Blackboard Mobile Learn

Blackboard has become one of the most popular platforms for online learning. Blackboard Mobile Learn gives you the ability to view, create and upload content and chat with classmates from your mobile device. This app will only work if your school and course uses Blackboard.
Android / Blackberry / iOS

myHomework

If keeping track of assignment deadlines is difficult for you, this is your app! myHomework tracks your classes and assignments and will provide friendly reminders when assignments are due. Your classes, homework, and projects sync to the website for access anywhere.
Android / iOS

Evernote

One of the highest rated note-taking apps in the market, Evernote gives you the power to create notes and sync them via the cloud to all of your devices. You can even download Evernote for your Mac or PC to have your notes synced to your computer.
Android / Blackberry / iOS / Windows Phone

Evernote Peek

If you spend hours creating flash cards to help you study, this iPad app will be your best friend. It turns notes stored in Evernote into study guides. You can also download study content from professional content publishers.
iOS (iPad)

Dropbox

Using Dropbox to store documents in a cloud will free up space on your computer and give you access to your files, whether you’re at home or in the library. And it can be a lifesaver if you forget to bring your paper to class or lose your USB drive.
Android / iOS

Google Docs

Google Docs takes storing documents in the cloud to a new level by allowing you to edit documents without having to download them to a computer. It gives you that same functionality from your mobile device, and integrates with other Google services so you can share the documents you create.
Android

Kno

Kno, an eTexbook provider, is unique because it works with many universities to provide required textbooks and organizes them by course. Other features include the ability to create your own course and add textbooks to it, and to. import PDFs from the professor. Kno claims that textbooks on the app cost 30-50% less than traditional textbooks.
iOS (iPad)

iBooks

iBooks has added a textbooks section where you can purchase textbooks for $14.99 or less. It also lets you store PDF files from instructors for easy reading at a later date.
iOS

Google Play Books

Google Play Books houses millions of books – some free and some you must purchase. It has a subject search, which is helpful if you need additional resources for a paper or project.
Android / Blackberry / iOS / Windows Phone

Mint

Keeping up with your finances is integral to your success in college and Mint can help. It pulls information from your checking, savings, investment, and loan accounts to give you a snapshot of your spending. It will also help you create a budget and stick to it.
Android / iOS

We took our video camera to a college campus and asked college students some common questions asked by high school seniors.  Listen to their answers about selecting a college, campus life, and how to pay for college. 

You may face some roommate challenges during college – especially if you never shared a room before. But overcoming those challenges may lead to lifelong friendship or, at the very least, lifelong skills in getting along.

Follow these tips for roommate success:

Contact your roommate ahead of time. Learn about each other and discover what you have in common. Discuss who will bring what (TV, microwave, refrigerator, futon, etc.). Then, when you get to college, your roommate will be a support to you, not a stranger.

Communicate! From the start, discuss how you both feel about cleanliness, visitation, music, study time, borrowing clothes and other items, and lights out.

Be realistic. You and your roommate will have different habits and expectations so be prepared to compromise. Realize that you don’t have to be best friends to live together.

If you encounter a roommate conflict, try to work it out. Here’s how…

 Look at yourself. Ask your roommate what he or she thinks of the relationship. Ask what you can do to improve things.

Negotiate. State the problem calmly, brainstorm alternatives, and choose a solution. Developing tactful, effective communication skills will pay off now and in the future.

Ask for help. If you and your roommate can’t resolve the conflict, ask your resident advisor to mediate.