I’ve been a Daliee College Planner user for 3 years now and I go back- Every. Single. Time. Why? Because as a Type-A, overachiever, extremely involved individual, I need a planner that thinks of everything-from where I can plan out how much my monthly expenses are to what exams I have coming up.
I’ve tried out the iPad version of this daily college planner and that was a blessing as someone who rarely used paper. But I’ve always wanted to experience using the actual physical copy of the planner and I’m so glad I preordered when I did! This is my first year having the physical version of the planner and I absolutely love the feel, design and color!
They’ve included new sections such as a scholarship tracker and extracurricular planner which are extremely helpful when needing to navigate hard set deadlines as someone who is in a part of different organizations on my campus. One of my favorite parts of this planner is the course schedule and long term course planning sections. I’m able to keep track of what classes I need to take in the upcoming semesters and following years as well as what classes I’m currently taking. Each class has a class planner section where you can put down the time, location, professor name, mid-term/final dates, office hours, materials for the course, and an assignment tracker where you can include the grade you received! Super informative and easily navigable!
One thing I will miss though from last year’s planner is the monthly vision board they used to have. It was a great way for me to visualize what I wanted to achieve that month. However, in its place they’ve included a “brain dump” section where there are four sections with 13 bullet points so you can write down anything you want to achieve that month and steps you’re going to accomplish in order to actualize the goal you’ve listed. They’ve completely reworked the month section, including a two page spread with lined boxes for each day. On the right side panel of each month they have a “Monthly-To-Dos” list, a small notes section, a nice key so you can color code events coming up! And a little overview of the previous month and the next.
They’ve also updated their weekly overview from last years which I love! They’ve included a grocery list and meal prep section so you can plan out your week ahead of time and not feel stressed about what you’re going to eat or need to cook. They also have a cute workout section for each week where you can list what exercises you plan to do each day!
Moving on to the daily sections- this planner comes with the ability to time-block your weekday schedule starting from 5am to 12am. It also has a side section with that day’s To-Do List and a small Notes section to write down anything else that might be useful to you. This is the bread and butter of this planner to me. So many others have either 1 of these attributes or they fail to implement all in a seamless way. Not The Dailee. I feel incredibly organized when writing down what I need to do using these daily sheets. However, they’ve updated the weekend scheduling include both days on one page and a time-block of 8am-8pm, with less bullet points. It’s not an incredibly big shift but as someone who routinely wakes up early even on the weekends, I appreciated last years each day time blocking schedule looking exactly the same on every page, including the weekends.
Each end of the month has a notes section, which I personally use to manifest what I want to happen that month. It’s a nice supplement to the previous vision board and you can print out photos and place them in the notes section if you would like!
Overall, I’m extremely happy with my purchase! I love how each planner has a little flip through on the bottom so you know exactly what you are purchasing and how each section looks. Of course I’m going to miss a few things from last year’s planner but I always know that whatever The Daliee comes up with I’m going to love! From their customer service to their transparency I’ve never seen a company, let alone an organizational one, be so focused on providing their individual customers with the best possible experience. 🩷