Seven Websites That Will Increase Your GPA

I want to say first and foremost that I am not condoning the use of these sources listed to cheat. Professors nowadays are clever and if you cheat, they will probably find you. I am sharing these sites because I know how difficult it can be to study or write a paper without a little outside help. These websites are all sites that have something to offer, whether it be a study guide for a piece of literature you don’t understand or if you need the original text because you sold your book back too early.

1. Poemhunter

   A one track minded site with thousands of poems in the database. You can search for either poems or poets. While this site does not contain any close readings of material, it does contain the material. A perfect site for people in poetry classes. If you’re looking for a poem, look here.

2. Bartleby

   Similar to the previous site, but more varied. It contains not only verse, but reference, fiction, and nonfiction in their entirety. Invaluable for paper writing, as this site alone contains hundreds of sources.

3. The Scholarly Journal Archive

   This site actually requires that you log in, but that shouldn’t be a problem for students at most universities because most schools have access to the site. This site contains literally, pretty much everything you’d want to find. It contains subjects varying from music history to African American history to math.

4. Wikipedia

   A user updated online encyclopedia. Despite the fact that any user can change any content at any time, wikipedia was recently dubbed as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica. While most teachers do not allow citations from this site, it can certainly help you find information.

5. Sparknotes

   This site actually contains an analysis and study guides for nearly all subjects. Be careful when using this site for paper writing though. If you don’t cite this source, you professor will know. This is a site that is no longer under the proverbial radar, so use with caution.

6. E-notes

   Contains notes on health and law as well as literature, business, and science. It does, however, have a registration fee of $9.99 a month. If you don’t have that kind of money, don’t worry; a lot of the resources on the site can be viewed for free.

7. Google

   I know what you’re thinking: “Google doesn’t have any study guides in it.” You’re right, but you can use it to search for them. With the largest search database on the internet, it will probably find something that has to do with what you’re looking for.