College is expensive. Paying the tuition fees, housing costs and simple stuff like food and drinks can really burn a hole through your wallet.
Luckily, they’re are ways of reducing these costs – One of these ways is by using GradeFund where you can get rewarded for getting good grades.

Students invite their friends and family to sponsor their drive for good grades. Sponsors choose grade levels and sponsorship amounts for each grade (as low as $5). Each semester students upload their transcript. We verify grades, collect money from sponsors, and send it to schools or students depending on sponsor preferences. For individuals or companies that want to create an educational cause, they select the classes and grade levels at the universities they want to sponsor. We send the money to the eligible students who achieve the target performance levels.

Moving into your college dorm is one of the most exciting times in your college life – I remember when I walked into mine last year….The small room already half filled with my numerous boxes of bulging junk, the sparse walls…you get the picture.

Well, a new startup called Design Your Dorm (also known as College Room Creator) is a web based 3D interior design tool that allows college students to customize their dorm room/residence hall room interiors.

The site has built 3D virtual models of common dorm room layouts, allowing new students to figure out what they’ll have room for long before they ever set foot in their dorms. To help figure out the exact room configuration, DesignYourDorm currently has a few hundred 3D models of various common dorm room items, including electronics like TV sets and Xbox 360s, furniture like beds and desks, and storage containers that you can freely drag and drop into the room.

Along with the 3D designer, Design Your Dorm also has a store which will allows you to purchase some of the goods you have decked your room out with and also a highly useful checklist which you can print out and use to make moving in day a breeze.

Unigo is a new platform for college students to share reviews, photos, videos, documents, and more with students on their campus and across the country. It’s also a good place for high school students to find out what life is really like at America’s colleges, and to make friends to help them find the school that’s right for them.

(via go2web20)

So Summer vacation is in full swing and the new term seems like a light year away. But little by little, we all know that the end of holidays is getting closer, yet our to do list for the new term is still gathering dust.

So, why not get ahead and get ready for the new school year with your iPhone/iPod Touch!

Below, we list some apps ranging from finding student accommodation to finding discounts to becoming the life of the party which we hope will get you ready for, and get the most out of your college life!

Classifieds

Need to find an apartment to rent? These apps may help:

Apartments By UDR (Free) – Search UDR owned apartments by location and by GPS to find apartments near you. (US only)

Apartment Search – NearBuy (Free) – Search apartments by location and by using the iPhones locate me technology. An added feature allows you to tweet an apartment to your followers and ask them what they think. (US only)

CraigsReader (Free) – Search the classifieds of CraigsList on your iPhone! (US and Canada only)

Coupons/Discounts

Save money on your books, food and more!

Shopping Coupons – The Best Deals Online (Free) – Browse and find the best coupons from the Internet. (US only)

Coupon Sherpa Mobile Coupons (Free) – Huge range of online and in store coupons. (US only)

Local Services

Pizza.net (Free) – Find the nearest pizza places to you – College would not be college without pizza! (US only)

WiFi Trak (99c/59p)- Find free WiFi near and around your campus.

FastFood – Top Restaurant Finder app (Free) – Find your favorite eateries in one useful app.

Local Concerts (Free) – Discover concerts playing near you.

Take Me Home, I’m Lost (Free) – Find your way back home after one of those long nights…..

Student-Scope : The Campus Radar (Free) – Find out where your friends are on campus and see the news feed of the activities on campus.

Food and Drink

AllRecipes.com Dinner Spinner – Recipes, Drinks and more (Free) – A really fun and useful app with drinks and food recipes.

Drinks and Recipes Free (Free) – Over 5,000 drinks recipes for free! Be the life of the party!

Organization

iStudent – The best schedule keeper for students

Blackboard Learn – Access your school’s Blackboard system from your iPhone with this app.

Got another app to add to the list?? I’m sure they’re are loads more to add – Leave a comment below and I’ll add it to the list.