{"id":2324,"date":"2016-04-28T11:45:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T15:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2016-04-28T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:36:46","slug":"zach-best-apps-for-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2016\/04\/28\/zach-best-apps-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach: Best Apps for College"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am always on my computer and phone, in fact I should put them down more. But whatever! Here are some apps that have made my life easier at college!<\/div>\n
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1: Mint<\/b><\/div>\n
I\u2019ve mentioned this app in a blog post before but it\u2019s a banking app that allows you to see how much money you have in all of your accounts. It allows you to set budgets (like ONLY SPEND $30 ON STARBUCKS THIS MONTH) and keep track of how much you spend and in what ways.<\/div>\n
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2: GroupMe<\/b><\/div>\n
If you are like me, you hate it when people have green texts. We all know what that means, especially in terms of group chats. So, anytime you need to have a group chat, save yourself the hassle of seeing if everyone has an iPhone and make a GroupMe! There\u2019s ton of fun things you can do that you can\u2019t in a normal group chat (like \u201cheart\u201d people\u2019s posts) and it\u2019s super fun.<\/div>\n
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3: Find My Friends<\/b><\/div>\n
This one is a recent discovery for me, but it\u2019s built into an iPhone. You can track your friends. I know how creepy this sounds but its amazing. You will never have to send a \u201canyone in the GSU\u201d text again, because YOU\u2019LL KNOW! Things can get weird when people leave campus and you know where they went but whatever.<\/div>\n
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4: Foursquare<\/b><\/div>\n
I eat out very sparingly, and when I do, I make sure it\u2019s a damn good restaurant. In my option, Foursquare is better than Yelp because it collects your tastes and foods you like and matches restaurants to you. It also has a tips section, where people can let you know what is good on the menu, Plus, there is a more specific scale for rating restaurant than just 5 stars.<\/div>\n
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5: Transit\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
THIS APP SAVES LIVES! This app tracks the MBTA and tells you when the T or Bus is coming! It also shows you where Hubway\u2019s and Uber\u2019s are!<\/div>\n
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6: Overcast<\/b><\/div>\n
I love podcasts, but don\u2019t have time for them. This app lets you listen to them quicker. It has a feature where you can erase silences and where you can speed up the tempo, without messing with the pitch. Amazing!<\/div>\n
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7: Self Control (for Mac)<\/b><\/div>\n
BLOCK FACEBOOK! BLOCK BUZZED! SET A TIMER AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am always on my computer and phone, in fact I should put them down more. But whatever! Here are some apps that have made my life easier at college! 1: Mint I\u2019ve mentioned this app in a blog post before but it\u2019s a banking app that allows you to see how much money you … Continue reading Zach: Best Apps for College<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44415],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2325,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions\/2325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}