Table Tennis

<p>Is table tennis, seen as something worth playing/mentioning in the US? Because i am quite good at it and love playing it, and hope to get to competitive level soon. Anyone know?</p>

<p>There is a significant following depending on where you will be in the US. May I suggest looking at the USTTA website for a list/link of registered clubs in the area you will be in. Good luck!</p>

<p>Anything in which you invest a lot of effort and time and become good at is worth mentioning. If you become competitive, then it is definitely worth talking about. You may not find colleges/universities with table tennis teams, so you won't be an athletic recruit, but passion and commitment to endeavors seem to impress adcoms.</p>

<p>You weren't thinking of giving up something you really enjoy just to play the admissions game, were you?</p>

<p>My problem at the moment is that in the UK its very hard to find a daytime/weekend club where I can go and play/practice TT, whilst with other sports which I am also good, I can easily be able to join a 'team' even if I am not selected to compete. I love TT, but with my AS, SATS and everything, I don't want to use up the time for revision, unless I am sure that like I said it's it 'worth' it</p>

<p>To be honest, I don't think TT will help you much, in terms of getting into good schools for athletics. Also, the competition in TT isn't that stiff. I played USATT (it's not USTTA) and picked up quite a few awards (won Michigan Closed tourny 18's and lower, both doubles and singles a total of 4 times between both events in the course of 2 years). Anyways, I got bored of TT and quit shortly after...</p>

<p>what about badminton? Im pretty good at that as well, but I've heard that it's not well taken by Unis in the States because it's too 'European'</p>

<p>Princeton has a good table tennis team. but u wont get recruited</p>