Spreadsheet Stress vs. 1-Click Plan — Why We Built DegreeCycle

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Let’s face it — planning your graduation shouldn’t feel like a full-time job.

Yet for millions of college students, managing your academic path means juggling Excel sheets, PDFs, sticky notes, and advisor appointments… all just to answer one question:

“Am I on track to graduate?”

I know this stress personally — not from a whiteboard in a boardroom, but from late nights as a student myself, trying to map prerequisites, semesters, and electives in a spreadsheet that kept breaking. One wrong formula, and your whole plan collapses.

That frustration is exactly why we built DegreeCycle.


❌ The Old Way: Manual Chaos

Students today face a planning nightmare:

  • Digging through outdated course catalogs

  • Manually checking prerequisites

  • Estimating credit hours per term

  • Praying you didn’t miss a required class

  • Trying to match everything with real class offerings (which change!)

Some students even find out too late that they missed a required class or miscalculated their timeline — delaying graduation by a semester or more.


✅ The New Way: 1-Click Graduation Planning

DegreeCycle replaces spreadsheet stress with simplicity.

With just a few inputs — your university, program, start date, and credit preferences — you’ll get a personalized graduation plan in seconds.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Select your school and major

  2. Tell us your preferred course load

  3. Click Generate Plan

  4. Boom — a semester-by-semester breakdown mapped out for you

No math. No mistakes. No stress.


🛠️ Built By Students, For Students

We didn’t build DegreeCycle as outsiders. We’ve lived the pain. We’ve talked to students from dozens of universities. We’ve listened to academic advisors. And we’re using AI and automation to turn chaos into clarity.

This isn’t about just making a pretty interface. It’s about empowering students to take control of their degree — confidently.


🚀 Coming Soon — Stay Tuned

DegreeCycle is currently in private beta with select students.

We’re working hard to polish every feature — from real-time plan adjustments to integrated study tools, advisor chat, and LMS syncing.

If you’ve ever asked yourself:

  • “How many semesters do I have left?”

  • “What should I take next term?”

  • “Will I graduate on time?”

    Then DegreeCycle was built for you.

📬 Join the waitlist

📅 Follow us on Instagram @degree.cycle

🧠 And say goodbye to spreadsheet stress — for good.

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