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Impact:

Listed below are quotes from several of our team members and mentors, stated this year, describing the impact that FIRST has had on them.

Students:

• “FIRST got me to go to college.”
  
  
• “FIRST has given me an interest in science and technology. I am planning to enter a technical career due to my experiences in FIRST”.

• “FIRST has impacted me by teaching me a lot about programming.”

• “I have no sense of humor, and now everyone on robotics thinks I'm hilarious.”

• “I used to have no friends, but I found a home in robotics.”

• “I used to be an art student. I wasn't very interested in technology. This is my 4th year involved in FIRST and now you can always find me around a computer. Next year I plan on majoring in Engineering or another science and technology field."

• “FIRST has focused and clarified my decision to enter the fields of engineering, mathematics, science, and technology as a career path.”

• “I gained more of an interest in technical careers.”

• “FIRST made me realize what I wanted to do in life.”

• “FIRST gave me an example of how I can use stuff I learned in school.”

• “It changed my college major to Mechanical Engineering.”

• “It has helped me to work with other people and improved my communication skills.”

• “FIRST helped me grow as a leader and a person, and it made me more interested in science.”

Mentors: 

• “I enjoy giving students a chance to experience real world things and apply what they are learning in school.”

• "The students are learning so much that they will be able to use in college and career. I've been blessed to work with them--they're great. I just wish FIRST was around when I was in high school."