Best College Blogs and Websites

From all aspects of college life, here are some of the best websites beneficial to college students:

Social Networking and Blogging

• facebook - A site that started just for college networking; many believe a facebook account is a must have for college students. There's also a lot of facebook apps perfect for college.


• AlumWire - A career network for college students and alumni.


• LiveJournal - A social network revolved around journals and blogs.


• MySpace - Still a big player in the college scene, though many agree facebook is the social network of choice among college students.


• Xanga - Free blog host.

Classroom Tools

• Stu.dicio.us - Student organizer and social note taking tool where students can manage schedules, to-do lists, grades, notes and files.


• Notely - Calender, courses, notes, bookmarks, contacts, to-do lists and uploading all in one place.


• Gradefix - Homework task manager that organizes and prioritizes your assignments. The perfect app for the slacker or the scholar.


• MyNoteIt - An online note taking tool for students.


• Notecentric - Store and share notes online.


• Ratemyprofessors.com - Rate professors, and check out prospective ones.


• Pick-A-Prof - Check out a professor's ratings, reviews and grade histories.

Online Apps

• CollegeWikis - College specific wikis where users can ask questions and share answers with other students at their school.


• Box.net - Online file storage and sharing.


• MyDataBus - 5 GB of free storage for your photos, videos, music and other files. Also has facebook integration.


• Del.icio.us - Social Bookmarking: An easy way to bookmark your favorite sites online. In college you'll be using more than one computer, and this tool enables you to keep all your bookmarks in one place.


• flickr - Photo sharing and hosting.

Financial Aid

• Fafsa - The way to getting college grants and loans.


• Fastweb - A great place to find College Scholarships.

Textbooks

• Chegg - Buy/Sell textbooks. Also has Cheap Textbook Rentals.


• CafeScribe - Download textbooks in digital form, making it alot cheaper than traditional textbooks.


• Other websites to Buy and Sell Textbooks.

Buying and Selling

• Dorm Item - College Classifieds search engine and RSS feeds.


• eBay - Huge online auction site. Great way to sell your stuff.


• Amazon - World's biggest online retailer. Another good place to buy your textbooks.


• Craigslist - Free online local classifieds with a huge user base.

College News, Tips and Advice

• CampusGrotto - A College Blog covering Top College News Stories.


• HackCollege - A life hacking site dedicated to college students.


• IvyGate Blog - An edgy Blog providing Ivy League news and gossip.

Research

• Wikipedia - Online Encyclopedia. Its use as a cited source has been questioned as of late. However, Wikipedia is a good tool for looking up information fast.


• Yahoo! Answers - Find and share information by asking and answering questions.


• AnswerU - Similar to Yahoo Answers, but for College.


• Scholar.com - A social bookmark site for scholarly research and educational links.

Finances

• College Startup - Perfect site for the college entrepreneur out there.


• Dorm Room Biz - Gives ways and ideas on how to make money from your dorm room.


• College and Finance - Gives tips on juggling college finances.

Design and Fashion

• College Fashion - Gives tips and trends on fashion for students. Hey, we have to look the part, right?


• DormDelicious - Ideas and suggestions on dorm decor.

Humor

• College Humor - One of the most visited websites by College Students. Site includes Videos, Cute College girls, funny stories and pics.

College Sports

• ESPN - Our favorite sports network.


• CSTV - A network dedicated just to college sports.