# Deadline reminders that text you first

> Yes, you can get every deadline texted to you. Send Dash your syllabus or connect your learning system once, and it saves each assignment, quiz and exam with its date, then texts you a heads-up before each one.

Page: https://textdash.com/use-cases/deadline-reminders
Updated: 2026-10-31

## Example

- **Dash:** heads up: your PSYC 210 lab report is due thursday at 11:59. it's 15% of your grade
- **Student:** ugh I forgot. what else is this week
- **Dash:** just that and a stats quiz friday morning. want me to block 2 hours wednesday night for the report?
- **Student:** yes pls
- **Dash:** done, it's on your calendar for wed 7 to 9pm. I'll check in tuesday

## How do deadline reminders work?

1. **Bring in your semester.** Text a photo or PDF of each syllabus, or sign in to Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle or Blackboard on Dash's secure page.
2. **Dash saves every date.** Assignments, quizzes, tests and exams, each with its date and weight, all in one list you can ask about.
3. **You get a text before each one.** A heads-up with enough time to start, plus a short morning briefing on days something is due.

## Why a text instead of a planner app?

Planners only work when you open them. Dash comes to you: the reminder lands in the same thread as your friends' texts, so it actually gets seen.

You can also just ask. "What's due this week?" or "when is my chem midterm?" gets an answer in seconds, from your own courses.

## What happens when a date changes?

Tell Dash the new date, or let it catch the change in your learning system or a professor's email. It updates the deadline and moves your reminders, so you're never working off an old syllabus.

## Questions

### Is Dash's deadline tracking free?

Yes. Dash is free to start, and deadline reminders are part of it.

### Do I need to type in every deadline?

No. Send a syllabus photo or PDF, or connect your learning system, and Dash reads the dates for you. You can add anything else by texting it.

### Can I choose when reminders come?

Yes. Tell Dash when you want heads-ups and when to stay quiet, and it keeps to your quiet hours.

### Does Dash see my school password?

No. You sign in on a secure page and Dash never sees what you type.

## Related

- [Turn your syllabus into a calendar by texting a photo](https://textdash.com/use-cases/syllabus-to-calendar)
- [Canvas deadline reminders, sent as texts](https://textdash.com/use-cases/canvas-deadline-reminders)
- [A morning briefing that fits in one text](https://textdash.com/use-cases/morning-briefing)
- [An AI study planner you text](https://textdash.com/use-cases/ai-study-planner)
- [Answers about your campus, by text](https://textdash.com/use-cases/ai-campus-assistant)
- [Order food by text](https://textdash.com/use-cases/order-food-by-text)

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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.

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