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.

Study Notes
A blue-colored owl with glasses.
Type of site
Ed-tech
Available inEnglish
OwnerStudy Notes, LLC
Created byFeross Aboukhadijeh
RevenueFreemium
URLhttps://www.apstudynotes.org
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMarch 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03)
Current statusActive
Written inNode.js (JavaScript)[1]

History

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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.

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

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Study Notes releases the custom software which powers the site on GitHub under the GNU General Public License version 3, for anyone to learn from and contribute to.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GitHub - feross/studynotes.org: ✏️ Learn faster. Study better". GitHub. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of Tomorrow -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Ongchoco, David; YouthHack, ContributorFounder of (May 6, 2015). "Young and Entrepreneurial: How 24 Year Old Study Notes Founder Feross Aboukhadijeh Stumbled Upon Viral Success". HuffPost. Retrieved August 5, 2021. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Suleimenov, Arman. Princeton Startup TV. (August 20, 2013) 53 Electrifying Minutes with the Stanford superstar.
  5. ^ "Open Source - Study Notes". www.apstudynotes.org. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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