40 Sites No College Student Should Do Without

For those of us in college, whether it's someone who is fresh out of high school, or those of us returning after a short (or long) hiatus, finding helpful websites is often as good as finding a few bucks in a jacket you haven't worn in a while - a real treasure! Here are a few sites I have found that can save you tons of time, no matter if you're attending on campus or attending virtually.

1. Workspace.office.live.com - This website allows you to upload any Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), create and share projects online, organize your documents, and access all of these things from anywhere that has an internet connection. It's free, and the upside is that if you're working in an Office document, you can save it right on your workspace rather than uploading. The downside? There is no way to rearrange your files for better viewing.

2. Box.net - This website is similar to Workspace, but actually seems a little bit better. The only thing it lacks is the capability to save your files directly rather than uploading. However, it is a lot more user friendly and easier to organize.

3. Mynoteit.com - Take, edit, and share notes; search other people's notes; manage tasks with a to-do list; manage assignments with the calendar; create class groups to post questions and share info; and more. I haven't used this site myself, but it seems to have a lot of options available, which is always helpful.

4. Docs.google.com - Yet another online workspace. Really, it all just comes down to which application you are more comfortable with - they all seem to do pretty much the same thing.

5. Theclassconnection.com - Manage your class info, create cool flash cards, work in study groups, keep track of your stuff, upload and save file, have access to tutoring, and more. This is a lot like workspace and the others, but definitely more geared towards students.

6. Universitynotes.net - This site allows students to communicate and share info with each other, keep track of notes and course stuff, organize your life, etc. Another one like workspace, but geared towards students like ClassConnection, but here you can also rate your professors.

7. Textbook.com - You can use this site to search for textbooks and get tons of results. They are partnered with Amazon, Half.com, Barnes and Noble, Alibris, Abebooks, eCampus, Valore Books, Powells, Booksamillion, A1Books, eBay, Bookbyte, and Overstock.com.

8. Bookfinder.com - Another site to search for textbooks.

9. Half.com - Another great site to look for textbooks, but they have all kinds of books on here, too. Potty training, anyone?

10. Cramster.com - This is a global community of students and teachers helping each other with mathematically based subjects (i.e. physics, calculus, chemistry, etc.). It provides access to various types of study material as well (i.e. topic notes, practice exams, etc.).

11. Bibliomania.com - This is a pretty great site where you have the ability to read books, articles, interviews, etc; have access to study guides and research books; and you can search for authors/title/etc.

12. Bibme.org - You can search for a book/article/website/film (or enter the info yourself), and it puts it into the format you need (MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian). You can save all of your references here as well.

13. Ottobib.com - Another site you can go to to get your references done in the format you need, without the worry of doing it yourself. I'm not sure if you can save them on this site, too.

14. Carmun.com - Another helpful site that creates your bibliography for you, in the format you need. You can also save them here, and they have groups where you can get (or give) help from other students.

15. Lazystudents.com - This should become a pretty great site, from what their advertising. It's coming soon - the site says Spring '08 - and will provide research sources and advice on studying and test taking.

16. Del.icio.us - For those of you living under a study lamp a little too much lately, this has become an extremely popular site. Here you can keep links to all of your favorite articles, blogs... any site you want, actually. You can choose to share your favs or keep them private, as well as look to see what other people are saving. Del.icio.us is what you type in, there is no "dot com"

17. Google reader - Keeps track of updates on your favorite sites and keeps all favorite sites in one place. They also recommend articles, or you can recommend one to a friend. Share your favs easily, personalize your page, etc. Google reader also works with mobile phone browsers.

18. Researchpaperauthority.com - This great site helps you write a good research paper (yes, they do exist!). They also have a list of suggested topics, have sample papers you can read, and help you with your research.

19. Refdesk.com - If you are searching for ANYTHING, you need to look here first

20. Medical-spell-checker.com - for those of us in the medical field, this site is a lifesaver. This is a spell checker that WON'T tell you that "neutrophil" isn't a word.

21. Spellcheckplus.com - This AWESOME site checks not only spelling, but also your grammar. And actually does a better job at it than Word.

22. Owl.english.purdue.edu/owl - Purdue University's writing center provides lots of helpful information.

23. APA.org - American Psychological Association website, which is where "APA format" comes from. This site gives you in-depth info on APA style writing.

24. Bartleby.com - Here you can have access to classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference books free of charge.

25. Facts.com - Get all kinds of info here, which is real handy (but not free).

26. Cdc.gov - The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the site to go to for any health related questions.

27. Yourdictionary.com - A dictionary, sure, but so much more!

28. Dermnet.com - Yes, gross, but really helpful in adding some flavor to that boring research paper about Contact Dermatitis.

29. Flashcardmachine.com - This site allows users to create web-based study flash cards and share them with others. You can also look at flash cards other people have created.

30. Innerbody.com - A really cool site about the human anatomy

31. Medical-dictionary.com - A very useful medical dictionary J

32. Studystack.com - Here you can create flash cards, use other people's flash cards, play with data to learn your stuff (like hangman, crossword puzzles, etc), and export your info to cell phones, PDAs, or iPods.

33. Findarticles.com - If you are looking for an article about pretty much anything, this is the place to try first.

34. Campustech.com - This site saves students up to 85% on academic software and hardware.

35. Dormspot.com - Buy dorm supplies at affordable prices.

36. CampusU.com - For those days when you can't think straight, this site is a nice break. Here you can share good ideas and real-life gut-funny stories, plus useful stuff for campus life.

37. Collegehumor.com - Another site for when you're having "one of those days". The name says it all.

38. Ratemyprofessors.com - A great place to get (or give) the scoop on a professor.

39. Meebo.com - No downloads or installs, which is great because then you can use this anywhere you have access to the internet. Here you can access any of your IMs (AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber), all in one place.

40. Postsecretcommunity.com - Nice bit of entertainment, here. Who doesn't like to hear about other people's "dirty little secrets"?

Well, obviously there are a ton more websites dedicated to helping students from pulling their hair out, but I figured that 40 should be enough for now. Hope these help you like they did me!!