How to use the University applications template

Start a board from it
Use this template opens a new Freero board with the University applications template on it (sign up free first). On a board you already have, open Templates in the toolbar and search for “University applications”.
Follow the instruction on the board
“Add every choice, even the long shots. Visit or watch an open day for each, and put deadlines in the family calendar the day you add them.”
Fill in each part
- Table Columns: University · Course · Entry needs · Deadline · Open day · Status · Thoughts
- Still to do Jobs before the deadline.
Bring your team and your agents
Invite people to the board or share a link, and work on it together live. The timer is in the top bar, private mode and voting in the board menu, and Claude or ChatGPT can join through Freero’s MCP server.

Work on it with an AI agent

Connect an assistant once and it works on the board with you, with your permissions: by default it reads and proposes, and people decide.

You ask: “Fill in the University applications board from these notes.”
What happens It reads the board, then proposes sticky notes for it. Nothing changes until someone on the board accepts them.
You ask: “Group what we wrote into themes and list the actions.”
What happens It proposes clusters with a title each and task cards for the actions, labelled with its name and yours.

Reading list
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Personal learning plan
Learn one skill over a few months: what to study each month, how you will practise, and how you will know it worked.
Monthly reset
A personal end-of-month review: what happened, what you’re proud of, what drained you and what to focus on next month.
Side project planner
Plan a side project you’ll actually finish: why you’re doing it, the smallest finished version, time you have and what could stop you.
Family week planner
See who is where each day of the week: school runs, clubs, work trips and who is cooking, so nobody is left at the gate.
Meal planner
Plan a week of dinners around how busy each evening is, then turn the plan into one shopping list.