Points and Badges

  1. Dean's List

    The Dean's List badge is given when a user rates 10 or more answers, and also asks a question and marks one of the answers as best.

  2. Dean's Lists

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    legerdemain

    257 points

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    tert

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    sevenmustangs

    256 points

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    monarie

    255 points

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    agneslund

    255 points

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    mabottle

    255 points

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    aacaboo

    255 points

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    koolkid720

    255 points

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    aggieq

    253 points

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    essesy

    253 points

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    torrip996

    253 points

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    gudeapp

    250 points

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    namwala

    250 points

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    faith4gotten

    250 points

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    raydusol

    250 points

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    abel09

    249 points

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    sugartween

    249 points

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    shivug

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    lizzi456

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    fromici

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  1. Other Badges

  2. Quiz Taker

    A user has completed 10 quizzes.

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  3. Quiz Apprentice

    A user has completed 75 quizzes with at least 60% accuracy.

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  4. Quiz Master

    A user has completed 100 quizzes with at least 60% accuracy.

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  5. Educator Ranks

  6. Distinguished Educator

    The highest rank for an eNotes educator, given only at the discretion of the managing editor. An educator must show consistently outstanding contributions, as well as surpassing the point total required of an Educator Emeritus.

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  7. Educator Emeritus

    Educator Emeritus is the highest educator rank, other than Distinguished Educator, and is earned upon the accumulation of 50,000 points. Only a handful of eNotes educators have achieved this rank.

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  8. Educator

    An educator achieves the rank of full educator upon surpassing 15,000 points. The educator joins a small group of the most committed eNotes educators.

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  9. Associate Educator

    An assistant educator becomes an associate educator upon surpassing the 5,000 point total. At this point, the educator has demonstrated a significant commitment to editing on eNotes.

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  10. Assistant Educator

    An assistant educator is the entry level rank for an educator, achieved when the application is approved by the managing educator.

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  11. Educator Awards

  12. Scholar

    The scholar award is given at the discretion of the managing educator, and is awarded for consistently intelligent or insightful contributions to the Homework Help or sharing great documents in the Document Exchange.

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  13. Expert

    An expert award is given by showing particular knowledge in a particular topic, such as Hamlet or Math. It is awarded when the total contributions to that topic (answers plus discussion posts) surpasses 25.

    View Experts »

  14. Instructor

    The instructor award is given by making 20 or more contributions to our teacher group. It signifies an active and engaged teacher or other educator on eNotes.

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  15. Scribe

    The scribe badge is awarded when a user has several written assignments published to the website. You must become an educator and complete written assignments before earning this badge.

    View Scribes »

  16. Non-Educator Ranks

  17. Valedictorian

    A user becomes a valedictorian on accumulating 2000 points.

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  18. Salutatorian

    A user becomes a salutatorian on accumulating 1000 points.

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  19. Honors

    A user achieves honors on accumulating 400 points.

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  20. eNoter

    The eNoter badge is awarded when a user surpasses 150 points.

  21. eNotes Newbie

    The newbie badge is awarded to all new users.

  22. Non-Educator Awards

  23. Teaching Assistant

    The teaching assistant badge is awarded when a user makes 100 or more contributions in the Homework Help area.

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  24. Tutor

    The Tutor badge is given when a user makes 50 or more contributions to the Homework Help area.

    View Tutors »

  25. Prefect

    The Prefect badge is given when a user correctly flags 10 or more items, such as an innappropriate question or answer.

    View Prefects »

  26. Dean's List

    The Dean's List badge is given when a user rates 10 or more answers, and also asks a question and marks one of the answers as best.

    View Dean's Lists »

  1. 100 points

    for creating an account

    Simply sign up for free or purchase a subscription and earn 100 points!

  2. 30 points

    for writing an assignment

    If you are an eNotes educator, you can earn 30 points for having a writing assignment published.

  3. 20 points

    for posting a document

    Contribute to our community by posting a document in our Documents and eBooks section, and you'll be awarded 20 points!

  4. 15 points

    for answering a question

    Answer a question in eNotes Homework Help and earn 15 points!

  5. 10 points

    for receiving an answer bonus

    If you are an eNotes educator, and we award you a bonus for an excellent answer in our Homework Help, you'll get 10 points.

  6. 10 points

    for receiving a best answer

    If you answer a question and the person who asked the question thinks your answer is the best, you'll get 10 points!

  7. 10 points

    for completing a quiz

    Complete a quiz to earn 10 points!

  8. 5 points

    for receiving an answer rating

    If you answer a question, and someone positively rates your answer, you'll receive 5 points.

  9. 5 points

    for asking a question

    Need help with your homework? Ask a question in our Homework Help section and get 5 points!

  10. 2 points

    for rating or flagging an item

    Rate or flag a question or answer and receive 2 points.

  11. 1 points

    for getting a question right

    For each quiz/trivia question answered correctly earn 1 point!

  12. variable

    for ordering a subscription or pass

    If you purchase a subscription to eNotes, or other product such as a document or eBook, you are awarded points equal to the dollar total of your order (rounded up to the nearest dollar) and multiplied by 10.

How do I earn points?

Users earn points by making contributions to the site. Currently, you can earn points in a variety of ways, such as answering questions or sharing your documents.  You can view all the ways in which you can earn points.

How do I earn a badge?

Badges can be earned in a variety of ways, and by all types of users. Some badges, such as the Educator Ranking badges, require that you first become an eNotes educator. But most badges can be earned by anyone and depend on how many points you have earned, how many contributions you have made to the site, and in which subjects. You can view the different badges and how they are earned.