Frequently Asked Questions
For students, families, and school administration.
The basics
What is Success at HS?
A free, student-run platform for sharing study notes and practice material with classmates at your school. Every submission is reviewed by an admin before it becomes visible to other students.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no cost to use Success at HS, no ads, no upsells, and no premium tier. It will stay that way.
Who runs it?
Success at HS is an independent student project. Each school that opts in runs its own instance with its own admin(s). It is not owned, operated, or officially endorsed by any individual school unless that school explicitly says so.
Who can sign up?
Current students, staff, and faculty at participating schools, using their official school email. If your school isn't on the platform yet, visit the request-a-school page.
What you can upload
What counts as a valid submission?
Your own study notes, summaries, flashcards, outlines, or problem sets. Publicly available material you have the right to share is also fine. Practice tests you've written yourself are welcome.
What's off-limits?
Real tests, quizzes, or answer keys from any school. Copyrighted material you don't have the right to share (published textbook pages, commercial prep books, official practice exams, etc.). Anyone else's work passed off as your own. Anything harmful, harassing, or inappropriate. Full list in the Terms. Uploading prohibited material violates both our rules AND your school's honor code, and results in account removal.
Moderation and safety
How do you prevent cheating?
Three layers. (1) A required honor-code checkbox at the moment of upload — you confirm the material is legitimate before submitting. (2) An admin review queue — nothing is visible to other students until a human admin at your school has approved it. (3) A report/flag button on every published material — if anything slips through, any student can flag it for re-review and it can be removed in one click.
Who moderates?
Admins at your school. They see the pending queue and approve or reject each submission. If the school has designated a faculty member as admin, faculty participate in review alongside student admins.
Can schools request that something be removed?
Yes, immediately. School administration can request removal of any submission, and we honor the request same-day. Full data exports are also available at no cost.
Your data
Who can see what I upload?
Only students and admins at your own school. Nobody outside your school can see who you are or what you've submitted. Full details in the Privacy Policy.
Can I delete my account or a specific upload?
Yes, anytime. Email the address on the contact page and we'll take care of it within 7 days. You can also request an export of everything we have about you.
Where is the data stored?
Vercel (hosting and compute) and Supabase (database, authentication, file storage). Transactional emails go through Resend. No data is sold, rented, or shared with anyone outside these providers.
Contests and prizes
How does the monthly prize work?
If your school has the prize feature enabled, the top note-uploader each month wins the prize set by the school admin. The leaderboard always runs; the prize is an opt-in decoration on top of it.
Who pays for the prize?
The school or the student organizer, not the platform. Success at HS does not collect or disburse money.
For schools and families
What happens when the student founder graduates?
Admin access is transferred. The intent is to hand over to a faculty sponsor and a rising junior/senior admin team, or — if the school prefers — shut down the school's tenant entirely. The decision is the school's.
Does the school have any control over content?
Yes. Any faculty or administrator the school designates as an admin has the same moderation powers as any other admin, including the ability to delete submissions, remove accounts, and export data.
What if I see something I'm concerned about?
Use the flag button on the material, or email the address on the contact page. You can also contact your school's administration directly — both channels work, and we coordinate with the school on any confirmed violation.