Building Academic Achievement Source:
Brandeis University Impact
Evaluation, 2005
Compared to a group of students
with
similar backgrounds and achievement
in high-school math and
science, FIRST alumni are:
È Significantly more likely to
attend college
È Twice as likely to major in
science and engineering
Enabling Careers in Science
&
Technology
FIRST alumni are:
È 10 times as likely to have had
an apprenticeship,
internship,
or co-op job in their college
freshman year
È More than twice as likely to
expect to have a science
or technology-related career
after college
