Explanation and Listing of Tiers?

Hi! I see a lot of mentions of tier a, tier f, etc, but I can't seem to find the comprehensive list+explanation for this. All I can find is the old article that breaks it down into Tier 1,2,3, and 4. Could someone explain and/or link the newest ranking article? I'd like to understand the system better, thanks!

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@safaryia year ago

where have you seen tier f etc mentioned? Just curious- I know collegevine uses letters to divide Tier 1, 2,3,4 further eg into Tier 1a, 1b, but I haven't seen just letters being used.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@calligraphybeea year ago

oh wait the posts that mention tiers a-f are at least 2 years old... i guess that explains it. but where do I find the explanation for the Tier 1-4 being divided into letters?

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• a year ago

https://blog.collegevine.com/breaking-down-the-4-tiers-of-extracurricular-activities/

[🎤 AUTHOR]@calligraphybeea year ago

Hi! Yes, I found this, but this only gives me the general 4 tiers. I was looking for the more specific classification of 1a, 1b, 1c, etc.

@Anonymous123a year ago

Go to extracurricular activities in your CollegeVine profile. When you're entering stuff there, you should see some description of 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. Apart from that, you won't find any further description since these categories are not universal.

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