I just want to know what you have given up for FIRST? what programs besides it. or what things?
i know i have given up a girlfriend (i have a new one and it is my robot)and baseball just for FIRST. just wondering what have you given up?
Well I think we’ve all given up our lives for at least six weeks a year for FIRST 
I have given up happiness in my relationship. I went away twice with robotics this month and one of which was on my 1.5 year aniversary, so she is pretty pissed. 
I gave up an EMT class that I knew I woudl ahve failed if I did robotics also so I have to make up for that this summer. Also I had to give up trying out for b-ball cause there is noway I could do the games and practice required while putting in the effort required for FIRST. Though I could have squeked it on each I know that it is best to put all of your heart into one thing rather to try adn do something half-rectum, so I gave my all to FIRST and boy am I thankful
I gave up going to see Riverdance last year because we qualified for nationals.
What did I give up for FIRST, you ask? Well, my sanity for starters.
Cory
Sanity, Sleep, a life (wait, I already don’t have one), and that slipping grade effect. I’ve been paying for my grade slippage in those 6 weeks.
Sleep.
I wanted it all. Job. School. FIRST. So sleep had to go.
Much sleep. 
Sleep. Several hundred gallons of gasoline. Sanity, food (can’t really eat during events… too nervous), biting my nails.
hockey. voice. sanity. grammer;skills!
how about what have i gained? Respect (gained and lost some), leadership skills (yep, still a work in progress), drive to get things done (still trying), responsibility, knowledge of how things REALLY work (not that i like it…sigh fact of life)
Umm… Too much to list in it’s entirety. My social life, my sanity, roughly 250 hours of sleep at least (I regained some during class :rolleyes: ) and a boyfriend. sigh It’s ok. The robot can be my boyfriend.
grades, girlfriend, hockey, alot of free time, pretty un scard body
I gave up sleep, my american legal studies class, tennis and some other minor things, but the things I have gained obviously out weigh the things I have gave up.
Nate
Nothing really. I decided to try doing Drama this year. It’s been a real battle to balance both Robotics and Drama(our play is 2 weeks after nats). I’m in Upward bound. My social life outside of robotics has increased dramatically, when I have time that is. I’m also in our school band. The amount of homework I’ve had to do this year is much greater then last.
So I guess the only thing I gave up was my sanity. Not much of a loss though. Senioritis was inevitable! 
All jokes aside, I can’t think of one thing that I’ve given up for FIRST that I haven’t recieved twice as much back. (other then sleep, of coarse)
um…
Most likely the only chance I will get with a couple of girls, One in particular .
Playing in baseball(still on the team, just benched cause coach doesn’t exactly fancie me missing X # of FIRST days.)
Sleep, but I don’t like it anyway. It is a waste of time. (Ask my team they force me to sleep before I drive the bot.)
The grades are good, but the work isn’t exactly made up in time. They let me go cause they know what I am doing and that it is beneficiall for me to do it.
Other than that I think I am good.
Six weeks? Do you call yourself devoted? lol j/k.
I think I’ve given up just about everything not required to make FIRST work. I even held off on eating some days just to get that last bit of wiring done… (/me groans at the thought of rewiring something else)
i think a better question would be “what haven’t you given up for FIRST this year?”
What have I given up… let me see…
Definitely my sanity for starters. But i mostly gain things when it comes to FIRST.
Through FIRST, I have picked up numerous things, such as 1) An insane addiction to caffeine 2) numerous eating disorders and 3) chronic insomnia.
All in all, I think I got the better half of the deal.
almost 10 weeks of study halls
my winter vacation
sleep
Sanity
memory
I think i had a family once too
also probly giving up Prom to go to Beantown Blitz
Gave up Any source of income due to a job Might get one after nationals…
Due to the above reason Gave up on getting my 1990 Mustang Hatchback you know the 5.0 ooh nice …
I gave up upgrading my PC or putting my DOD Server back up
But hey why does all that matter i speant countless hours in a highschool shop desiging hopes and dreams
<-- come on that last one was a good one …
BLAH!