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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Sacred Heart chapter.

VSCO Cam:  it’s a photo-editing, photo-sharing app.  It’s slightly like Instagram, but anyone who has used both knows that there is a huge difference.

We all know Instagram.  The art of ‘gramming is a game, and we’ve all mastered it.  As much as Instagram is a girl’s best friend, it’s also her worst enemy.  It’s a chance to show off how cute you and your best friends looked on Spring Break, but it’s also where confidence goes to die.  There is pressure to edit each photo perfectly, get an insane amount of likes on each post, come up with a clever caption… the list is endless. Basically, Instagram is a lot of pressure.

This is where VSCO differs.  There are no likes on VSCO, no comments, just photos. It has the best filters in the game (would recommend A5 to 10/10).  No one cares what you post; it can be a sassy selfie, foodporn, or a basic sunset. There are literally no standards on VSCO. Dangerous, but freeing from the established rules of Instagram.

So if you’re tired of Insta, hop on the growing bandwagon that is VSCO.  Most users have their URL hidden somewhere in a social media bio, so make sure to stalk everyone’s secret lives, because this app is a refreshing change from the front we put up on Instagram.

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Laura Lampert

Sacred Heart

Laura is a Communications Studies major with a concentration in Digital Marketing/PR.  Campus Correspondent at Sacred Heart, overly-involved, and always five minutes late with an iced coffee. 
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