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Re: To go to Championships...or not....

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Originally Posted by kjolana1124 View Post
I'm taking two classes and maybe three exams this year, a lot more than last year. Moreover, since Championships are in a different location this year, a lot of the more standard travel procedures our team has down will have to be relooked at, adding more pressure for that..

Kelsey,

Please don't take this the wrong way, but many of the things you listed are logistical items that can and should be delegated by a student if he or she feels the need to study more. In fact, things like travel, in my opinion, should be handled more by parents/advisors/coaches anyway. Students generally don't need that kind of load on their shoulders on top of AP classes. If you are doing something critically important on the team instead of preparing for an AP exam that you know you need to prepare for, or even cutting study time in half in order to work on both, then you must reassess your priorities and focus on school. Delegate your work to students, and especially mentors who are there to help you, who don't have other academic burdens. Your career right now is considered "student," robotics is simply an "activity." Career > Activity/Hobby. For those students who take FIRST way too seriously, they may sometimes let it interfere with being a student first, something that I personally really frown upon. Take FRC and FIRST a little less seriously, its just a game. A lot of kids find their niche in FRC and become very attached to it, but sometimes some of these students really need a reality adjustment and a reminder that currently, their priority in life should really be grades, GPA's, friends, and family. There's always time later on for passions like FRC.

Again, I'm one of the people that does not find difficulty in choosing priorities, if need be. But it does have to be said that if you do know that you need to study, then simply delegate your role on the team and let your mentors know that you will need help or a break from the team during exam week and the week prior.

+$0.02 Just one insomniac's opinion.
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