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Cram101 provides college students with a truly uncommon service. Now in official use at over 42 colleges and universities throughout the United States, Cram101 uses statistics and science to derive study principles. The intent of Cram101’s founders is not to offer book notes for literature–everyone else does that. Cram101 uses techniques to help students get the most out of their studying in the most effective way.

Although Cram101 gets a fairly high score in “Topics Covered” and “Quality of Content”, the fact that its service applies primarily to college students—by way of their textbooks—keeps Cram101 out of the top three. The use of Cram101 is not as universally beneficial as the use of our Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winning services.

Access to Cram101 material is only available through a membership. Fees are either $9.95 per month or $69.00 per year. A membership includes unlimited access to all of Cram101’s study guide services. At $69 per year, a Cram101 membership may be best suited for full–time students.

Topics Covered:

Cram101 offers notes from the textbooks of most college/university courses. Some of the specific textbooks we looked for were not available at Cram101, but there are plenty of textbooks listed.

Quality of Content:

The quality of the notes at Cram101 is quite high. The whole system was developed by educators based on the research they conducted regarding the way students study and learn.

Ease of Use/Navigation:

Cram101 is fairly easy to navigate and use. The site’s search capabilities include searches by subject, title, author, edition, publisher and/or ISBN.

Support/Help:

The support available through Cram101 is slightly above the expected standard. Like most other sites, Cram101 has email support and an FAQ page. An extra bonus is the list of informative video clips from the founder of this service.

Summary:

This service is uniquely positioned to lead a niche market in the field of study guides. Cram101 covers many topics with very well written and researched study guides, quizzes and hints. A membership should only be purchased by college students. Even if you are a Political Science major, your membership dues pay for access to any other subject out there.