Guides

Words-per-minute benchmarks from K-12 through college and professional reading, with citations to the underlying research.

Quick explainer on how schools calculate semester and cumulative GPA, plus when each number matters for scholarships and transfer applications.

MLA 9 rules for citing images, paintings, photographs, and screenshots. Covers source attribution, in-text references, and AI-generated images.

APA 7 rules for citing YouTube videos: uploader-as-author, date format, video brackets, and in-text examples.

Both styles use parenthetical author-date citations, but the punctuation, capitalization, and author handling differ in ways professors notice.

The Chicago Manual of Style offers two systems. Plain-English guide to picking the right one for your discipline and switching between them.

APA 7 reference rules for journal articles: author lists, DOI vs URL, volume and issue numbers, page ranges.

Step-by-step MLA 9 rules for citing websites, including no-author cases, no-date cases, and the container model.

Step-by-step rules for citing books in APA 7. Single author, multiple authors, edited volumes, edition numbers, ebooks — everything you need with examples.

The MLA Handbook moved from 8th to 9th edition in 2021. Here's a plain-English summary of what changed and what stayed the same.

Step-by-step guide to calculating weighted GPA for AP, IB, and honors classes. Includes the math, the common scales, and worked examples.

How to use the Pomodoro Technique to actually finish your readings, problem sets, and essays — backed by the original method and recent attention research.