Well, I just finished my first day on back on campus for the fall semester, and I have to say, looks like I’ve gotten off to a pretty good start!  I took some time a few days ago to input my entire schedule into StudentDocket, and it really turned out to be a life-saver.  I’ll grant you that I have a slight bias (being the creator of StudentDocket and all), but after all, we made StudentDocket not just for you guys, but for us as well!  So here’s a quick run-down of why I love StudentDocket!

Integration with teacher e-mails and phone numbers

I wasn’t sure if my Economics class had recitation today, being the first week of school, so I went ahead and clicked on the class name in StudentDocket and selected “e-mail this teacher”.  After sending out a quick e-mail, I was delighted to find a reply sitting in my inbox (turns out he’s a fellow blackberry user!).  Unfortunately, we did have class .

Focused breakdown of what needs to be done NOW!

I don’t do very well with lists, particularly long homework lists with a million things that need to get done in no particular order.  Fortunately, StudentDocket takes care of this for me!  Simply setting the view to “Today” reminded me of that introduction essay due for my writing class.

single-glance for all my information

My entire class schedule and all of my assignments on ONE SCREEN.  My school has 35,000 students enrolled this semester, which I can promise you makes for a pretty hectic walk between classes.  Easy access to all of my information has already saved my life numerous times from on-coming bikes and student mobs.

Class locations

About half way to campus I realized I had forgotten my class list at home.  Within a few moments I had my BlackBerry out and was looking up where I needed to be in StudentDocket.  Not only did I know exactly which building I needed to head towards, I also noticed that the class didn’t even start for another hour!

Class names

With 6 classes on my schedule this semester, it’s pretty tough to remember the course and section number for each one.  This was particularly an issue while trying to navigate the school book store.  A simple glance at the main screen told me exactly which classes I’m in, allowing me to get all the right books (if only StudentDocket could have made them cheaper….).

So there you have it, a single day’s reflection on how StudentDocket helped me out.  We hope you guys have had a successful start to your semester!  Best of Luck!