AACC students said they have trouble meeting romantic partners on dating apps.

Online dating sites like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge sit at the top of Apple’s must-have apps list. These apps allow singles to match with other individuals in their area with similar things in common.

“You got to be the best version of yourself immediately or it’s just out the window,” Izzy Martin, a second-year transfer studies student, said. “It’s like ‘does this person catch my attention immediately’ or ‘do I never [want to] talk to them?’”

Dating apps allow each user to create a profile for potential matches to come across. This usually consists of one to 10 photos and a short bio.

Users swipe right if they are interested and left if they are not to find potential matches. Singles only can match with someone who has swiped right on them.

According to a study by the Pew Research Institute, one in 10 partnered adults met their significant others on a dating app.

“I look for [good] bios,” Marcy Cox, a second-year psychology student, said. “I will only swipe on someone if I have something in common with them that I know we can talk about.”

Cox noted she doesn’t think most people go about it that way. “That’s why they don’t really work for me,” Cox said.

Research from Business of Apps shows Bumble has around 58 million users, and 25% of those users have met up with someone they found on the platform.

Martin recalled a time while on the way to a first-date, the date called to cancel because of a death in the family.

“How was I to reschedule that?” Martin said. “‘Hey! Are you over your dad dying yet?’”

Christopher Robinson, a second-year transfer studies student, has had slightly more success on the apps.

“This girl was trying to [hook up] on the first date and … I was being oblivious to it,” Robinson said. “She approached me saying, ‘Want to go back to your place?’ I’m like, ‘Well my room is kind of dirty.’ She said we could go to her house, but I told her ‘I had to cook.’ … It was so bad.”

Dating apps might not be for everyone.

“For me to get any connection with somebody it takes years of building a solid understanding of each other,” Kendra Reese, a first-year environmental studies student, said. “I generally just don’t like putting all of my romantic information out there in the first place.”