EZ Grades is written by students, for students. Here's exactly how our content is created, who writes it, and what you should know before you take our advice.
Last updated: June 2026
EZ Grades is a student-run study tips website. Our articles are written by real students sharing their own experiences — what worked, what didn't, what they wish they'd known earlier. We are not a professional academic coaching service, a tutoring company, or a research institution.
Think of us as the honest friend who just finished the class you're about to take. We're not going to tell you what the textbook says. We're going to tell you what actually happened when we tried it.
We also offer free grade calculators — tools to help you quickly figure out your current grade, what you need on your final, or your GPA. These are utilities, not academic advice.
Every article on EZ Grades falls into one of three categories. We're transparent about this because we think it matters for how you read and use our content.
Personal accounts from a student's point of view. These are first-person stories: "I tried this technique for one semester — here's what happened." They are anecdotal by design. They reflect one person's experience, not universal truth. Read them as honest peer accounts, not professional advice.
Example: "My Honest Review of Active Recall After Using It for One Full Semester"
"Watch me do it" style articles where a student documents their actual process — their note-taking setup, their weekly planning system, their exam prep routine. These are descriptive, not prescriptive. We're showing you how we do it, not telling you how you should.
Example: "A Walkthrough of My Semester Planner Setup (Notion + Paper Hybrid)"
Articles that aggregate and comment on information from other sources — Reddit threads, YouTube channels, TikTok trends, published research. We link to original sources and add our own commentary. We are acting as curators, not primary sources. We are not claiming expertise; we are sharing what we found useful.
Example: "Top 10 Free Study Resources I Found on Reddit (With Honest Notes on Each)"
Our current contributors are four students at different stages of their academic journeys. Here's who they are and what they write about.
Maya is a junior studying Biology at a state university on the East Coast. She started writing for EZ Grades after struggling through her first year and figuring out — mostly through trial and error — what actually worked for her. Her articles focus on study techniques and test preparation, especially for science-heavy course loads.
James is a senior majoring in Computer Science. He spent most of high school as a chronic crammer before a rough sophomore year forced him to rethink everything. He writes about time management, productivity systems, and the student perspective on what makes a classroom actually work.
Priya is a Pre-Med sophomore navigating one of the most demanding academic tracks there is. She writes about note-taking systems, study apps, and the mental side of being a high-achieving student under pressure. Her curation posts — rounding up resources from Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok — are among the most-read on the site.
Carlos is a high school senior in California who joined EZ Grades to share what he's learned navigating AP classes, college applications, and the chaos of being 17 with a lot on his plate. He writes for the high school audience specifically, covering everything from GPA anxiety to how his parents' involvement in his studying has (and hasn't) helped.
We want to be clear about the limits of our content, because we think honesty matters more than sounding authoritative.
Some of our articles are written with the assistance of AI writing tools. When AI assistance is used, it is used to help structure and draft content based on the student contributor's actual experiences and notes — not to generate fabricated experiences or fake expertise.
Every article published on EZ Grades reflects a real student's genuine perspective. The experiences, opinions, and observations in our articles are real. The writing process may involve AI assistance, but the substance — the "this is what actually happened to me" — is always authentic.
We believe in being transparent about this because we think the education space deserves honesty about how content is made.
If you find an error in one of our articles — a factual mistake, a broken link, or something that seems misleading — we want to know. We take accuracy seriously and will correct errors promptly.
Articles are updated periodically to reflect new information, new tools, or changes in the academic landscape. When an article is substantially updated, we note the update date at the top of the article.
EZ Grades may display advertising to support the cost of running the site. Ads are served by third-party ad networks and are not endorsed by EZ Grades. We do not accept sponsored content or paid article placements. Our editorial content is entirely independent of our advertising.
If we ever publish affiliate links or sponsored content, we will disclose this clearly at the top of the relevant article.
If you have questions about how we create our content, want to flag an error, or are interested in contributing your own student experience, we'd love to hear from you.
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