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@SilverDragon
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 • 2 years ago •
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Are CollegeVine connections legit?

Hello! I'm a rising junior from Japan! Nice to meet you.

My question is: Are CollegeVine connections legit? Is the admission member that connected with me actually interested? How does CollegeVine ask the people who do the admission to connect with students like us?

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@zpx3
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47 answers, 218 votes
 • 2 years ago

Hey! Happy to share some more context into CollegeVine Connections. CollegeVine is a recruiting network for high school students (kinda like LinkedIn) -- we have hundreds of colleges on the platform that recruit students for their class. They do this by sending you connection requests; if you accept them, they can see your full profile and start guiding you on the path to apply there.

There are lots of cool things you can do once you connect with a college, like chat with their admissions officers, meet current students, get invited to special events, etc. Each college does slightly different things with their connections. Once you get connected, I highly recommend you reach out to your regional admissions officer right on CollegeVine and say hello!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@SilverDragon2 years ago

So I was connected with one of the colleges that I want to go to, but I was connected with the regional admissions officer for China (and not Japan). How do I connect with the right admissions officer?

@zpx3
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2 years ago

Oh that's weird -- are you sure they aren't also the regional rep for Japan? Most colleges will have larger territories for their international recruiters (usually bucketing many countries within Asia together). So I'd recommend you message that rep and ask if they're the right one for you in Japan. If not, they can introduce you to the right rep.

@zpx3
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2 years ago

Also we're adding a new feature soon where you can see all the reps at the college and message any one of them.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@SilverDragona year ago

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I'm sure it's China, I checked their website. There is another person accountable for East Asia (excluding China), so I was kind of surprised, but then again, despite living in Japan, I do live fairly close to China.

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