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Everything your actual syllabus forgot to teach you.
Four years of exams and not one on budgeting a mess allowance, splitting rent, or asking for a raise. Offsyllabus is a small, student-run set of modules for the parts of adult life nobody grades.
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You can solve a differential equation. Can you read a payslip?
Most of us leave college knowing how to derive formulas we'll never touch again, and completely unprepared for the first salary negotiation, the first lease, the first panic attack before an interview. This isn't a knock on any degree — it's just a gap. Offsyllabus is a handful of students trying to close it, one short module at a time.
Every module is built the same way: one real scenario, one thing you can actually do about it, and no jargon you have to Google afterward.
"Nobody taught me how to say no to a bad internship offer. I learned by saying yes to one first."
Course catalog — Semester 1
What's actually covered
| Module | Why it's not optional | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money, Handled Budgeting on a student income |
Because "I'll figure it out after graduation" is how debt starts | Worksheet + short read | Live |
| The 24-Hour Problem Time & energy management |
Deadlines don't care that you also need to sleep | Template + video | Live |
| Say It Straight Hard conversations & emails |
Group projects and job offers both need this | Scripts + examples | Live |
| Running on Empty Stress & burnout basics |
Grades recover. Burnout takes longer | Short read + checklist | New |
Who's actually behind this
Built by students, kept honest by students
Module 1
No finance background needed
If you can split a mess bill, you can follow this. Every example uses real student numbers, not "assume you earn $80,000 a year."
Module 2
Written between classes
Each module takes under 20 minutes. This is built to fit around your timetable, not compete with it.
Module 3
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Look through every module for free first. Join a batch only if you want the weekly check-in and peer group.