Richard Martell is a 21 year old from the UK who recently made headlines earlier this year with his website TheFitFinder. We recently managed to grab a quick interview with him to discuss the site, the reaction to it all and the future for the site.

1. First up Rich, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m a 3rd year computer scientist at UCL and probably best well known for creating FitFinder.

2. What is ‘The Fit Finder’?

FitFinder is a location based micro blogging site officially, but it is essentially a website that allows you to post when you see someone attractive in the area that you are in and also let others know about it.

3. How did you come up with the idea for it?

I started FitFinder in my final year at university. It came about when I was revising in the library. My friends and I always text each other around before finding somewhere to sit so we could find where the hot girls were working in the library. One night I was a bit bored of revision so decided to build this website that my friends could post on, thats what FitFinder was meant to be. When it was launched at 9am on a Friday morning I told one person about it. I came back later that day to find 18 out of 20 of the people on computers on the floor I was working in the library were on FitFinder. I checked the statistics later that day and saw over 2000 people had been on the site. Other universities got in touch in the coming weeks that wanted FitFinder and I did my best to get them up. Continue Reading

By David Replogle for The Real College Guide, in partnership with StudentOnCampus.com

Living on a shoestring budget? Whether your parents float you funds or you’re pulling a part-time paying gig, here’s how to stre——-tch every precious penny.

Broke — it’s a common catch in student jargon. “OMG, I broke my phone at that rager last night” or “I just broke up with my girlfriend ’cause she was cheating on me with my best bud.” But when used as an adjective, the word describes the financial status of most college kids.

Unless Dad is handing over his preferred platinum card or you strike it rich selling those musty ol’ Pokemon cards, you’ll have to get by on meager means. Here are some painless ways to get major bang for your buck … even if it’s your last buck. Continue Reading

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The team over at GradeGuru are back with another list of tools to help you during college. This time they present a list of 10 great iPhone apps! So get the app store open and get downloading!

1. gFlash + Flashcards and Tests:

Create your own flashcards and share them with classmates as you study.

2. Study Tracker: (soon to be launched)

Created by GradeGuru, Study Tracker helps you track your effort at school to help you achieve your grade goals. You can monitor your performance in each of your classes to see where you need to invest more of your time.

3. Alarm Clock Pro:

No need for that annoying alarm clock sound, with this app you can create an alarm clock with customizable themes and the app lets you set an ITunes playlist to wake up to. Continue Reading

Now for most of you college students, watching TV is the last thing on your minds what with all the tests, papers, dating, parties etc. But there does come that time when you need your Entourage or Glee fix. Below is a little list of go-to sites which we quickly put together. Enjoy! Continue Reading