As a college student, you’ll spend most of your life in a hurry. Hurry to get to class, hurry to do your homework, and hurry to get to the dining hall before it closes. It makes sense that you’d want to use your mobile device to simplify your life. With these six apps, you’ll be almost guaranteed to be more productive, better organized, and able to stay in touch with friends and family at home.
Skype
Skype is a great mobile application that can also be downloaded onto your laptop or personal computer. With Skype and a forward-facing camera, or webcam, you can chat with friends and family back home, or on campus, for free. The app can save you from wasting valuable cell phone minutes every time you get a bit homesick!
iStudiezPro
This application is perhaps the best student schedule organizing software available on the market today. Use the app to take control of your schedule and your time! Enter your entire class schedule, input homework assignments, and exam dates and you’ll never miss another deadline. Sit down with your syllabus at the beginning of the semester and spend a half-hour adding all of the information to your app. Don’t forget to color-code your classes so you can discern them from one another more quickly!
Chegg
Instead of spending hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on your books, rent them from Chegg! Download the app offered by the popular textbook rental company and search for your books by ISBN, title, author, or even by scanning the book’s barcode while standing in the bookstore. You can make direct rentals if you find a great price on the books that you need and then track the shipment status. If you’re living on a budget and trying to save every penny you can, this app is a must-have.
P183 Graphing Calculator
Let’s be honest: once you pass your calculus class, will you ever have a need for a graphing calculator? Chances are the answer is “no.” Instead of shelling out good money for a TI-83, spend less than a buck for this app that will perform as the perfect stand-in. Be sure, though, that there are no restrictions on cell phone use in class or while taking an exam. You don’t want to download the app only to find out that you can’t use it in class!
Rate My Professor
If you have the choice between two-time slots for a class next semester, with two different professors, how will you choose? With Rate My Professor, of course! This app allows you to look at reviews left by other students for the professors at your school. This app is invaluable if the quality of your professor will make a difference in your grade!
You don’t have to be addicted to Facebook to make great use of this application. The app can keep you up-to-date on campus alerts, breaking local news, and campus developments. Just be sure that you use the app for more than uploading pictures of drunken friends!
Your mobile device is always with you; why not make the most out of its features? Download these six apps and you’ll make it through college life with a bit of your sanity intact!
