5 Apps You Need To Make Dorm Life Easier

It's getting to be that time of year again, the time when you say "sayanarah" to your high school friends, and pack-up your life to fit into a standing closet, XL twin bed, and say "hello" to what some call the most glorious years of your life: the college years. Here are some apps to download PRONTO if you'd like to make dorm life as much of a breeze as an "intro to finger painting" class.

1. Omni: If you want to store stuff

You'll be surrounded with people your own age, but what you may be lacking: your own physical space. What about those weekends you want to gather people to go camping, but there's no room for your gear? What if you don't trust your bunk mates to keep the door locked, and your stuff safe? If there's anything you wish you had, but don't have room for, Omni, an on-demand storage delivery service, will keep your things for about 25% the cost of normal storage, deliver to you for free whenever you need it, and take it back when you're done. 

Deal: Get a free month here. 

2. Instacart: If you want to eat

You know those days when you're hungry, there's nothing in your fridge, and you can't justify living off of burritos for another 3 days? If you don't have a car, or dread the 3 mile bike-ride to fill-up on produce, frozen pizza, and other goodies, get groceries delivered to your dorm door with Instacart! The $7 delivery fee is pretty justifiable, especially considering the roundtrip uber cost and time spent in line that you'd usually incur at a regular grocery store.

Deal: Delivery on your first order is free.

3. Splitwise: If you want to split bills

If you and your roomie have shared expenses like gas and utilities, you may imagine that one of you needs to be an accounting major to get those figures right. That'll be $11.87 this month for each of us. $12.62 the next. Stop the madness and input group costs for your home, or a trip into Splitwise, where the math is done for you!

Deal: It's free

4. RescueTime: If you want to make the most of your time

Do you ever find that you're in front of your computer for a 5-hour stretch and still have mounds of work to get through? RescueTime tracks your online distractions, letting you know your top sites that distract you (we're looking at you Facebook) and gives you the option of alternatives when enough is enough, or the option of blocking the sites for a stretch of time until that paper is done.

Deal: Getting work done

5. Google Drive: If you want to share work

We've all had those group projects where somebody slacks and the grade that comes is thanks to a few key stakeholders. Avoid someone wanting to coast off of your smarts and have everyone download Google Drive. Even if their laptop isn't handy, everyone can be on the same page, on the go and beyond.

Deal: Evenly distributed group project