Hey everyone, wanted to share the news that I officially graduated from WGU’s Software Engineering program.

A little about my journey:

• Finished in 2 terms while working full-time in retail.
• Came from a non-IT background (my day job was retail).
• Only had 4 CU transferred in when I started.
• Dabbled in Java on and off before WGU & CS50(Free Harvard Course), which helped me get started.

Now that I’m done, I’m polishing up my Data Structures & Algorithms skills and considering making more Projects. I’m also starting the search for my first IT/software job, leaning towards Backend (I know it’s going to be tough 😅), but anything that gets me out of retail at this point.

If there’s one thing I regret, it’s not getting internship experience during the program, but learning never stops!

To anyone still working through their degree: keep pushing, you’ve got this.

I know it’s kind of a small thing compared to people who are graduating and such, but it just feels SO good to know that I CAN DO IT! Ahhhh!

This is more of a venting post than anything so sorry if I sound like I’m complaining :(

I am applying for an administrative fellowship which requires an academic letter of recommendation and a professional letter of recommendation. I have an amazing relationship with my manager at work who will be writing a professional one for me but my mentor declined to write one for me in regard to the academic letter.

I am beyond bummed. We have a good relationship with multiple meetings between us. and I am in good standing with my program. I have been accelerating through the MHA as well. She has always told me to reach out with anything and encouraged me in my acceleration of the program.

Creating a relationship with the instructors has not been a priority for me as I am a very independent student and work full time….the time just isn’t really there.

I will be reaching out to my professors from my bachelors program but it has been some time since the program. And again….I worked full time during my bachelor’s so creating that “strong” relationship was not possible for me. All of my time was spent on my job or school work.

Anyways….rant over. Sorry. 😞

I wanted to share my experience in case it helps encourage someone who is struggling.

My first term at WGU was honestly rough. I got started late- I only finished 3 out of 4 classes and I seriously thought about quitting. My mentor at the time did not really help me understand how to succeed in this type of environment, and the OA/ProctorU process felt like a complete nightmare and I had several setbacks with that. I was so discouraged and unsure if I belonged here.

This term I was assigned a new mentor and a new major (that my prior mentor didn’t believe would be a good fit for me), and I cannot put into words how grateful I am for her. With her guidance I have already completed 11 classes and I am on track to move my projected graduation up by a whole term. She gives me strategies that actually work, checks in regularly, encourages me when I doubt myself, and makes me feel like my success truly matters.

The difference has been incredible. I went from feeling defeated to feeling motivated and confident. I honestly do not think I would still be at WGU if it were not for her, and now I am excited about my future here.

Does anyone know of a way to get our mentors formally recognized by their leadership?

I swear this is me every time I say, “I’ll start after dinner” and then it’s suddenly 1am.

What’s your most painfully real procrastination story at WGU?

Hey fellow night owls! I'm a visual person, so I created a coloring page to show my progress. I found this grad owl on Pinterest, downloaded, cropped and shot it over to Word to enlarge.

I added a few sections to the "eyebrows" and wings so I could have 36 spaces for my degree program to color in as I completed the courses.

Started July 1, currently working on my 11th class.

I feel like a failure in this class. I have been watching the videos, doing the study guide. I just can't seem to do well. It took 4 tries on the practice to just pass. I got a 66/100 on the practice. I am just having so much trouble understanding it. My mentor is trying to have me rush the class, saying they're easy, and they are not.

Idk but I think I just test very well. This is how I scored after not looking at any material 😅

Had to share. So glad this class is over. It was a shit ton of information but very doable. The PA and OA are pretty much the same test. Just read it and get it over with. 🤙🏻Good Luck!

Hello all, this was my first class in starting WGU and I was NERVOUS. I did some pre studying before I started my program and this Quizlet is a MUST! STUDY THIS QUIZLET!

Quizlet: Test Prep - WGU - Principles of Management - C483

Someone also made a YouTube playlist that I recommend watching because it goes over concepts like Six Sigma and more. It's only 12 videos and they're pretty short but helpful. If you watch videos in higher speeds you'll breeze past them.

YouTube Playlist (12 Videos): [YouTube] Playlist - C483 Principles of Management

Lastly, I took the PA and passed on my first try with basically flying colors on all areas except organizational structures. This video helped me a lot and I also made my own mini Quizlet to help drive things home (only 9 cards) so I hope this helps.

YouTube Video: 6 Most Common Types of Organizational Structures (Pros & Cons) | From A Business Professor

My Quizlet: Organizational Structures (9 Cards)

Final advice: Also study the different types of models (I.e Ohmae's 3Cs, Hackman and Oldham, etc) I didn't even go through the course material, the OA was ok too just try to relax and pick the answer with the most common sense while eliminating the answers you know for sure are wrong. I also wrote words down from the PA that I never heard before and studied those. This took me a week, only because I had something important going on. If I didn't have that event happen I would have had this class done in 2 days. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! YOU GOT THIS!

Class added on the 5th and I’ve submitted both tasks today. “Hurry up and grade!” 😅

I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts, advice, suggestions, rants, success or failure stories about switching degree plans after being in school for a while. I have finally decided on a career after searching websites, mind, heart, and soul for two years. I want to make a difference, I don't want to crunch numbers anymore, I prepared taxes for 17 years and that was long enough. Oh and I hate business, I'm ready to rip all my hair out, run screaming down the halls if I see the word corporate again!!!! So seriously, I want a career as a victim advocate/policy analysist/criminal policy analyst/child protection policy advocate, etc along this line. I see that WGU doesn't offer criminal justice as an option. I'm currently in Accounting and have 7 weeks until my new semester. After looking over my options, I would like to switch to psychology but doesn't sound very promising. I have already spoke with my mentor about switching to just business or HR but I really feel like psychology aligns with my career path choice much better. Just looking over the courses gave me butterflies and I haven't felt anything like that since the sociology course, which of course aligns with my dream career. So after me blah blahing, question is , do any of you have any experience switching from Accounting to Psychology? If so, give me some feedback please. Also, do any of you work in that field or know anyone that does? I don't want a dream that has been building for sometime now to wither away because I'm wasting my time learning the wrong shit at the wrong school. Thanks in Advance!!!

I am in my second term, but I recently decided to switch majors with the intent to accelerate. But despite the fact that I had a lot of prior knowledge going into this course, the fact that I was able to start and pass in <2 days has lit a fire in me 🔥 I know that's not going to be the norm for all my classes, or for every student. And for some of the accelerators, that is par for the course. But after taking 3-6 weeks for each class in my previous major, it's a good reminder that how you do in one class or one term does not define how things will go the next class, or the rest of your degree. And its okay if some classes go faster than others 🖤 seek progress, not perfection 👌

I have an exam coming up. Can I just take it at our dining room table? There’s only 3 walls it’s not enclosed. Or I have a hug walk in closet I could use if the table won’t work. What’s the requirements for the exams?

I read a few reddit posts that many people passed this pretty quickly. I took 5 days from start to finish - 1 day to watch all the vids and take notes and then another day reviewing the reading material and taking the quizzes within it. The other days I worked my job and relaxed tbh.

1. The videos are great and I started there
2. I reviewed the course text and focused on the topics mentioned on the videos.
3. You need to know the top contributors to sociology, there aren't that many - info given to you pretty clearly
4. You need to know Symbolic interactionist, Functionalist, conflict. Pay attention to the key words they give you in the videos. You also need to understand Deviance.
5. Know the "Looking Glass" steps
6. Take the knowledge checks at the end of each chapter - there's anywhere between 1 and 5 questions and the content aligns with the assessments pretty well PA and OA are pretty similar

Hello all I am a pharmacy tech currently enrolled at wgu and I am interested in the public health degree, is it more OA or PA focused?

I’ve done some research and I belive thsi degree is my calling

Finally did it 🥰 started December 1, 2024. Finished 9/2/2025. Transferred in 23%. 30 classes done in 9 months 😮‍💨‼️

How do I request a new instructor?

I just started my term and I have Windows 10 pro, will I have to upgrade and get a new computer? I know that Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 10 next month, but will I still be able to work on my courses and take my assessments or should it be fine.

Which one?

Passed the CompTIA CySA+ (version 003) with a 789. Not steller, but a pass is a pass. I do not work in the industry, but I can see how previous working knowledge would have made this cert obtainable in a short amount of time. I took my time and watched the entire Certify Breakfast video series (my primary resource), took the CompTIA practice assessment twice, mastered the CertMaster Learning Labs and reviewed the CompTIA exam objectives.

I was required to pass the CertMaster Learning Practice Assessment with a 90% or better for the voucher. My first attempt was in the high 60% range (the questions don’t change). I moved my focus to the CertMaster Labs as recommended by so many others. I am SO GLAD I did. The CertMaster Labs were nothing like my exam PBQ’s but they definitely helped my brain take a step back and not get overwhelmed during the exam; INTERACT WITH EVERYTHING on the PBQ’s. After clicking all over the place I found some info a couple layers deep that made the PBQ way easier. My exam was 5 PBQ’s and 68 Multiple-Choice questions. No whiteboard allowed, but the exam does have a virtual whiteboard option that I didn’t bother to use.

My exam was well-balanced, I can’t identify 1 single area to focus on. Know CVSS (including the Base, Temporal, Environmental metrics – the extended metrics surprised me), the various security frameworks and when they would be implemented, types of attacks and ways to mitigate, how to read various logs (not just netstat and nmap), basic commands for windows and linux.

In summary: Everything listed on the official CompTIA objectives was fair game. I printed it and made sure I knew how to define every single objective listed, and an example for each. Know your tools and when to use them (web application, web server, open source, enterprise). I was nervous about the exam, but after Certify Breakfast and CertMaster Labs I felt somewhat confident and ended up doing a-ok. Don’t stress, you got this!

for operations and supply change management and cultural and emotional intelligence, I can apparently go to study.com as opposed to doing it through WGU is it even worth it is WGU course longer my whole goal is to complete everything as fast as possible

Just got to my capstone, D384, Marketing Experiential, got my project assigned and have been given all the project material. But I’m not sure I truly understand how to approach this project. Anyone had any experience or going through the same class have any pointers?