Being a FIRST Alumni

[JohnM]

Hi guys. So now that my fourth and last FRC season as student has came to close and I am now a FIRST Alumni and pretty soon going to be a mentor, how have you guys that used to be alumni handled this?

Since 2013 I have been part of an FRC team as a student. I am going to college now where the rookie team I was part of for the Stronghold season (Glitch 5854) is hosted, so thats pretty awesome. But I feel like it's going to feel weird now that I'm going to be a mentor. I feel like at competitions I will feel out of place. On the team and on CD I will no longer be "Lead Programmer" or "Programmer" I will be listed as mentor. I'm no longer going to be part of student decisions or any of that sort. I know that I will adapt to it, but it seems odd.

How are you guys (class of 2016) going to handle now being a FIRST Alumni and mentor? How have other former first year alumni/mentors handled being part of a team they were part of as student? I would really like to get some pointers or advice on this from other alumni. Seems so surreal.