10 Websites Every College Student Should Know

Last week I wrote about 10 Things Every College Student Needs. Now I want to tell you about something a little cheaper and possibly more useful than some of the stuff I listed. Here is a list of 10 essential websites for every college student.

Facebook

This website is the de facto site in social networking for college students. If you don’t already have one, get one. You’ll want to keep track of all those people you meet, get to know them and view their pictures from the weekend, on top of all of the other things you can do on Facebook.

Webshots / Flickr

You do have photo albums on Facebook, but you will want a public place to add photos for people without Facebook to see. Webshots seems to be the most popular one among college students, though I prefer Flickr.

Half.com

Half.com is the site I use to buy and sell most of my textbooks. A subsidiary of Ebay, it’s easy to use, you will find books cheaper than your school’s book store, and if you sell on Half.com, you will get more money than selling back to the book store.

JourneyEd

This website is great for student discounted software. A student is usually able to get deep discounts on software for educational purposes- For example, you can get MS Office Pro ($599 value) for $84. You can also grab Adobe Photoshop ($999) for $189. If you are even in need of software as a student, this is the place to go.

EasyBib

A great Bibliography generator for MLA style. If you need APA, you can try BibMe.

Rate My Professor

This is a good site to get a feel for the kind of professors your school has to offer. It comes especially handy when it’s time to make a schedule. While it’s not always accurate, it does give good advice on the teachers you are looking to take.

Student Central

This site lists any part time jobs, full time jobs or internships right through your school.

Wikipedia

Know it. Love it. Many professors don’t allow citing Wikipedia directly, but you can usually get a good start by going there and looking at the other sources for the articles.

Online Note taking Sites

To be honest I’ve tried a few, but nothing really worked for me. However, there are some great one-stop resources out there for students. I personally recommend MyNoteIt. Of the ones I’ve used, it’s the best. There is notes, a calendar, to-do list, and a social networking aspect to it, so your friends can get in on it too. Another successful one I’ve seen is Stu.dicio.us.

Your School’s Website

In most cases, this is the best resource at your disposal. From the University of Scranton’s website, I can get a listing of classes they are offering as well as my current schedule, a student and faculty directory and information about just about anything else on campus. Familiarize yourself with the school’s website and I think you’ll find it will come in handy

I know there are a vast amount of resources out there and I most likely missed a couple of sites. What has helped or is helping you as a student?