UW awards the RT badge at its own discretion, to FLs who look promising upon entry. Anyone who doesn't follow through can lose it at any time. As soon as you qualify for a JSS, the RT badge disappears. From then on, you need to focus on keeping your JSS as high as possible and absolutely above 90%. Once you've stayed above 90% for 13 of the previous 16 weeks, you become Top Rated. The main advantage of being TR is that you can have bad client feedback removed from your JSS calculation. You can use that perk once every 3 mos/10 contracts. So if a client dings you badly enough to do damage, you can deal with it.
None of these things are absolute silver bullets when it comes to landing contracts. IMO if you're serious about your long-term FL career, then focus on finding clients and projects that are perfect fits for your capabilities and goals. Listen to your spidey sense and avoid any that smell flakey or unscrupulous. Deliver to the very best of your ability every time. Always be prepared to be the grown-up in the room with a difficult client. Be flexible but don't sell yourself short. Keep an eye on the long view. Do all that, and your stats will take care of themselves.
