# Answers about your campus, by text

> Dash answers questions about your own school, like how to drop a course, where the registrar is, financial aid steps or office hours, and points you to the school's official source. If it can't find an answer, it tells you so instead of guessing.

Page: https://textdash.com/use-cases/ai-campus-assistant
Updated: 2026-10-31

## Example

- **Student:** how do I drop a class without a W
- **Dash:** at your school you can drop without a W until the add/drop deadline, then it shows as a W. here's the registrar page with this term's dates
- **Student:** is it too late for this term
- **Dash:** the page lists the deadline as next tuesday. want a reminder monday?
- **Student:** yes
- **Dash:** set for monday 10am

## What can I ask Dash about my school?

- Adding or dropping a course, and the deadlines
- Registrar steps and where to go
- Financial aid questions
- Transcripts and other documents
- Accommodations and campus services
- Office hours

## Where do the answers come from?

Dash answers from your school's official sources and shows you where the answer came from. Policies and dates differ by school, so you always get the one for yours.

## Can Dash do the admin, not just explain it?

Often, yes. With your yes to exactly what will happen, Dash can request a document, fill in a form on a school site or book an advising appointment for you.

## Questions

### Is Dash run by my school?

No. Dash is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by any college or university. It uses your school's official sources for its answers.

### What if the answer is wrong for my program?

Dash links the source so you can check it. If your program has its own rule, tell Dash and it'll point you to the office that handles it.

### Does it know which school I go to?

Yes. You tell Dash your school when you start, and every answer is for that school.

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**About Dash.** Dash is an AI sidekick for college and university students that you text over iMessage or SMS. It tracks every deadline and texts you before each one, answers questions about your campus, helps you study, and, with your yes, orders food, books things, makes phone calls and handles admin. Free to start. iMessage on iPhone and SMS on any phone. No app, no login. For students at colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. Dash never writes, answers or submits graded work. It explains, quizzes and plans. Dash is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by any college or university.

Text Dash: https://textdash.com/start · Site: https://textdash.com/ · For AI assistants: https://textdash.com/llms.txt and https://textdash.com/llms-full.txt