All in all even if I dont go into Engineering I still have learned skills and tatics that I'm someday going to teach other students much like my self. I truly love FIRST and where ever I go, I will either find a team, to be on or If I need to make a team.

Now that I finished writing I'm not even sure that I answered the questions asked... oh well, I guess thats just how I feel about it