Engineering after FIRST

[Nick Mac]

I was just wondering that if when most people are done with highschool, if they will be going to college with some kind of major in engineering or science and technology. I was just thinking, that despite FIRST's impact on my life, I'm not going to be majoring in a science. Just wondering anyone eles's thoughts.

[Aignam]

Originally Posted by Nick Mac

I was just wondering that if when most people are done with highschool, if they will be going to college with some kind of major in engineering or science and technology. I was just thinking, that despite FIRST's impact on my life, I'm not going to be majoring in a science. Just wondering anyone eles's thoughts.

The exact number escapes me, but, if memory serves, 60-some odd % of Team 25 students go to engineering schools around the country.

[gsensel]

I'm a biology major and I'm planning on attending medical school. I always knew that engineering wasn't for me becasue I had known for the longest time I wanted to be a doctor.

[R2K2D2]

Originally Posted by gsensel

I'm a biology major and I'm planning on attending medical school. I always knew that engineering wasn't for me becasue I had known for the longest time I wanted to be a doctor.

Haha, this is almost the exact opposite for me. I thought that I always wanted to be a doctor and then I got involved with FIRST and found that I really really like engineering, however I still have a great affinity to the biology/medical world. However, I have noticed that many students on FIRST Teams go into engineering and technology fields. I'm a mentor on 461 and I think that most of the students graduating this year are going into the engineering and/or technology field.

[Jeff Waegelin]

I'm currently a student in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, largely because of my experience in FIRST. Before FIRST, I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, but FIRST gave me a direction and a goal for the future. I wrote an entire essay on this for my application, because it's absolutely true. I don't think I would be here in engineering without FIRST.

[Redhead Jokes]

Last year's female captain - co-driver - worker at machine shop, is studying teaching at college.

A female from last year is at a college studying engineering, stagecraft and photography.

This year's captains want a liberal arts education before deciding what to do.

Past students are studying animation in college, own their own web company, a machinist.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by gsensel

I'm a biology major and I'm planning on attending medical school. I always knew that engineering wasn't for me becasue I had known for the longest time I wanted to be a doctor.

Bio is still science. FIRST is mainly about engineering, but remember the name! For Reconition of science and technology.

I found through FIRST that I'm not the best and don't enjoy the nitty gritty of the design. I like the brainstorming and the actuall manufacture far more.

I'm now am EMT, and continuing in Emergency Medicine. Hands-on stuff keeps my attention, and I have to think creativly almost as much as I do for FIRST.


Wetzel
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FIRST gave me the experiance to understand a design cycle.

[Adam Y.]

I'm now am EMT, and continuing in Emergency Medicine. Hands-on stuff keeps my attention, and I have to think creativly almost as much as I do for FIRST.

I always wanted to be a forensic scientists. Unfortunately, I can not handle blood and gore very well. That is why I am becoming an engineer.

[c-squared_2006]

I haven't decided what I want to pursue as a career, I'm thinking about something in the medical field. Possibly a radiooligist, (I really can't spell, sorry about that)

[Dick Linn]

Hey, folks, do a little research on Biomedical Engineering. If you can manage a degree in engineering (tough row to hoe) and still have the will to go to med school, I'm willing to bet that the acceptance rate is a lot higher for engineers than a lot of other disciplines. I know at Virginia Commonwealth University, Biomed engineers get some hands-on experience at MCV (white coats, all that) early on. Just a thought.

[ngreen]

I'm currently a ChemE Major at K-State. I've thought about biochem but I think I would really like to go into a nanotechnology field. Really cool stuff and the university has a nanoscale materials company right here in Manhattan. I'm thinking internship. That is of course if NASA won't let me go intern their, I'm sure they could use a ChemE to help with the new moon initiative. Now to think of a highly effective and innovative way to get all the helium-3. Sounds like a great game for either FIRST or FLL in 2005. Sub-level gases we have to collect and move, sounds like a real world problem.

[Ryan M.]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Bio is still science. FIRST is mainly about engineering, but remember the name! For Reconition of science and technology.

Good point!

I'm planning on a technology/science type major.

[Nick Mac]

I just find it very odd that i'm so involved with FIRST and I love being there building the robot and stuff...but i want to go in a complete seperate direction and do political science and english...Hehe...i guess that technically is a science !

[Beausif]

While i am in FIRST i did not manage to make it onto the Cyber Blue 234 team
But i hopefully will make it next year... I plan to major in a engineering/ technology course

[Beausif]

yes sry i was thinking of other posts as i was typing and meant to put PLTW in stead of FIRST sry thx