Advice for College Freshmen

[RogerR]

Originally posted by JVN
Jumping into college FIRST can be a terrible mistake...

here's my situation:

-I have multiple friends from my old team going to the same college as me, and all of us agree that we want to try and start a team.
-There is already a robotics club in place, and members of this club (in addition to a few faculty members) have expressed interest in this endeavor.
-There is a local high school that not only has a technology magnet, but also a business section, in addition to funding from multiple private companies/people, and the administration has also expressed its interest to get involved.
-Finally i am close (relatively) to my old team (312), in addition to teams 147 and 79, all of which may provide a source of experience and expertise.

all of these factors seem to provide an ideal enviroment for building a team.

the first 2 years of FIRST, i was'nt really all that involved, mostly just sitting on the sidelines and watching, and not really getting to know anyone outside of my team. this last year was different. I was after school at the build site everyday except for a few, and have now made friends from all around the US (and puerto rico).
for me, 1 year without FIRST feels like 1 year too many. maybe i should see a psychologist.