Looking into WGU. Interested in some preliminary feedback.

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I think I would recommend you not taking the certs ahead of time, since the certification exam is actually covered by the degree. It's really a waste of $900. I would instead spend the time and money taking the Gen Ed courses. That's a better use of your time.

I think some people managed to pass the easier certs right away in the degree plan, getting an easy number of credits early on. It can give you the motivation to get through, since you do more than you thought you'd be able to.

My husband is also looking at a WGU Cybersecurity degree, and is going to get his CISSP ahead of time. But, he's doing that because his work will pay for it, and he has something to talk about when he goes in for his annual review (he certainly wouldn't be done with his degree by that time, but he can get his CISSP completed). Plus, the degree program doesn't start until June, so he could start on it now even if he wanted to. Instead, we have sent in all of his transcripts and are doing all the other things necessary, and then he'll do any Gen Ed's that need to be done if any.