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By Maria Asselin-Roy,
News Editor

here are several apps available
for the iPhone and other

smart phones that are ideal for
college students. Whether you are
looking for an app to assist you in
your studies, play games in your spare
time, or to help yourself become more
organized—the following apps are a
few recommendations that are ideal for
the busy life of the college student.

EZ Read ++ costs $1.99 and allows
you to browse SparkNotes. This is
especially helpful for English majors,
however there are viewable sections
other than literature, such as biology,
film, and economics. According to the
app store, EZ Read ++ allows students
to access “plot overviews, character
analysis, chapter summaries, key facts,
etc.” Math Assist is a free app, especially
designed for those participating in
calculus and algebra courses. The
app supplies the student with more
than 400 math and calculus tables and
pictures. The app is formatted so that.
each problem is specifically laid out in
an understandable presentation. While
these are great for narrowing down
certain subjects, perhaps one of the most
efficient apps that is useful to students is
Notes Plus. While this works best with
the iPad, it allows you to store all your
handwritten notes for your full schedule
of classes. This app is compatible with
Word, DropBox, and Google Docs—and
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it is password protected.

While Angry Birds is not just for
the college student, it is the highest
rated and top selling app. Another
exceedingly popular app is Plants vs.
Zombies where the player uses the
various plants given in the game to
attack incoming zombies before they
break down your door. For the scrabble
fan, Words with Friends allows you to
keep an ongoing scrabble game with
friends who have also downloaded the
game.

While it may be a little pricy at
$6.99, 2Do: Tasks Done in Style has
been rated the top app in productivity.
The app store claims that this is “one
universal app for all your devices.”

It allows you to sync various tasks
into one task manager. The app boasts
features such as: tabbed calendars,
project and paper checklists, previews,
note editing, and more. Istudiez Pro
has been rated the “2010 best young
adults app.” Similar to 2Do, it is a
schedule organizer but at a cheaper
price of $2.99 (also a free version).
The app has a built in planner to keep
track of homework and assignments,
GPA tracker, summary of daily “to
do’s” alerting you with upcoming
projects, and more.

Other apps that can be of use to
the college student include Wikipedia,
Dictionary, Alarm Clock, and iTranslate.
Apple claims that there are 306,554
apps for the iPhone, giving students a
tremendous amount of choice.

Take care of business:

Self Employment program at Douglas

By Maria Asselin-Roy,
News Editor

"Twins of going into business
with yourself? The Douglas
College Self Employment
program offers training and advice for
opening up and maintaining a business.
Douglas College has the largest
self employment program in the Lower
Mainland, making Douglas the go-
to place for business entrepreneurs.
The program is fast to finish (it can
be completed in as quickly as three
weeks— with new class intakes
beginning every few weeks) and is
perfect for those who are looking to
be self employed, but are lacking the
fundamental skills needed to put a
self employment plan to action. The
program— which has been in action
for more than 15 years and has worked
with over 3,000 graduates— boasts a
95 per cent success rate with program
graduates after one year (with
entrepreneurs still in business) and a 72
per cent success rate after four years.
The curriculum of the Self
Employment program is divided into
three phases to develop business
skills: Business Plan Development,
Business Skills Development, and
Ongoing Coaching and Mentoring.
The beginning of the program usually

 

starts with research, depending on

your business of choice. The research
will contribute to the overall business
plan as it will show exactly what

tools and skills are needed in your

area of occupation. Accordingly, the
Self Employment program has many
unique success stories—from jewellery
designs that have been featured in
Hollywood to creating environmentally
friendly reusable gift wrap.

In order to apply for the program, ~
you must attend a free, drop-in
information session. Information
sessions for the Self Employment
program will be held this week on
Wednesday November 16 at the David
Lam campus from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
in room A1250 and on Thursday
November 17 at the New West campus
from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room 624.

For a more thorough overview of
the program and additional information
sessions, check out www.douglas.
bc.ca/training-community-education/
self-employment.html

 

 

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