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25 of the best apps and websites to get you through school (and life)by@Alanna
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25 of the best apps and websites to get you through school (and life)

by Alanna Harvey
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Alanna Harvey

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Co-founder and Marketing Director

January 13th, 2016
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Managing school and keeping your sanity is already hard enough. You’re studying something you’re fairly certain won’t get you a job right away, you’re crawling deeper into a debt hole that’s too scary to imagine, and you’re contemplating how much simpler life would be selling hats on a Mexican beach. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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@Alanna

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Managing school and keeping your sanity is already hard enough. You’re studying something you’re fairly certain won’t get you a job right away, you’re crawling deeper into a debt hole that’s too scary to imagine, and you’re contemplating how much simpler life would be selling hats on a Mexican beach. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

There are a ton of apps and websites out there designed to help you — save money, stay fit, work smarter, manage your time, and learn more. Why not take advantage of them? And even if you’re not a student, a lot of these are useful for just about anyone.

→For saving money

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  • Mint — See all of your transactions and manage your budget in one place
  • Pocketpoints — Earn coupons for spending time off of your phone when you’re on campus
  • Google Hangouts — Make free or crazy cheap domestic and international phone calls over the web
  • StudentRate.com — Free student discounts on pretty much anything
  • Chegg — Sell your old textbooks to make a little extra cash

→For cheaper books and textbooks

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  • Scribd — The Netflix for books and reading
  • Chegg — Buy and rent textbooks at a lower price than your campus store
  • Amazon — Buy used or older versions of expensive textbooks

→For a healthier brain and body

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  • Sleep Cycle — Track your sleep and wake up more well-rested
  • Calm — Guided meditation for managing anxiety and stress
  • Yoga with Adriene — At-home yoga for any mood or fitness goal
  • Tabata Timer + this link — 4 minute bodyweight workouts that you can do at home

→For being more productive with your time

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  • Flipd — Block yourself from spending too much time on your phone
  • Habitbull — Set daily or weekly goals and turn them into habits
  • RescueTime — Track how your time is spent online
  • Pocket — Offline reading for reducing web-based distractions
  • SelfControl — Block yourself from visiting certain websites during a set time frame

→For organizing your study-work life

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  • Todoist — Intuitive to-do list app that syncs with all of your devices
  • MyStudyLife — Academic planner for keeping track of due dates and exams

→For improving your creativity and writing skills

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  • VocabularyBuilder — Learn and remember 1000’s of new words
  • EasyBib — Get the right citations for more than 60 types of sources
  • TED Talks — Get inspired about any subject and learn something new

→For working better in groups

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  • Google Drive — Collaborate every component of your project in one place and track each group member’s participation
  • CamScanner — Snap a photo of your notes & turn it into a PDF document

  • Facebook Messenger — Create group chats to get organized, share documents, & know who has seen your message (now a separate app for less distracting chats)

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