iPhone Apps for Students

One of the wonderful things about having an iPhone is the pretty much endless amount of applications available to download through the App Store. A lot of them are extremely student-friendly, and I've come across quite a few that have been beneficial since moving away for college. 

Here are some of my favorites:

• DuoLingo. Learning new languages on the fly is sometimes necessary (like on my JanTerm trip to Vienna and Austria!), and this app certainly helps get the basics down in no-time. I've also found it especially helpful for brushing up on my French skills, and I'm sure I'll be using it next year when I have to take Spanish. 

• Evernote. I have evernote on my phone, iPad, and macbook, and everything syncs back and forth between all of my devices. It's come into use a few times when I'm not on campus and find myself with tons of inspiration for a paper/project, or even when I'm reviewing for tests.  

• Dreamdays. Ok, I'll be honest here, I just really love this countdown app for it's beauty. I have all of my important dates stored in Dreamdays, and I always love looking at how long it's been since an event, or how many days are left until the next one. For example, the D.C. bus trip I went on was already 97 days ago. Simply put, I find that dates are perfect for stirring up fun memories from school. 

• Calculator. This might seem like a no-brainer, but it took me a really long time to notice that the free calculator app that comes on every iPhone flips to become a full-size calculator (even set with trig function buttons!). I accidentally forgot my calculator in math class one day, and this saved my butt. It's more than just simple arithmetic if you use it in landscape mode! 

• Khan Academy. Math struggles? Khan Academy. Enough said. This app (and the main website) have definitely gotten me through the most intense Calculus struggles. 

• Google Drive. I do a lot of collaboration work on Google Drive, and I love having access to every group project on my phone. Like Evernote, it helps with immediately documenting spur-of-the-moment ideas. Plus, I use Google Drive even more than Evernote, since a lot of computers at Salem won't process USB drives.... for whatever reason. 

Keep not settling, 

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