Mastering School Chaos with CourseMate: My Journey from Overwhelm to Organized

I’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in my room, surrounded by notebooks, planners, and a hundred unread emails from professors. Like so many students, I started college ready to take on every opportunity but quickly realized that keeping track of everything was overwhelming, especially with my ADHD making it even harder to stay organized. I'd tried dozens of apps, but they either offered a generic experience that didn’t fit my schedule or were too complicated to actually use. That’s when I realized—if I needed something better, other students probably did too. And that’s how CourseMate was born.

From the start, my goal with CourseMate was to create a tool designed specifically for students, one that didn’t just check off tasks but actually helped them manage their days more effectively and meet deadlines without the usual last-minute stress. I wanted CourseMate to feel like the ideal college assistant: smart, intuitive, and adaptable to each student’s unique workload and routine. A turning point came when I got feedback from a friend who heard about the app. She told me that her struggles were very similar to mine and felt like she was constantly behind or on the verge of missing an assignment. The excitement in her voice while talking about the app was everything I hoped CourseMate could offer. This experience showed me that CourseMate wasn’t just an app—it was the key to creating more balance in students’ lives.

The best part about CourseMate is that it doesn't just bump out a schedule; it uses AI to synch your course load, exams, extracurriculars, and social events into an efficient to-do list with timely reminders to make sure you get work done ahead of time, and never miss a beat. Even with incentives to encourage getting your work done on time!

Today, as CourseMate begins to grow, I’m excited to see students finally finding a way to tackle their schedules, their way. I am excited to see CourseMate become more than just a tool for staying on track, but an empowering solution to the chaos of college life.