It’s officially August, and with this month comes the official countdown to heading back to school, or for the freshmen, off for the first time!
Here are 12 apps that you won’t want to leave home without. These apps will keep you organized both in and out of class, prevent you from having a meltdown when you lose your wallet after a late night, and keep you from gaining that Freshman 15.
(You’ve spent enough money on college as it is, so most of these are free, or in the $1-$2 range. Enjoy!)
- Venmo — Link your bank account and you and your friends can pay each other back without having to go and take out cash. Because, honestly, who carries cash these days?
- Clear — Keep track of your many to-do lists. Then easily sync them with your other devices.
- Snap2PDF — Take a photo with your phone of a handout you get in class or something from one of your textbooks and convert it into a PDF. This way you won’t have a bunch of binders sitting on your self in your dorm room.
- Duolingo — This app will teach you and then test you on a language of your choice. You’ll be speaking French in no time.
- Lemon Wallet — We all lose our wallet at least once in life…and it’s probably more likely to happen while you’re in college. Lemon Wallet is around to make sure you have all the contents of your wallet digitally!
- Viber — Keep in touch with family and friends who are far away by using this free texting and phone app. Especially handy if you’re abroad!
- SleepCycle — Probably the most sleep-deprived time of your life (other than parenthood). Keep track of your sleep and your REM cycles with this handy app.
- 7-Minute Workout — Freshman 15? No way! Who doesn’t have time for a 7-minute workout? This app includes video for you to follow along to.
- Google Drive8 — Google Docs are a necessity to the average college student. Get Google Drive on your phone so that you can access those docs from anywhere!
- Mint.com — College is insanely expensive, even if you have time for a job. Keep a budget with Mint to keep track of where all your money is disappearing to.
- Chegg — I wish this was around when I was in school because textbooks are expensive! With this app you can find cheap rentals of textbooks. Save hundreds!
- Everest — College is a busy time, but that shouldn’t prevent you from losing sight on what your goals are for after college. Keep track of all of those with Everest.