<p>SAT: 790M, 760W, 720W
ACT: 35 composite
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 700 Physics
AP's: Four 5's & one 3
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
Boys State (elected State Senator)
HOBY Leadership Conference
4-year varsity letterman (tennis); Captain, All-Dist, MVP
USTA "Champion Ranking" in tennis
4 years in band; All-Dist, First Chair; leadership positions
Eagle Scout wth Bronze, Gold & Silver Palms; leadership positions
UIL Social Studies Team; State Runner-up, 3-time Dist & Reg champs
NHS (Vice President) & NSHS
Piano (various awards for studio performance & music theory)
Church youth group & choir (a couple of mission trips)
Some community volunteer work</p>
<p>You have a great shot. You just have to hope that your essays really showed who you are and what you can offer to Harvard. Clearly you have got the stats, so it will probably come down to how you portray yourself as a student, as a person, and as an applicant, rather than just an amalgamation of papers in a manila folder.</p>
<p>ive played usta for 7 years, i've never heard of a champion ranking. 99.9% sure there is no such thing. just wondering if you could clarify what you are talking about.</p>
<p>Athletec64,
I just noticed your post about USTA "Champion" ranking. Sorry for the tardy response.</p>
<p>The program I describe is administered by the Texas section of the USTA. Texas has four qualifying zones. You play in your gender & age divison in your zone in monthly tournaments, called Zone Advancement Tournaments or "ZAT's," to gain points. First round win is 2 points, second round is 4, etc. Making semi's is 16 and making finals is 32. The tournament winner gets 64 points. When you have amassed a total of 64 points over certain number of months, you "qualify" as "Champion" and move to the monthly Champion tournaments. There are two Champ zones in Texas...North Texas and South Texas. Again, you play for 64 points against other qualified Champs. When you get 64 points, you move up to "Super-Champions," where you play against other Super-Champs in monthly tournaments. All of Texas is one Super-Champ zone.</p>
<p>Until I started talking to Ivy tennis coaches this fall, I didn't know that this program is apparently unique to Texas USTA. College tennis coaches who recruit in Texas are familiar with it. It's a pretty good system.</p>
<p>How does the USTA handle qualifying and advancement tournaments in your state?</p>
<p>Uh-oh! I'm an female EA applicant from a small town in Texas, and I was hoping for some semblance of originality, but it looks like I'm not alone!
And our file is a little alike, too:</p>
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<p>NMSF
NHS President
Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica VP
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Four Year varsity swimming: captain, state finalist
Piano: National Guild Auditions Diploma, theory tests
National Youth Storytelling champion
Four year varsity choir letterman, choir VP, all state auditionee, elite jazz ensemble
Girl Scout Gold Award (eq. of Eagle Scout), Silver Award, Destinations Trip</p>
<p>Just got home from really boring movie, to tired to type further...</p>