Are you a high school or undergraduate student interested in helping your fellow peers? Perhaps you tutor on the side, or go out of your way to help friends with their homework? Well, now there's a place at eNotes just for you! eNotes is looking to enlist a small team of student contributors that we're…
Category: High School Students
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We've just installed a new addition to eNotes to help keep you better updated on your account activity. Check out the new social header at the top of our pages! With this new alert system, you'll find new messages, friend requests, and updates from your friends much easier than before. Simply click on the bell…
What the $$$$ Just Happened to My Student Loans?!!
Paying for college is tough enough, but have you heard about the recent hikes in interest rates for student loans? Read on to find out how this affects you as either a current student or someone in repayment, plus how government officials plan to resolve the issue of crippling student debt. As of yesterday, Stafford…
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What are Prop 8 and DOMA and Why Do They Matter?
This week, as the Supreme Court released its rulings on a variety of different issues, supporters of same-sex marriage were particularly anxious to hear an important piece of news: the Court’s ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. What is the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)? The Defense of Marriage…
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Who is Edward Snowden and What Did He Do?
Some information for students (from a fellow student) to keep you up to date with this complicated current affair. There’s been a lot of talk going around about Edward Snowden and his disclosure of NSA information, but with the amount of commentary in the media, it’s difficult to figure out even some basic information. The…
16 Days of Summer
eNotes' editorial intern shares his tips of how to make the most of your high school summer. Or any summer, for that matter! I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. My grandma bought me the first book when I was 11, and from then on I read every book within the same week it was released.…
The Study Drug: Why Adderall Use Is Never Worth It
For those of you on the quarter system, finals are just around the corner. You're likely feeling stressed at the end of this long year, and only just over the hurdle of your most recent midterms. You've heard stories of a friend of a friend who was able to stay up all night on energy…
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Top Ten Totally Embarrassing Teachers
Your education is in their hands... their totally shameless hands. Meet ten teachers who definitely had the last laugh. At you. In the teachers' lounge. With all their friends. 1. This teacher who totally went there 2. This teacher who just shattered your dreams 3. This Chemistry teacher who refuses to give Gaga the artistic…