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Advertising policy College Confidential is part of affiliate relationships with other companies. That means some advertisers on the site pay us referral fees when visitors use a link on our site to buy a product or register for a service. …	1	182	March 8, 2021
What are Trust Levels and why should I care? You might have noticed getting notifications about “Basic”, “Member” or “Senior Member” Trust Level. And you might be wondering what that’s all about. If you’ve been around College Confidential, you’ll remember ranks. W…	22	2139	March 8, 2021
How do Suggested Topics work? At the bottom of every thread, you’ll notice a Suggested section. We’ve gotten a few questions about how this works. Here’s the official description: The Suggested Topics list will show any unread topics that you ar…	2	314	March 8, 2021
How do I quickly reply to an entire thread instead of a specific post? When commenting sometimes you want to add to the entire thread instead of replying to a specific post. There is a blue Reply button at the bottom of the thread, but who wants to scroll all the way there?! Instead, just …	4	609	March 8, 2021
How does the timeline slider work? I’m going to show the mobile version, but it’s pretty similar on the desktop. The big difference is that you need to tap the bar on the bottom of the screen that says 241/477 or whatnot. (On larger screens it can be show…	1	295	March 8, 2021
How can I quickly move to the top or bottom of a thread? If you want to jump to the first or last post in a thread, there’s a quick way - tap or click on the date/time above or below the slider. Here’s a pic on mobile: From a list of threads you can go to the top or bottom …	1	408	March 8, 2021
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Advertising policy

College Confidential is part of affiliate relationships with other companies. That means some advertisers on the site pay us referral fees when visitors use a link on our site to buy a product or register for a service. …

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182

March 8, 2021

What are Trust Levels and why should I care?

You might have noticed getting notifications about “Basic”, “Member” or “Senior Member” Trust Level. And you might be wondering what that’s all about. If you’ve been around College Confidential, you’ll remember ranks. W…

22

2139

March 8, 2021

How do Suggested Topics work?

At the bottom of every thread, you’ll notice a Suggested section. We’ve gotten a few questions about how this works. Here’s the official description: The Suggested Topics list will show any unread topics that you ar…

2

314

March 8, 2021

How do I quickly reply to an entire thread instead of a specific post?

When commenting sometimes you want to add to the entire thread instead of replying to a specific post. There is a blue Reply button at the bottom of the thread, but who wants to scroll all the way there?! Instead, just …

4

609

March 8, 2021

How does the timeline slider work?

I’m going to show the mobile version, but it’s pretty similar on the desktop. The big difference is that you need to tap the bar on the bottom of the screen that says 241/477 or whatnot. (On larger screens it can be show…

1

295

March 8, 2021

How can I quickly move to the top or bottom of a thread?

If you want to jump to the first or last post in a thread, there’s a quick way - tap or click on the date/time above or below the slider. Here’s a pic on mobile: From a list of threads you can go to the top or bottom …

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408

March 8, 2021

Can I have my username changed?