About BrainMass


 

Overview


BrainMass is a global community of graduate-level students, teachers and professionals. We have gathered here to address a visible shortcoming with the current education system: the unavailability of direct academic assistance for students that are training to compete in our knowledge-based society.

While schools can be very effective in providing educational leadership, instruction, and standards for work ethic, they are often unable to provide individual high-level assistance to their students when it is required. Due to budgetary constraints, many institutions are unable to provide enough teaching assistants to manage growing enrolment and student schedules are such that help is often required outside of normal working hours.

Our community has been established in a way that allows the provision of excellent academic assistance, securely and inclusively, to all secondary and undergraduate students around the globe for very reasonable rates. Our revenue-sharing program ensures that the vast majority of the revenue gained by the community from students, parents, and organizations is paid directly to its members.

In this way, BrainMass has created a mutually beneficial scenario in which learners, teachers and the global academic community as a whole benefit from the experience of using our service/site.

There are countless additional benefits for all visitors, users and members. Please take time to read through the information provided in these pages to better understand our modus operandi.

To view the profiles of our many Online Teaching Assistants (Online TAs), visit our OTA Profiles section.

Online TA Service Overview

BrainMass' online teaching assistants offer four services available in 45 subjects of study at any time of day from any Internet connection:

  1. The Post-A-Problem service allows students to post academic problems, from sample questions to complicated theories, in any field of study. The student will quickly receive a detailed explanation from a qualified Online TA (graduate student).
    • Cost to student: Starting at $3.99 CAD (approx. $3.91 USD)
  2. The Submit an Essay service offers students the chance to post final drafts of essays, to be reviewed and critiqued by Online TAs. We do not write essays for students!
    • Cost to student: $3.99 CAD per double-spaced page (approx. $3.91 USD)
  3. The Solution Library is comprised of thousands of problems with their corresponding solutions. The Online TA responsible for each solution receives revenue that is generated as students browse through and download this uniquely valuable study material.
    • Cost to student: As low as $0.96 CAD (approx. $0.94 USD) /download
  4. The Reference Desk is your one-stop academic information hub. Compiled by members of our Online TA community, this comprehensive guide offers tips for high school students, university students and parents alike.

    Exam preparation, essay writing, career hunting, motivation building, and encouragement tips are all here. The "Resources" section is an academic Yellow Pages of links to a great variety of web resources ranging from subject directories to online education tools. And it's all free!