rookie question about planning your schedule

[Liz Smith]

There are a lot of good students on our team. More times than not there is someone around who can help you on the subject you need. Time can be taken out of the robot work to review with some of your team mates. Last year some teammates really helped me a lot and I ended up probably getting a lot more studying done than if I had taken off a few days and not shown up.

[KathieK]

We have a rule on our team: Family and schoolwork ALWAYS come first.

[thoughtful]

Yes, exams are often a problem, here in Torono we have our final exams for semester 1 in last week of january. Although what we do is that we let people who can spare 2-3 hours come in every day and work on the robot or other parts of the competition. Also its a good thing to plan out the robot to every single details, figure out what additional materials you need and order them, this is a time saver. Make sure you have a timeline, that lists your goals (e.t.c when the chasis is gonna be made, when the arm will be made, minor details also, like when the gears will be fabricated..)

Other than that just work hard, have fun, and ask help if you need it, thats what FIRST is all about.