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FIRST works
closely with research and academic organizations
to provide tangible evidence of our impact
on students’ education and career choices.
Recently, Brandeis University’s
Center for Youth and Communities conducted
an independent, retrospective survey of FIRST Robotics
Competition participants and compared results
to a group of non-FIRST students
with similar backgrounds and academic experiences,
including math and science. Highlights of
the study’s findings include:
When compared with the
comparison group, FIRST students
are:
- More than 3 times
as likely to major specifically in engineering.
- Roughly 10 times
as likely to have had an apprenticeship,
internship, or co-op job in their freshman
year.
- Significantly more
likely to expect to achieve a post graduate
degree.
- More than twice as
likely to expect to pursue a career in
science and technology.
- Nearly 4 times as
likely to expect to pursue a career specifically
in engineering.
- More than twice as
likely to volunteer in their communities.
Information from the FIRST website |
