Syllabus Processor Organized 47 Deadlines Across 5 Classes in 90 Seconds (6 Nodes) 🔥
Semester starts. Five syllabi. Each 15+ pages. Assignment due dates buried. Exam dates scattered. Built syllabus processor. All 47 deadlines extracted and sorted. Semester organized before first class. THE SEMESTER CHAOS PROBLEM: Read each syllabus for key dates. Extract assignments. Note exams. Find instructor contact. Check required books. Create master calendar. 5+ hours just to get organized. Most students skip it. Miss deadlines. THE DISCOVERY: Document extraction pulls everything. Course info, schedule, assignments, exams, grading, materials. Code sorts deadlines chronologically. One extraction per syllabus. Complete organization. THE WORKFLOW: Google Drive trigger watches syllabus folder → Download document → Document extraction pulls course details, instructor info, schedule, assignments with due dates, exams with dates, grading breakdown, required materials → Code sorts all deadlines chronologically → Sheets logs course record → Slack shares summary with deadlines. 6 nodes. Semester panic eliminated. THE DEADLINE EXTRACTION: JSON Schema captures: - Assignments: Name, type, due date, weight - Exams: Name, date, time, location, weight - Course schedule: Days, time, location Code sorts by date. Top 10 upcoming shown. Nothing buried. THE COURSE INFO: Instructor name, email, office hours extracted. Required textbooks with ISBNs listed. Grading breakdown by category. Everything needed. One place. One extraction. THE TRANSFORMATION: Before: 30 minutes per syllabus finding key info. Deadlines discovered by accident. Missed assignments from buried dates. After: 15 seconds per syllabus. All deadlines sorted. Zero surprises. THE NUMBERS: 5 syllabi processed in 90 seconds 47 deadlines extracted and sorted 12 required textbooks identified 5 hours → 90 seconds total Template in n8n and All workflows in Github