Midterm season is looming, and to help counteract the stress, here are 5 apps that every student needs this go-around.

1. Sleep Cycle

I am very bad at dragging myself up out of bed in the morning. In fact, I disabled the snooze button entirely because I know I'll just keep hitting it. However, since I installed Sleep Cycle, I've noticed that I don't feel as tired in the morning. Basically, Sleep Cycle tracks your breathing and wakes you up when you're in a lighter phase of sleep. It doesn't just jolt you awake, either. Its alarms sound over a period of 30 minutes, so you don't feel as groggy when you wake up. This'll be an asset during midterm season, especially when you're staying up cramming.

2. Photomath

Photomath is an essential resource for anyone who needs a bit of help in math. It allows you to take pictures of what you have questions on and gives you step-by-step instruction. As a writing-dominant person, I need as much help as I can possibly get, so this app is definitely a breath of fresh air!

3. Desmos

This app is essentially a graphing calculator without the excess complication. It's just an easier way to generate graphs that would otherwise be tedious to try and do on, say, a TI-84. Even if you don't need graphs that often, it's definitely better to get this app than spend a fortune on a graphing calculator.

4. Campus Portal

For someone who checks their grades obsessively, having the Campus Portal app really cuts back the time that I usually take to log in and slowly scroll over to my grade. If your school system using Parent Portal/ Campus Portal to shell out grades, I highly recommend getting the app so you can keep up-to-date.

5. Quizlet

This one is kind of a no-brainer, but I'm serious, Quizlet works miracles, especially during midterm season. It makes studying so much easier because you don't have to be concerned with carrying an enormous stack of flash-cards with you wherever you go. I cannot survive without this app during the winter months; my brain might implode.