A two-page printable planner built around how engineering courses actually run: lectures, problem sets, lab write-ups and exams. Page one plans the week; page two holds the semester and counts down to every exam. The Excel tracker does the date math for you.
Tip: Fill in office hours on the semester page even if you never plan to go. When a problem set goes wrong on a Tuesday night, you will know the next slot without searching.
Weekly: top 3 priorities
The three things that must get done this week
Weekly: time blocks
Mon–Sun grid from 8 AM to 10 PM for classes, labs, problem sets, office hours and review
Weekly: problem-set tracker
Course, set, due date and a done box
Weekly: lab and report deadlines
Course, report, due date and the date to start the write-up
Semester: courses
Instructor, office hours, location and review sessions for each course
Semester: exams with countdown
Every exam and big deadline with days left and the date review starts
Example One week (Monday 2027-02-15 to Sunday 2027-02-21) for a fictional sophomore taking Statics, Calculus III, Physics II with its lab, and Materials Science. Times, courses and dates are invented for illustration.
| Day | Classes and labs | Study blocks | Office hours / review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Statics 9–9:50, Calc III 11–11:50, Materials 2–3:15 | Statics HW 5, problems 1–3 (3–4:30) | — |
| Tue | Physics II 10–11:15, Physics lab 1–3:50 | Calc III PS 6 (7–9 PM) | — |
| Wed | Statics 9–9:50, Calc III 11–11:50, Materials 2–3:15 | Lab 4 data and plots (4–5:30) | Calc III office hours 3–4 |
| Thu | Physics II 10–11:15 | Lab 4 write-up draft (1–3); finish PS 6 | Physics review session 6–7 PM |
| Fri | Statics 9–9:50, Calc III 11–11:50, Materials 2–3:15 | Statics HW 5, problems 4–6 (12–1:30) | Statics office hours 4–5 |
| Sat | — | Materials reading, ch. 7 (10–11:30) | — |
| Sun | — | Weekly plan (7–7:30 PM); lab 4 final pass | — |
| Course | Set | Assigned | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statics | HW 5 | 2027-02-15 | 2027-02-22 | In progress |
| Calculus III | Problem set 6 | 2027-02-11 | 2027-02-18 | Not started |
| Materials Science | Reading, ch. 6 | 2027-02-10 | 2027-02-17 | Done |
| Course | Report | Lab held | Start write-up by | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics II | Lab 3 report | 2027-02-02 | 2027-02-04 | 2027-02-12 (overdue) |
| Physics II | Lab 4 report: RC circuits | 2027-02-16 | 2027-02-18 | 2027-02-23 |
| Course | Exam | Date | Days left | Review starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics II | Exam 1 | 2027-02-26 | 11 | 2027-02-16 |
| Statics | Exam 2 | 2027-03-04 | 17 | 2027-02-22 |
| Calculus III | Midterm | 2027-03-09 | 22 | 2027-02-27 |
| Materials Science | Midterm | 2027-03-11 | 24 | 2027-03-01 |
| Field | What to enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Class blocks | Lectures, recitations and labs from your schedule. Block them first; everything else fits around them. | Statics M/W/F 9–9:50 |
| Problem-set tracker | One line per set, logged the day it is assigned. Split long sets into two study blocks on the grid. | Statics HW 5, due 2027-02-22 |
| Lab and report deadlines | The lab date, the date you will start the write-up (within 48 hours) and the due date. | Lab 4: held 02-16, start 02-18, due 02-23 |
| Exam countdown | Days left = exam date minus today. Recount on the semester page every Sunday, and write the date review starts next to it. | Statics Exam 2: 17 days |
| Office hours | Day, time and place for every instructor and TA. Put the ones you will actually use on the weekly grid. | Calc III: Wed 3–4, Room 210 |
| Review sessions | Department, TA or study-group sessions before exams. Log them as soon as they are announced. | Physics review: Thu 6–7 PM |
| Top 3 priorities | Three outcomes, not activities: "PS 6 submitted" rather than "work on calc". | Lab 4 write-up started by Thursday |
This is practical advice from how engineering courses are structured, not a study system with claimed results. Adjust it to your own schedule.
Yes. The printable PDF and the Excel tracker are free downloads with no sign-up. Print as many copies as you like.
Yes. It is US Letter with margins wide enough that printing on A4 at actual size or "fit to page" does not cut anything off. It uses black lines and text only, so it is light on ink.
Days until each item is due, an Overdue flag that turns the row red, % complete for each course and how many open items are due in the next 7 days. The as-of date is TODAY(), so it updates whenever you open it.
Yes. Upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets. The formulas, status dropdown and overdue highlighting carry over.
Six course names at the top of the sheet feed the Course dropdown and the % complete lines. You can type another course into the Course column; it just will not get its own % complete line.
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