Awesome and Helpful Apps for College Students

As we all know, the way to a better career is to go to college.  However, not all college students think the same way.  They come from different shapes and sizes, diverse attitudes, and beliefs. The good thing is, with the advent of mobile devices, developers come up with different apps tailored-fit for college students, regardless if it’s education-related, music, or entertainment.

I have come across different sites, and as I sift through these articles, they differ in some, but they have some things in common.  Having said that, here are the six most common apps used by college students:

1.    E-reader apps – Colleges and universities no longer require books in coming to school.  I mean, college students nowadays won’t bother bringing books to school.  They bring their tablets or E-book readers with them loaded with e-books for their subjects.  It provides convenience for them because they don’t have to bring a lot of books, because you can load your tablet with a lot of e-books, which contents resemble to an entire huge library.  Examples of which are iBooks, BlueFire Reader, Kobo Books, etc.

2.    Note-taking apps – College studs don’t need a pen and notebook anymore.  That’s all archaic.  Remember that everything is already automated and paperless, including taking notes in a class discussion.  All you need to do is simply pull out your tablet and type everything with an onscreen keyboard or speak while listening to your professor.  Notable examples of these apps are Evernote, Penultimate, Note Taker HD, AudioNote, SoundNote, etc.

3.    Math solving apps – Most college students don’t like Math.  Good thing, there are apps that can help you answer any mathematical problems, may it be arithmetic, calculus, algebraic, geometric, or trigonometric.  Notable examples are Free Graphing Calculator, YourTeacher, Pi Cubed Lite, Formulus for Calculus, etc.

4.   Spreadsheet apps – If you are tasked to create some spreadsheets in school like Financial Statements, and other accounting stuff, you can make them all right from your tablet.  There are apps that can allow you to create spreadsheets similar to Microsoft Excel.  Notable examples are QuickOffice, Documents Free, Google Apps, etc.

5.      Online storage apps – USB thumb drives are still in use, although in recent years, there is what we called cloud or online storage that allows you to store all your files online.  These are very useful for on-the-go college students who want to store all their school stuff in the cloud.  Examples are Dropbox, GoogleDrive, SkyDrive, etc.

6.     Social media apps – lazing around and interacting with friends are the most favorite past times for college students.  If they feel bored, they can just surf, chat with friends, post, like, comment, and share content online.  Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tout, Pinterest, and Instagram are the most commonly used social media apps.

Written By: Arnold Castillo - Tech Support Engineer at SUPPORTrix