WGU Review (My experience)

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I found rebel100's and the other WGU reviews very helpful in making my decision to choose them for my MBA that I thought it was only fair to contribute my experience to the pool of knowledge. I entered into the MBA Strategy program on 11/1

My Background: 16 Years working in business mostly in IT from technical roles, development roles to management roles. I've worked closely with most areas of business for a good portion of the time I've been in business, particularly accounting and finance.

First a quick timeline (mostly so I can keep this straight):

TESC Graduation (9/11/2015)
WGU Enrollment (9/16/2015)
WGU Cleared to begin (9/28/2015)
Orientation Opened up - Able to view class material(10/15/2015)
Began pre-work on the courses requiring written papers (10/15/2015)
Term Began (11/1/2015)
Submitted Preworked Papers for Ethical Leadership, Managing Organizations & Management Communication (11/2/2015)
Passed Ethical Leadership Exam (11/6/2015)
Passed Marketing (11/7/2015)
Passed Managing Human Capital (11/9/2015)
Passed Data Driven Decision Making Exam (11/16/2015)
Passed Ops Mgmt Exam (11/17/2015)
Passed Financial Management Exam (11/30/2015)
Passed Accounting Exam (12/1/2015)
Passed Global Econ (12/7/2015)
Passed Capstone Task4 - Project (12/18/2015)
Currently Waiting on Capstone Simulation to finish last two papers (12/18/2015)

There is a good amount of writing in the program, however the rubric is very specific as to what they expect. So far (with 2 papers and one presentation left) I'm up to 123 pages of writing (double spaced, 12pt, etc). I tend to be very concise in my answers so mileage my vary on paper length. Not too bad for a masters level program, but the papers are very broad and require analysis that is comprehensive. It's been a long time since I've been in a traditional class, but I'd say the writing was much more in depth than any of the undergrad work I've seen my peers perform (i enjoy proof reading papers). I had a few papers sent back, but I found it's best to give yourself over to the system as others have said. I just wrote directly as to what they were looking for, not attempting to make the paper outstanding, and sent it back. I was able to dedicate an abnormal amount of time to my coursework thanks to limited demands at work and my girlfriend being fully occupied with her undergrad work.

I was told if I complete my MBA with at least 90 days left I will be able to accelerate into the MS Information Security & Assurance program, if I wish. I'm currently starting on the coursework for that program, while I wait for the capstone and going to shoot to complete within the same 6 month period (may be a stretch).

If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them here.