What have you given up for FIRST?

[Michael Leicht]

I just want to know what you have given up for FIRST? what programs besides it. or what things?

i know i have given up a girlfriend (i have a new one and it is my robot)and baseball just for FIRST. just wondering what have you given up?

[DarkJedi613]

Well I think we've all given up our lives for at least six weeks a year for FIRST

[minic@HYPER69]

I have given up happiness in my relationship. I went away twice with robotics this month and one of which was on my 1.5 year aniversary, so she is pretty pissed.

[MisterX]

I gave up an EMT class that I knew I woudl ahve failed if I did robotics also so I have to make up for that this summer. Also I had to give up trying out for b-ball cause there is noway I could do the games and practice required while putting in the effort required for FIRST. Though I could have squeked it on each I know that it is best to put all of your heart into one thing rather to try adn do something half-rectum, so I gave my all to FIRST and boy am I thankful

[Michelle 236]

I gave up going to see Riverdance last year because we qualified for nationals.

[Cory]

What did I give up for FIRST, you ask? Well, my sanity for starters.

Cory

[Ryan F.]

Sanity, Sleep, a life (wait, I already don't have one), and that slipping grade effect. I've been paying for my grade slippage in those 6 weeks.

[Koko Ed]

Sleep.
I wanted it all. Job. School. FIRST. So sleep had to go.

[IMDWalrus]

Much sleep.

[Amanda Morrison]

Sleep. Several hundred gallons of gasoline. Sanity, food (can't really eat during events... too nervous), biting my nails.

[David66]

hockey. voice. sanity. grammer;skills!

how about what have i gained? Respect (gained and lost some), leadership skills (yep, still a work in progress), drive to get things done (still trying), responsibility, knowledge of how things REALLY work (not that i like it....*sigh* fact of life)

[RiceRobotica]

Umm... Too much to list in it's entirety. My social life, my sanity, roughly 250 hours of sleep at least (I regained some during class ) and a boyfriend. *sigh* It's ok. The robot can be my boyfriend.

[Ryan Albright]

grades, girlfriend, hockey, alot of free time, pretty un scard body

[Nate Edwards]

I gave up sleep, my american legal studies class, tennis and some other minor things, but the things I have gained obviously out weigh the things I have gave up.

Nate

[Crop-Circles]

Nothing really. I decided to try doing Drama this year. It's been a real battle to balance both Robotics and Drama(our play is 2 weeks after nats). I'm in Upward bound. My social life outside of robotics has increased dramatically, when I have time that is. I'm also in our school band. The amount of homework I've had to do this year is much greater then last.

So I guess the only thing I gave up was my sanity. Not much of a loss though. Senioritis was inevitable!

All jokes aside, I can't think of one thing that I've given up for FIRST that I haven't recieved twice as much back. (other then sleep, of coarse)