What are you going to do after Nationals?

[JakeGallagher]

I was just wondering what happens to some of the other FIRST-aholics after nationals happens? Do you go into hibernation, do you curl up into a ball in the corner and hum for 8 months, or do you just go into shock and wander around, dazed, until next year's kickoff?

[LoganB]

Welp we take a break then this year I think after a week or two break we are going to start on other projects and what better time to fundraise....

[DarkJedi613]

We usually clean up the room a bit. Organize.

Fix the robot.

Do some demonstrations trying to get sponsors. Test new ideas.

It ends by like mid May though - then its having way too much time on my hands till next kick off.

[JudyVandy]

Get the bot and the team ready for the PARC!

[Kiwi_queen]

I know what I'll be doing.... making plans for buttons and costumes and noisemakers for next year! muahahahaha! That, plus annoying all my non-robotics friends with stories from robotics!

go home. Take finals and finish school for the year. IRI and then more school in august.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I sit at the computer constantly refreshing the FIRST site waiting until the first saturday in January.

Get a job, figure out what to do.

[Elgin Clock]

two words.... MINI COMPS!!!

[Vivelation]

Heh, we want to rebuild this year's robot. Preferably so that it'll work. Not that it doesn't work now. But um, making it better would be cool. Other than that... More design challenges, cleaning of the shop, and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Fixing the wood bandsaw would be good too... Oh, and WRRF Cal Games in the fall.

[Bharat Nain]

Go home.
Sit.
Analyze our team.
See what needs to be improved, who deserves to be praised etc.
And stuff as such. well err..maybe homework too.. thats optional.. Robotics FIRST


p.s.maybe SLEEP too

[Aaron Lussier]

Off season Comps...

Beantown Blitz
PARC
Battlecry @WPI
Mayhem on the Merrimack
Rally in the Valley
IRI

w00t!

-Aaron

[Jon Anderson]

Actually the week after Nationals I'm going on a trip to Gattlenburg (sp?) with the band at our school.

[Ryan Dognaux]

1) Work on my Eagle Project and finish all that up
2) IRI

[Tom Bottiglieri]

well seeing as we arent going to nationals and our seasonis over, i would have to say i keep looking on CD for something interesting, and do some other projects

[Jessica Boucher]

Woooo! Mini-comps!
The very best reason for living in New England...there are so many of them

But as for other things to do?

- finalize my internship/jobs to pay for the time Im missing at the internship if I do go unpaid
- start seriously planning for the job search in the fall (since that's when most strategy firms start looking)
- get some sleep!
- save some money up to go to cool things like IRI, Kickoff 05, Nats 05....
- oh yeah, and do that thing I never have time to do now...read.