Online Services You Should Avail As A College Student
Hey, there!
It so happens that we as students don’t know about some of the fantastic and intriguing services which we can avail of at a much lower cost as compared to others and some even for free!
So, bringing to light, the perks of being a student in a fast-paced tech world!
Probably today I can be the guide for the same and to be very frank, I was taken aback when I came to know of some of these services while exploring for the same!
Starting with the very fascinating one!
SPOTIFY PREMIUM
Yes, you read it right.
So basically every student primarily talking about college guys and girls binge-listen to songs of varied languages and some even have a firm playlist- the fix to merely every problem, right?
Firstly, telling y’all about the advantages of having a premium account,
- Millions of songs and a startling playlist, podcasts, etc
- No advertisement interruptions
- Offline listening
- Improved Sound Quality
The cost of the Premium account for students at accredited higher educational institutes is only Rs. 66/month!
Whoa!!! Drastic reduction isn’t it!!!
The Premium for Students can be availed for up to four years.
And what if you are no longer a college student?
You’ll continue to get access to Premium Student for up to 12 months from the date you last re-verified. If you’re no longer a student at the end of that period, you’ll no longer be eligible for Premium Student.
Note: Firstly, they’ll verify your enrollment status through a third-party service known as Sheer ID.
Further details have been also provided on the official site (linked to the statement as well as below!)
Second up in the list is quite shocking but true.
We now know the ultimate importance of backing up (files, photos, etc), and what if we say we have unlimited storage available for that!!!
Unlimited Google Drive Storage
Google for Education is a free service that school or college administrators can sign up for and offer their staff and students.
However, to access this you need to have an E-mail Id with domain name .edu.
Cut-short, if your educational institute uses Google for Education and you have an access to GSuite for education account which is usually provided by schools/colleges, you are good to go with enjoying unlimited storage on G-Drive.
Y’all can also refer to the following site for answers to your doubts:
Github Student Developer Pack
The widely recognized code hosting platform, GitHub has created Github Student Developer Pack to give students free access to various tools and courses of different domains ranging from Web Development to Android App Development, Game Development to Marketing to Design.
All one needs to do is to sign in with the college Email Id (the one which ends with .ac.in) and click the Get Your Pack option.
Or if you already have an account with a separate id on GitHub you can go on the following website and go to your profile to add another email id which will be your college id!
To see the offers:
In short, you need to have the registered college id to avail the benefits and unparalleled learning.
Another banger in the flow! The most widely used of all.
The one day before exam learning stop, the movie and music video binge stop, ahem well words fall short to count the number of favors this platform has given us!
Bringing forth is:
YOUTUBE PREMIUM
Well, now students can enjoy Youtube as well as Youtube Music at a very affordable rate i.e. Rs. 79/month! Obviously after annual verification and to the eligible ones only!
They will also get access to a 1-month free trial!
All you have to do is follow these mentioned steps:
- Go on to the following website(attached to the statement).
2. Click on Try it Free, following which you will be redirected to a new page.
3. Fill in your credentials.
If your institution appears, you are valid for availing student plans.
Thereafter, follow the steps as mentioned and you are good to go!
Note: An alternative to this is Youtube vanced, which is obviously free and includes all the features of Premium as well!!!
NOTION-All In One Workspace
Well some of us have a habit of making and keeping notes, right! I too fall under that category!
So here’s a little something for all of us and for those who don’t there’s just something not in your zone but at an advanced level which is definitely worth giving a try!
The main fact is that everything going digital these days, we often tend to dislocate or mishandle our textbooks or notepads which we filled with our handy notes!
To the rescue is a new platform called NOTION! It is also available as a desktop application!
You’ll get lots of benefits while building up your pieces of information here:
>Maintaining a journal >Keeping tasks ready >Changing the fonts, styles, highlights, etcetra!
All for FREE!!!
To add to this, if you create your account using your college ID you’ll get access to ALL the features of Notion which also include planners and reminders, sticky notes, stickers, and decorative stuff as well!
You can also share your notes with someone else across the same platform and collaboratively make changes, in short, you can work both as an individual and as a team!
Furthermore, you can generate a link and even share it across different platforms!
To download Notion(available for both Mac&Windows as well as iOS&Android):
- Go on the following link
- Click the preferred OS under the Downloads tab
- Then, proceed normally and download the App!
That’s it! Fill in your details and get ready !!!
Don’t forget to give it a shot and I am sure you all will do find it super convenient, handy and an amazing creation!
All further information and free access to student plans have been discussed on the mentioned website:
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