Ideas for college students

Ideas for college students

• Canvas due dates

  Every Sunday at 8pm, add every assignment due in my Canvas courses this week to my Google Calendar, and remind me the day before each.

  Brea reads each course and puts the week's deadlines on your calendar with a heads-up the day before.

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• Professor emails to tasks

  When a professor or TA emails me, add anything they ask me to do to my Notion task list with the course and due date.

  Brea reads each new email as it arrives and keeps your task list in step with your inbox.

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• Internship tracker

  When an email about one of my internship applications arrives, update my Google Sheet with the company, the stage, and the next deadline, and text me if it's an interview invite.

  Brea keeps every application's status current and flags the ones that need you now.

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• Study blocks

  Here's my class schedule. Put a 90-minute study block on my calendar after each Orgo and Calc II lecture, and remind me 10 minutes before each block starts.

  Brea builds the week around your classes and nudges you when it's time to start.

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  • Reminders on a schedule

• Syllabus to calendar

  Here's my PSYC 210 syllabus. Put every exam, paper, and reading deadline on my Google Calendar and remind me a week before each exam.

  Brea reads the syllabus once and the whole semester is on your calendar.

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  • Reads files

• Scholarship tracker

  When a scholarship email lands in my Gmail, add it to my Google Sheet with the amount, the deadline, and what it asks for, and remind me a week before it's due.

  Brea keeps every scholarship in one place so none closes before you apply.

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• Morning class brief

  Every weekday at 7:30, text me today's classes, what's due in Canvas in the next two days, and any new emails from my professors.

  Brea reads your calendar, courses, and inbox and sends one short brief.

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• Classroom to Todoist

  Every evening at 8, check my Google Classroom courses for new assignments and add each to Todoist with its due date.

  Brea moves new work into your to-do list so you plan from one place.

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  • Reminders on a schedule

• Lecture recording notes

  When the Zoom recording of my ECON 101 lecture is ready, turn it into study notes in Notion with the key terms and anything the professor said would be on the exam.

  Brea writes up each lecture so review starts from notes, not a two-hour video.

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  • Reads files

• Group project plan

  Our marketing group project is due November 20. Break it into tasks for four people in Notion with due dates, and draft an email to the group with the plan.

  Brea splits the work and holds the email to your group for your OK.

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• Office hours on my calendar

  Find my professors' office hours in the syllabi in my Google Drive and add them to my calendar as weekly events.

  Brea finds every office hour so you know when you can drop in.

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• Blackboard announcements

  Every evening at 9, sign in to Blackboard and text me any new announcements or assignments in my courses.

  Brea checks Blackboard with your saved login so a posted change doesn't surprise you in class.

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  • Reminders on a schedule

• Flashcards from notes

  Turn my Bio 201 chapter 7 notes in Google Docs into a Quizlet set with 40 term and definition cards.

  Brea reads your notes and builds the set in Quizlet with your saved login.

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  • Uses websites for you
  • Reads files

• Exam study plan

  My Orgo final is December 12. Make a study plan from the topics in my notes doc and put a daily study block on my calendar until then.

  Brea spreads the material over the days you have left and holds the time for it.

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• Application deadline watch

  Every Monday, check my internship tracker sheet for applications due in the next 10 days and text me what each one still needs.

  Brea reads the tracker and tells you which cover letter to write first.

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  • Reads files
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Extension request

  Draft an email to Professor Liang asking for a one-week extension on the history paper, because I have two midterms that week. Keep it short and polite.

  Brea writes a clear, respectful ask for you to send.

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