Best Apps for College

1. Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

Great app for making the most of your precious sleep in college. Lets you track how different factors affect your quality of sleep. 

$1.99 for iOS

2. BAC Tracker

Everyone likes to cut loose a bit in college, just make sure you keep it safe. Enter your height, weight, and gender and it will calculate your blood alcohol concentration. It can remind you when it's safe to have another drink, set goals and favorite drinks. The party girl's new best friend.

Free for Android

3. iStudiez Pro

A great app that lets you track all of your classes, setting unique schedules, assignments, exams, projects. Never turn in another thing late or get caught by surprise by a test.

$2.99 for iOS

4. Run Keeper

Running is great in college. You get to go outside for a bit, soak up your beautiful campus, and explore. RunKeeper helps you track everything: routes, distances, paces, set goals, and break records.

Free for iOS and Android

5. School App

Almost all schools have their own app. Download it. Most have maps, academic links, calendars, emergency assistance, and a lot more. This will be your best friend orientation week

6. GroupMe

A group texting app. Great for teams, sororities, clubs, your besties. You can edit and create groups control whether you get texts or digital messages (using wi-fi/data).

Free for iOS and Android

7. Dropbox

You should have Dropbox on your phone and laptop. This has safed my life, and GPA multiple times. Like when my computer got ran over, I was able to send documents from my phone that evening, or when I was at a tournament and forgot to email a document to my professor. Get it and use it.

Free for iOS and Android

8. Songza

The best music streaming site your will ever use. No more discombobulated Pandora playlists, no more crappy songs. Pick curated playlists based on the time of day, mood, and activity. My favorites are Alt-Rock Workout and Sunshine Indie Pop

Free for iOS and Android

9. Bank

Most banks have apps now a days with features like automatic transfers, check deposit, and budget tracking. If you are like me and have a small regional credit union on the other side of the country this is a life saver

Free for iOS and Android

10. USA Today

I have kissed a lot of news app frogs in my day and this is the definitive winner. With up to date news, low data usage, and easy navigation this is a must have for the well informed college prepster.

Free for iOS and Android

 What are your go to apps for school?