It’s true that being a student has never been easy, between classes, practical work, projects and exams, not to mention your personal life; You can find yourself overwhelmed very quickly.
Fortunately, thanks to advances in technology, learning has never been easier. You just have to like it.
Now, we have countless websites and apps that have taken up the challenge of helping students all over the world by offering them many services almost for free.
In this article, I have collected six of the best free platforms that can make your student life easier.
Whether you’re looking to organize your notes, find high-quality resources, or just connect with other students around the world, you’ll find what you need here.
In the sixth point, I will tell you about the ultimate application, the application that will not only help you when you are a student but also above all allow you to connect to the professional world.
Are you ready to boost your academic success?
Let’s go!
1. Scriber
Scribr.fr It is a company that helps students, through its website, succeed in their academic work by providing them with many services and resources.
Among these services we can mention:
- Proofreading and correcting academic documents such as theses, dissertations, training reports, etc. by an academic expert.
- Anti-plagiarism software that allows you to scan documents and eliminate plagiarism.
- A source builder that allows you to create references and bibliographies according to APA and MLA standards.
- Articles, videos, presentations, examples, templates, and lists about academic writing, citing sources, plagiarism, and more.
With a simple but very effective method, you will be surprised by the results.☺️
1. Covers
Covers.com It is a website that provides students with several services such as:
Course and Instructor Notes that allow you to refer to documents shared by professors or other students around the world.
Past tests that allow you to practice standard questions and get familiar with the format of the tests.
And the others
But how does it work?
By the way, it’s very simple, first you need to register or log in to the site. Next, you should choose your school and course from the list provided.
You can then access different Koofers services according to your needs.
What’s really great is that the schools are available to all users of the site.
You can choose your school from the displayed list or search for it by name or zip code.
You can also change schools at any time if you wish.
3. Duolingo
Duolingo is an app and website for learning languages online. It offers free courses to learn more than 40 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese.
Duolingo’s learning system is based on educational games that help users learn in an interactive and, above all, fun way.
Users can earn points, levels, rewards for their language learning progress, and even certificates.
Isn’t this great?
For me, it is the best place to learn new languages.
4. The emergence of the library
The emergence of the library Or LibGen is a website that allows you to download scientific articles and books for free that are usually paid for or difficult to find elsewhere. It helps students who do not have access to academic databases or who are searching for information on different topics.
The site offers more than 2.8 million non-fiction books, 84 million scientific articles, 2 million comic files, 2.5 million fictional books, and 381 thousand magazines.
Enough to make it an academic goldmine ☺️
To use Library Genesis, simply type the title or author you are looking for in the search box, choose the format you want to download, and that’s it.
5. Trello
This is my favorite, don’t worry you will quickly understand why.
Do you know that feeling of regret and despair you feel when you lose your grades as exams approach?
I think so.
You can say whatever you want, it is very difficult for a student to be organized. It is true that we make efforts, but the vast majority are messy.
This is where Trello comes in.
Trello is an ideal online project management tool for students who want to be more productive and better organized in their studies.
Trello helps you:
- Organize your homework and projects into clear, easy-to-follow lists.
- Track the progress of your projects in real time by moving tasks from one list to another.
- Easily collaborate with your teammates by sharing Trello boards and assigning tasks to everyone.
- Manage your schedule by creating lists for each day of the week.
- Prioritize your important tasks with color labels.
- Store your important notes and resources related to a project or task for easy access later.
In short, it’s a large, high-performance electronic binder: every student’s dream.☺️
6. LinkedIn
With its 900 million users, LinkedIn today is the ideal platform for professional opportunities.
Unless you study and end up burying your degree in the garden and sleeping, you’ve probably already thought about what kind of job you want to do when you grow up.
The reason you specifically registered in this sector at the university.
LinkedIn allows you to connect with professionals in your field of study, search for internships and job opportunities, and follow influential companies and people in your field.
By looking closely at what these people do, you have the opportunity to better prepare yourself so that you, in turn, can do a better job by approaching things in a different way or in more depth, for example.
7. Conclusion
Thanks to technological advances, studies have been almost simplified.
There are plenty of other online platforms not mentioned here that are available to students of all backgrounds.
By using these tools and exploring other online resources, you will successfully complete your studies and achieve your academic and career goals.
Everything will depend on your will and determination to succeed in your studies.
If you have any questions or suggestions about other platforms for students, you will find the comments area a little further down.