<p>for the question "How have you taken advantage of the educational opportunities you have had to prepare for college?", can i talk about times when i challenged myself outside of school, such as inventions and stuff that made me apply what i learned in school to real life.</p>
<p>that def. works. however, i think you should start it off by saying how you were looking to make "inventions and stuff" but because you school didn't have a club or sci/tech program where you do that, you had to find another way to persue ur intrests. that would directly address the question b4 moving on....</p>
<p>ya for the ed. ops i talked about football and how much that ment to me over the last four years, put alotta emotion into, and tried to show how it was the biggest part of my education... i.e made me a man and taught me to work with people and protect my friends.. i think its pretty solid.</p>
<p>What did you invent? Just curious, since I've have 13 inventions. Wonder how innovation looks on the UC applications. I've heard they're <em>really</em> concerned about grades and stats and that ECs can help you distinguish yourself from simillar applicants.</p>