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Top 5 Apps that Get Me Through Finals Week

When sleep is not an option, these apps will be there for you

Zac McCarthy

May 28, 2018

Keuka College

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Top 5 Apps that Get Me Through Finals Week

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It’s nearing finals week here at lovely Keuka College, and I know that there are some apps that I have on my phone that I can’t live without. These apps are only five of the many on the list that allow me to continue through the toughest week of the semester.

1. Spotify

Who doesn’t like to listen to some great jams while working? For me, at least, I need to be able to listen to something while working and music is typically my go to. Right now, I’m listening to Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha! Spotify is a music app that lets you save songs that you find interesting and that you can listen to later. It also makes daily mixes for you to listen to when you are not sure what you want to listen to. I do not think I could be as productive as I am now without having some kind of music playing in the background while I work. Music is the mental escape for my brain to relax while I am working through the toughest week of the semester.

2. iFunny

iFunny is a great app for when I need to take a quick break from working. iFunny typically puts out “features” every so often throughout the day and memes that are promoted from the endless “collectives” selection. iFunny gives me the quick reprieve that I need when I am sick of work and just need a good laugh. Little brain breaks are important for working, right? I think so.

3. Dunkin' Donuts

Who doesn’t enjoy a nice, refreshing, tasty, cold coolatta at the hottest point of the day? I know I do! The Dunkin' Donuts app is symbolic of the times when I need to get off campus and treat myself to a two-dollar coolatta. Dunkin' Donuts has essentially become my second most visited place this semester. It also doesn’t help that I have friends who enjoy going there as well (you know who you are).

4. HQ

Those of you who know what HQ is understands the high you get when you’re coasting through the questions and getting win after win after win. HQ is a trivia app on your phone that asks you a series of questions, and if you answer them all correctly, you win money! The hype of going through the quiz is another quick reprieve from the work that should be completed.

5. YouTube

It seems that all of these apps on my list are for distraction, and YouTube is no different. I use YouTube when I am lying in bed and can't sleep. YouTube lets time flow by without needing to worry about the stress of school work. Without YouTube, I don’t think I could fall asleep at night. Let’s be real though, how many of us can actually fall asleep without some form of technology before bed?

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

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9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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