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      Samudraki's Saturdays University life is going digital thanks to Covid-19, which means learning online is something new to us students as well as the professors. In today's blog I share with you my favourite apps that I used all throughout university to help me manage my social life, studies and lifestyle. This is not a sponsored blog , just the apps that I personally used and found helpful at different stages of my university life. There are plenty of apps, so I will try to make this list more organised by grouping them into 5 categories . 1. University and Lectures Each university has their own app on which you can access your schedule and check notifications from your professors. I find this more organised (and less spam-y) than the email notification from the study portal.  Almost all Dutch universities use Black Board for their lectures. So if you don't want to bring your laptop to class you can access all the files from your phone using the app.  La...

    Samudraki's Saturdays University life can be expensive but it doesn't have to be! Most students spend their money on food and rent which is something that cannot be changed much. However there are other expenses which can be easily managed if you keep an eye out for discounts and smart choices while spending. Take it from someone who used to spend waaaaay to much money in the first year of university, to now being able to budget my money such that I have enough for my monthly expenses as well as saving some at the end of the month! Want to know how I did that? Keep reading! Warning, this is going to be a rather long blog because I have so many tips and tricks to saving money as a student. 1. Make A Budget Per Month Set a limit to how much you will you spend on food and rent and then estimate how much more you need per month for other expenses. These expenses include going out with friends, ordering takeout, partying, traveling and text books.  2. University Books Don'...