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This is a chance for you to show the readers that you have dealt with challenges and come out better because of them/despite them…or it’s a chance to show how you are an innovator—maybe how/why you started a new club. Some of my past students have decided to start new clubs at their schools because they found a huge void or felt like someone/something needed a bigger voice. One of my students (who was very interested in environmental science) decided to start a recycling program that turned into something bigger—