By Claire Kim

We are all plagued by the stress of adjustment, while settling into the new school year. This adjustment may be a new financial responsibility, increased academic pressure or new responsibilities at an internship. To help with the transition, there are three iPhone apps that are essential to reduce avoidable stress.

First is the organizational app known as Any.DO. This App is free in the App Store and does amazing things for busy college students. Starting with ordinary to-do lists, Any.DO creates a list that has alarmed reminders along with a feature that involves swiping to the left when tasks are completed. It is a lot better than crossing out a task on a handwritten to-do list, and you can just shake your phone to erase it when you are done.

This app also introduces a shared to-do list, which could be helpful for living with roommates. All you have to do is add your roommate or helper of choice, and he or she can see the list and cross things off as he or she completes the task. For instance, you can create a grocery shopping list or cleaning schedule. Any.DO is an app that all college students need in order to stay organized and get through the year with minimal stress.

The second app that is of utter importance is called BillGuard. BillGuard is a free app that provides an easy fix to financial confusion. A person using the app can separate expenses and see his or her budget and how well he or she sticks to that budget. In addition, students can enable the smart savings alerts, which send alerts about relevant coupons.

Another feature of BillGuard is the passbook assistance, where a user can input his or her credit card information into this safe portion of the app and track his or her expenses on that card in great detail. As we climb the totem pole of seniority at Fordham, we also assume more financial responsibility. This app makes financial responsibility doable and understandable.

Last but not least is an app called EasyBib. EasyBib is a popular website for creating accurate bibliographies. The App is free on the App Store and is popularly used as a quick and easy way to create a bibliography. The app allows users to scan books with their phones and the app will instantly create an MLA or APA style bibliography.

This is a great tool for when you’re in the library at 12 a.m. just finishing an eight-page paper, and you’re not in the mood to find all of the information in the book yourself. All it takes is one scan, and your bibliography is complete.

All of these apps are time saving and even life-saving when it comes to the hustle and bustle of college.

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Claire Kim is a Staff Writer for The Fordham Ram.