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Top five websites college students should know about

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Navigating life independently for the first time at college can be overwhelming. When it comes to cooking meals and staying on top of laundry and classwork, oftentimes students lean on the Internet for frequently asked questions, food discounts and personal advice. This listicle will highlight the top five websites that college students should be aware of. 

      1. Slack

Tailoring to a multi-application platform, Slack integrates dropbox into their software to make communication and teamwork more efficient. Not only does this website help students stay on top of their group work, but it is a great way for business students to network and reach out to peers and professors via chat rooms, direct message, and group calls. Slack integrates both near software features and an easy to use interface for mobile application users. 

      2. Rate My Professors

One of the most convenient websites provided for college students around the world is ratemyprofessors.com. Going into a college level course with a blind eye is not the way to go if your goal is to succeed. Rate My Professor allows college students to write reviews about specific courses and professors that would be beneficial to future students. Gaining knowledge of the college curriculum and course load of certain professors can and will help students take a more proactive approach to their study habits. 

      3. Glass Door

Internships and jobs are vital for college students post-graduation. Glass Door is a company that provides job opportunities, salaries, job descriptions and many more aspects of occupations for any wandering mind looking for money. Glass Door’s website is known to “spill the beans” about corporate America, the business world and large firm progression. Having this tool at their disposal, college students around the world can benefit from the swarm of information in regards to job and internship opportunities following school. 

      4. Student Rate

Student Rate is a great website to find good deals on travel, food, technology and many other sectors of commercial consumer products. We all know how expensive college is, but with this expense comes some extremely great deals that students often miss. From textbooks to laptops to burritos at Pancheros, Student Rate does a great job advertising its rates and discounts. Not only does this site offer a plethora of deals, but it is extremely easy to access and redeem gift certificates/coupons at varying locations. 

      5. Mint

Personally, I have tinkered with Mint as a high school student and understand its nooks and crannies. This website allows students to gain financial knowledge and help with budgeting while going through college. Making a budget can be tedious and scary, but Mint breaks it down in a simple manner for users. Their slogan is “It is easy to understand what is going on with your money”, and this motto is true to every college student in the market. Starting to budget, save and invest money at an early age will help students become financially independent and grow their personal assets.

This list of useful websites for college students is applicable and extensive. There is a handful of effective sites and applications for students to use, but these five are demographically diverse, efficient and at the disposal of any Internet user today. 

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Brady Hunter, Multimedia Manager
Brady Hunter has been a Pleasant Valley resident since his first years in school. Not only is he a member of the National Honors Society, a group that honors the awards of high achieving students. He also is a player on the Pleasant Valley Men’s soccer team. He has been a member of the team for the past four years at Pleasant Valley. His cooperation skills and phenomenal team lead them to victory in last year's soccer championship. Brady has a twin brother who is also a member of the Spartan Shield. He is very well trained with technology and has a bright future in the field of Software Engineering. Along with technology he is interested in financial opportunities such as the everchanging stock market. He plans on attending Iowa university for finance and data analytics. He is a fan of the The Saints as well as The Iowa Hawkeyes. Along with his technological and athletic passions he loves animals and currently owns a dog, Ollie and his cat, Finn. Not only does he bring countless positive attributes to the team but he also spends his summers on the golf course as an employee of the Davenport Country Club. Brady found his passion for writing in his second year of high school where he learned the importance of sharing his voice. Fast forward two years Brady is now a valued member of the Spartan Shield and adds his unique writing style and journalistic passion to his articles. Look forward to his engaging stories online and in print at the Spartan Shield.
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