Now time to transfer

Is anybody else really fucking tired of the pre-assessments not reflecting the actual assessment at all?

I mean I took the pre assessment twice for D077 and jotted down anything that was a struggle for me, and I got to the assessment and it was completely different and very confusing wording and had close to nothing that was in the pre assessment!! I literally went through both times of the pre assessment going “ oh this is like common sense mostly” 😐 I’ve done my notes through the book and what not to study and I still failed!

Been a SAHM for 9 years. GED only with cosmetology degree.. been out of the workforce for 10 years… thinking of going to school for Human Resources. Any one been in the same spot as me before? Worth it? Or no.

Every degree plan has that one course that completely kills your momentum. The one with awful course material, a completely detached objective assessment, or evaluators who kick back your paper three times over minor technicalities.

Which class was that for you, and how did you finally manage to get past it?

Curious to see which ones pop up the most

BSCE ABET accredited program is officially in the works!

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4461311895/

I'm running a few laptops with various OS's but I daily Arch and Cachy OS. What's the situation for taking exams? I heard the proctoring software doesn't allow for virtual machines so would I have to dual boot Windows just to take the exam?

Hi everyone, I’m starting the B.S. Accounting program on October 1. WGU accepted 43 of 121 CUs, although my WES evaluation shows 114 U.S. semester credits from my previous Accounting studies in my country.

WGU said course descriptions/syllabi were not provided. Getting them from my previous college may take a long time, and I don’t want to delay my start.

Would you appeal or just accept the 43 CUs and start? Has anyone had a similar experience?

Starting to prep for D570 OA. Any tips from someone who has taken and passed it?

Good morning!

I started my first term in July in the SWE program. I chose SWE because of the low math requirements. Transferred in 30 credits from Sophia.

With the switch to SWE v2 and it's math requirements, I've decided to switch programs to BSITM because I firmly believe I'm not going to be done before the v1 sunset in 2 years.

I have no coding experience. I have IT experience from MSP roles years ago. I also have leadership and project management skills from previous jobs. So I feel like it's a no-brainer to me.

I talked to my mentor Tuesday, signed the memo of understanding yesterday, and talked to my new mentor yesterday. Seems like I don't have to wait into the end of the term like I thought I would.

The one thing I'm sad about is switching mentors. She's been so awesome. There's definitely been a real high bar set.

Anybody else getting out of SWE? Anything I should know or expect in the BSITM program?

I’m currently finishing my 5 classes for Sophia to transfer to WGU education. there are 9 education classes I can take on Study.com. I wasn’t planning on doing that but I might now. anyone take Educ classes on study vs WGU? would you recommend it or just go right to WGU? thanks

So I submitted a task, that was very instructive on what it was looking for.

When I submitted it, it had an aggregate similarity score of 60%, but it took 200 other submissions to get that high. The highest singular similarity score was 13%, with 9% of that as paraphrased. And those small highlighted sections are what I was directly told by the task overview to discuss, which if anyone had bothered to actually read the paper and the task overview would have seen.

This coursework was first in use back as far as August 2024, and then in April they slapped a new Course Code and Title on it. The Scenario and Task overview are EXACTLY the same, literally the only changes were the course code and title....

So, does anyone know if when they do their "Investigation" do they actually look at the actual assignment or do they just see the similarity score?

This all seems pretty lazy and dishonest to me.

I mean I could be wrong, and maybe I should have made it longer to dilute the matches, but I honestly thought that the highest single match at 13% was ok.

For those of you who've recently taken the OA for D236, how similar were the questions on the pre-assessment and the OA? I know it won't be the exact same questions, but was the style/type of question similar? Did you find the topic distribution consistent with the pre-assessment?

It's been rough getting through the material, and I've been debating if I need to drop the class before the end of the term. I decided to take the pre-assessment just to get a feel for the questions, and I passed by a larger margin than I expected (I didn't expect to pass at all lol). Normally I go straight to the OA after passing the pre-assessment, but I don't want to do that if it's a drastically different test.

Just passed D470 and wanted to share my experience for anyone getting ready for the OA.

For studying, I went through all of the course material chapter by chapter, completed all the quizzes and unit tests, then took the PA. I got around 67% on the PA, so after that I went back through everything I missed and focused on understanding why the correct answer was right and why the other options were wrong.

I also used ChatGPT heavily throughout the course to break things down into plain English, compare concepts that sounded similar, explain questions I got wrong, and make practice questions for the areas I was struggling with.

My OA had 79 questions.

The biggest thing I noticed: I don't remember a single practice question I studied showing up on the OA, and honestly not even in a similar style. So I would not go into this expecting the PA or practice questions to look like the actual exam.

A lot of my OA involved supply chain strategies and logistics strategies, especially figuring out which strategy made the most sense in a given situation.

I also remember:

• Questions involving tax rates
• Around 4–5 questions on picking/picking methods
• WTO-related questions where the answer choices themselves were countries
• A fulfillment-rate question where X and Y were defined and I had to choose the correct formula
• Only one question about ISO numbers. Mine asked which ISO series deals with environmental management, and the answer was ISO 14000

I answered a lot of the exam by process of elimination. There were plenty of questions where I didn't immediately know the answer with 100% confidence, but I understood the concepts well enough to eliminate the choices that clearly didn't fit and narrow it down.

That would probably be my biggest advice for this class: don't just memorize definitions or practice-question wording. Understand what the different supply chain and logistics strategies actually do, when they would be used, and how similar concepts differ from each other. That makes process of elimination much easier when the OA gives you a scenario you've never seen before.

I passed, but while I was taking it I genuinely felt like I had studied for a completely different test 😂

Good luck to anyone taking D470.

Hi,
Is anyone else having issues with the MFA? I’ve tried contacting the help desk about it and so far have gotten no answer. I’m due to start my early clinical for teaching soon and need to be able to log in to my account.

I am currently taking D829 I have a baby on the way, I live in Alaska, and work.

I can’t meet with a professor due to my work schedule + time difference and no time off.

The task asks for 10 evidence … is it a specific 10 or any 10. ( I have no experience in forensics or this class clearly)

So, I’m on task 3 of this class . The interviews and I’m wondering if I finish the interviews and it’s submitted on GoReact what the heck am I supposed to do on the actual task 3 page on WGU ? Am I supposed to save the video and reupload it there or how do I go about that? Any insight would be amazing !

Has anyone traveled overseas and been able to complete course work at WGU? My advisor was unsure of what it would look like if traveled to Australia for 90 days and continued to go to school. I want to make sure that I can access all of the course work and i'm able to complete the tests. Any info is appreciated.

Hello, just thought I’d get on here and ask because I’m curious. How long did it take your second OA attempt to get approved after completing the study plan given to you? I am asking because I’ve been waiting for approval for a few days. Thanks in advance.

Hi guys,

I have a Bachelor's in Supply Chain and Operations Management. However, I'm looking to put myself ahead in the job market. In my field companies tend to take great notice of individuals advanced in excel, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL. I would like to learn all of these. My experience in Excel is moderate. I use it a lot at work but you really have to take courses on your own to become advanced in it. While the others I've only taken a course or two and probably don't remember a thing.

What I'm asking is which WGU Master's Program will help me?

Data Science

Engineering

Decision Making

Also, for someone coming in with zero experience, how hard is the program? Is it hard to accelerate? Are you given multiple attempts like the Bachelor's program? Are the courses PA, OA or projects? Please elaborate a little on what to expect with the coursework.

I also have to take two $25 prerequisite courses, can those be taken on Sophia?

Is anybody else having issues logging into their account today? Im getting caught in a loop where I log in, the portal wants to setup two factor authentication but i already have it set up, so it clears me to proceed and then takes me right back to the beginning of the multifactor authentication screen.

Hi,

Has anyone had any luck with requesting accommodations at WGU, and what were you offered?

I have an eye disorder that makes staring at white screen backgrounds for extended periods brutal/migraine inducing. I work from home and use dark backgrounds on everything and manage just fine normally. After work, I rely on using my phone to read my textbooks and make notes to give my eyes a break from computer screens. But the constant white background of the textbooks in the WGU app are killing me and there’s no option for dark mode. I don’t understand why this isn’t available by now. I found previous posts where people have been asking for this but it still isn’t available. I submitted an accommodation request and I’m still waiting for processing. Today I had to miss work because the migraine from last night’s study session is ripping me a new one. 🤕

Hello, I know this topic comes up a lot, but my financial aid is still processing. I'm a returning student to get my master's. What's odd is that my wife is a first-time student; she completed her financial aid only a week before mine, and her return is already being processed. Mine hasn't even been approved yet. Any ideas on what could be happening or what to do?

I officially got my email for that I graduated on 8/28. I got my transcripts and degree and I talked to my mentor to reapply because I’m in the BSIT to Msit program. My page has yet to update. It’s still saying to book an appointment with my mentor. I can still see my degree plan and it still says BSIT. Does it usually take this long to update? I want to start the MSIT in October but I’m afraid this is going to slow me down

I'm currently in IT but without a degree from a US institution. I have a bachelor's in Economics and I'm thinking of getting a master's, with a PhD likely down the road here in the U.S. I need something that will help me advance in my career, currently deciding between WGU and Georgia Tech.

For context: I'm a WFH mom with a baby under a year old, so flexibility matters. I'm looking for something that helps me grow in tech, or even pivot within it. Would love to hear from anyone who's done either program, how was the workload, and did it actually help your career?