FIRST for Non-Engineering Students

[Chris Hibner]

Nice post.

I have a few things to say:

1) being good in music and engineering is not that uncommon. When I was at the University of Michigan, the marching band had more students from the college of engineering than any other school - and it's a pretty good marching band.

2) There's nothing wrong with encouraging STEM education while you do something else yourself. I left behind my career in engineering to be a pilot for the last four years, but I still stayed involved in FIRST - and I was every bit convinced about the goals of FIRST even though I quit engineering myself. (As a side note, I'm back being an engineer again - but that's another long story.)

3) I can understand where you're coming from. When I was in high school, I was convinced that I would be a music major. Then sometime around my junior or senior year I decided that I can be a starving musician or a well paid engineer and still enjoy music as a hobby. I studied engineering, did a lot of fun things in the mean time, and I still play in a band or two. It was nice having the choice.

I guess what I'm saying is that having multiple skill sets is always a good thing, and that allows you a lot of options in life. Just do whatever you choose to do with all of your abilities, and enjoy the ride.