Has anyone quit wgu?

DougSmeath · Jan 18, 2016

If you're not getting the kind of support you need from your mentor, please consider speaking with Student Services. They may be able to assign you a new mentor or provide other resolutions to the issues you're facing. Don't be discouragedâ€”with the right support and tools, you can do it!

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jan 18, 2016

I'm so over whelmed, I want to do biochemistry next, but I feel like there's absolutely no direction, just a million videos, which do I watch, all of them?

I didn't watch one single video or join one single cohort during my time at WGU for any of the courses. I simply printed the directions off TaskStream and jumped into the tasks. For the OAs, I took all of them at local testing centers and never once used ProctorU.

I'm guessing this isn't the type of program for me

You need to be self-directed and creative. I never once wasted time with any of the material in the course of study that WGU provides. Perhaps you do need a program with regular online 'meeting' times and discussion questions.

Good luck to you!

featherzRN, MSN · Jan 18, 2016

What commuter said. I did watch a few videos here and there, but I didn't join any cohorts. I agree, if your mentor is not helping you, it may be time to get a new mentor. I preferred testing centers to proctorU as well, although I did slog through a few 'home' tests when I couldn't get an appointment at my site.

bellabellabijou · Jan 19, 2016

I'm starting at WGU for my Masters in Nursing Education. I received my BSN from University of Texas. Personally, if I were going back to get my FNP I would not do my BSN from WGU because I would want to have a grade point average greater than 3.0 to get into a great school.

But seeing that I am now going for my Masters and would NEVER consider a DNP (I'm 61 years old now...cannot envision myself in school at 70....nor want to) I think a competency based program fits for me.

bellabellabijou · Jan 19, 2016

I'm starting my MSN in education in April. Your advice is well received. Just to clarify, are you saying that it is to my advantage to mostly get to the meat of the subjects, learn where the "fluff" is in order to get moving and not get stuck on the "extra" stuff?

Thank you for any advise!!!

AlphaM · Jan 19, 2016

I'm in a DNP program and did WGU's MSN. Had no problems getting in my DNP program

AlphaM · Jan 19, 2016

I'm starting my MSN in education in April. Your advice is well received. Just to clarify, are you saying that it is to my advantage to mostly get to the meat of the subjects, learn where the "fluff" is in order to get moving and not get stuck on the "extra" stuff?
Thank you for any advise!!!

The short answer is YES!!!!!

Redsox07 · Jan 24, 2016

Hang in there. Do you live near a proctored/testing site? For all my objective assessments, I have chosen to go to a scheduled proctored site (A Sylvan Learning Center) not far from my apartment. This way you don't have to worry about tech issues or anything. (I get the sense, though, that most WGU do not do this. It can be a pain waiting for an available testing date). I did not have to take oral communications (I think my speech class must have transf'd in ok). I really liked the biochem class BUT I wasn't paying careful attention to the calendar and spent WAAAAAYYYY more time than other students do. I made up for it in Statistics, which I really liked. I think it's very well organized and wish other courses were structured similarly. Best of luck. You can find help here or I bet you can also find some help through WGU. They do not want you to have such a hard time.

Reach out to the course mentor (I have found your student mentor is not always the best one to go to AND beware - you're student mentor might quit and you'll be assigned a new one (that happened to me once and more than once at WGU w/ one of my co-workers) but the course mentors seem to be in it for the long haul.

NurseAshley., BSN, RN · Jan 29, 2016

I just finished (and passed!) my BSN coursework yesterday with WGU. I would suggest that you ask student services to assign a new student mentor if you and the current one don't really 'click'. My first mentor wasn't so great, and she eventually quit. My second mentor was a fantastic motivator, and a great person for me to discuss my ideas with. So for my OA classes, I completed the practice assessments before I did any studying. If I passed with a good margin, I scheduled the OA and took it. If the margin wasn't so great (or I didn't fully understand a concept) I studied the area that I didn't do so well in. This info is provided to you in the report generated after taking the practice assessment. Then when I felt comfortable, I retook the practice assessment, or just scheduled the OA.

For PA classes, I went directly to Taskstream to look at the tasks. All you need to do is pass those tasks to pass the classes. Don't get sidetracked by all of the busywork in the course of study (just breeze through it, go back if you need to while doing your paper/project). I utilized the resources and sample papers/tip sheets in the Course Announcements area of the class (especially the Chatter). Follow the rubric, and you will pass each PA on the first attempt. Many times they are not looking for the most in-depth papers (as I eventually found out), just enough to prove your competency and ability to follow directions. Many PA classes have 'Self Guided Cohorts', which are emails with all of the study sheets and videos compiled into one easy to follow document to walk you through what you need to do and learn for the class. I found those very helpful, and unlike the regular cohorts, you could move through the class as quickly as you wanted.

DoeRN · Jan 29, 2016

Don't give up! I'm not in the BSN program but I follow threads here because there is a lot of advice that I utilize in my particular program. I'm a little unique because I'm an RN in their IT program and I've been on this site for years and like talking to other students that are attending.

You have to be self motivated with this school. I have 4 classes under my belt since November and my mentor is adding another one for me. I did take a week off and I slacked a little over the holidays but I'm looking forward to finishing. If you don't like your mentor request another one. I like the school so much that I think I want to obtain a masters too. Many people from the outside looking in think that the classes are easy because some of them you can get through quickly. Some are easier than others and some will kick your behind but you can get through them. Just look through the course materials and task stream to see what's really needed and do what's required. No need for the extra fluff and that can be very overwhelming.

My first class I thought I had to read 20 chapters and I'm like wth! But after rereading I didn't and did what was asked in task stream and I finished that class quickly.

So hang in there. Furthering your education is very important so don't give up.

Oh I did have a problem with proctor u once but I called tech support and they fixed it. Otherwise I would have scheduled the exam at a testing center.

RN2care · Feb 2, 2016

Pls AlphaM, where are you having your DNP program? I am considering starting my RN-BSN with WGU but I definitely want to go on to a DNP. Thanks.