Study Notes
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Type of site | Ed-tech |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Study Notes, LLC |
| Created by | Feross Aboukhadijeh |
| Revenue | Freemium |
| URL | https://www.apstudynotes.org |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 2007 |
Study Notes is an online learning tool created by high school junior Feross Aboukhadijeh in El Dorado Hills, California. It was released to the public in March 2007. By September 2011, Study Notes was receiving 10,000 page views per day.[2] As of September 2015, Study Notes has served over 43 million users. The site currently operates out of Stanford, CA.
History
Study Notes began as a way for the founder to share his Advanced Placement notes with his classmates.[3] But it grew to include the notes of his classmates as well, covering three courses: AP English, U.S. History, and U.S. Government.[4] The tool currently supports seven AP courses.
College Prep
In 2014, Study Notes began offering a database of sample college essays for prospective college applicants to use for inspiration during their essay writing.
Open Source
Study Notes releases the custom software which powers the site on GitHub under a permissive license, for anyone to learn from and contribute to.[5]
References
- ^ GitHub repository "GitHub feross/studynotes"
- ^ Beam, Christopher. New York Magazine. (September 11, 2011) "Bubble Boys"
- ^ Ongchoco, David. Huffington Post. (May 6, 2015) "Young and Entrepreneurial: How 24 Year Old Study Notes Founder Stumbled Upon Viral Success".
- ^ Suleimenov, Arman. Princeton Startup TV. (August 20, 2013) 53 Electrifying Minutes with the Stanford superstar.
- ^ Powered by Open Source.