Hal's standardized test scores are abysmal, but his several personal essay responses are, conversely, off-the-charts and scholarly beyond his years. Hal is a valuable prospect for the university's tennis program however, his application poses a problem for the university's admissions department. He is surrounded by several deans of the university and is accompanied by his uncle Charles, who happens also to be the headmaster of Hal's boarding school, the Enfield Tennis Academy in Enfield, Massachusetts, where he has attended school since the age of seven. The meeting is tense, and Hal is extremely nervous, bordering on panicked. Hal Incandenza sits in an admissions office at the University of Arizona, where he is being tentatively offered a large scholarship to play varsity tennis.
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