Going to college will change your life forever, but it can be difficult to keep up with that change without a helping hand. From staying on top of your schoolwork to remembering to cook and clean and finding ways to balance your time, it’s a delicate balancing act that takes work to get right. Luckily, we’ve pulled together this list of eleven of the best apps to help you out.
Dropbox:Chances are that you’ve already heard of Dropbox. It allows you to store your files in the cloud, to access them from any device and even keeps backups of older versions.
Wunderlist:Wunderlist is a cloud-based to-do list app that does it all. You can create multiple different lists and organise them into folders, and you can also create shared to-do lists for multiple people.
Evernote:Evernote is arguably the most powerful note-taking app on the planet, which makes it perfect for jotting down information in lectures. You can back the notes up to the cloud and access them on any device, too.
Exam Countdown Lite: This free tracker app allows you to input the dates of each of your exams and to view real-time countdowns. You can also ccustomize the colors and icons for different subjects to make it easy to tell them apart.
Forest: Forest aims to help you to focus on a single task, whether that’s reading or revising. When you boot it up, it allows you to grow a virtual forest by not touching your phone, and you can even spend in-app tokens to plant trees in the real world.
TED: TED’s mobile app makes it easy to browse and view the latest talks, with over 3,000 on-demand videos on all sorts of subjects. That makes it a great app to squeeze some extra learning into those inevitable dead spots in your day.
Google Drive/Docs: Google Drive and Google Docs go hand-in-hand and can be a great way to store and share documents. It’s also perfect for group projects because multiple users can work on the same document at the same time.
Grammar.ly:Struggling with an essay? Grammar.ly is great for double checking your spelling and grammar, although it’s not as good as working with a professional. One alternative if you’re looking for the human touch is to go for Ggrade Miners instead.
Chegg Books: Chegg Books is an app that allows you to search for and to rent textbooks and other study materials to save you money. For some people, it pays for itself – after all, you can always rent out some books of your own.
RealCalc Scientific Calculator: If you’re studying a science or mathematics based degree then this is the app for you. There’s no need to carry a bulky physical calculator around when this free app is on hand with all of the functionality still on offer.
iStudiez Pro0: This app comes in at $2.99, but it’s worth the money because it allows you to track homework, grades, and assignments and to ssynchronize it across different devices. It’ll send reminders, too.
Now that GradGuard has provided you with which apps to use, the next step is to get downloading and to familiarize yourself with their interfaces. Remember that not all of these apps will be perfect for you, and that’s okay. Your challenge is to find out which apps work best for you and to make them a part of your daily routine. Good luck.
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