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Get Paid for Getting the Grades

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter.

So, it’s 2 A.M. and you’ve just finished up the 10-page outline you have been working on over the past week for the biggest exam of the semester. You’re happy with your hard work, but can’t help but wonder why you just spent all that time to create something that will be worthless the second you finish the exam. We’ve all been in this situation before, and most of us choose to accept the fact that it’s just something that must be done to get the grade that we want. Well, what if I were to tell you that you could actually be selling your work to other students in exchange for cold, hard cash? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Flashnotes.com.

Flashnotes.com is the student-to-student study materials marketplace that allows students to easily buy and sell their course-specific study materials – study guides, notes, flashcards, video tutorials, and even live video help. Whether you’re looking to earn some extra bucks or are in need of some major study assistance, Flashnotes.com can help. This innovative new platform hopes to empower smart college students to make money from their own study material that they’ve worked so hard on while helping other students get the grades they desire.

I know what you’re thinking – how much money are we talking here? Well, according to Flashnotes.com, students set the price of their study materials (average price is $9.00) with the average student seller making $31 an hour and some of the top student sellers making over $5,000 a semester – more than enough to cover the necessary expenses of daily college life – and by that, I mean takeout and Starbucks.

Flashnotes.com gives students 70% of the revenue generated by their note sales and has a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If a buyer is not satisfied, the team will give that student a full refund, no questions asked.

So, it’s decision time. Take time out of your busy schedule to work a part-time, minimum-wage job or get paid for the hard work you would be doing anyway? The choice is yours.

For more information regarding Flashnotes, check out their website or contact one of the student sellers at Penn State:

AJ Dangel: ajd5394@psu.edu

Amanda Vonder Schmalz: alv5127@psu.edu

Maryann Valentine: mvwaslike@aim.com

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Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.