WGU Layoffs

[collegechick]

All schools have distasteful policies to one degree or another, depending on your point of view. I'd rather be told how to dress than risk having my identity stolen because of a dubious proctor but someone else might feel otherwise.

These links are disgusting! I can't believe people pay to attend schools that control every aspect of your life. You're an adult and cannot leave campus without signing out? WTF? The place sounds like a cult or a prison. Even prisoners get to go outside for an hour a day.

Agreed! I'm not saying that it's good at all to go to those schools but,  like a prison sentence, you at least have an end date and only have to deal with it for a short while. If someone steals your identity, that's something you potentially have to deal with for the rest of your life.

Ever since the Equifax breach in 2017, we all are at risk for our identities being stolen.  This is why I froze my credit and will manually unlock it when I need it.  Proctoring/installing spyware onto my computer does suck, so I use a secondary laptop void of any information.  Unfortunately for all of us doing online school, this is the risk we have to take.

As far as a school calling weekly to check in with me is really nice.  Since I'm not anti-social and extremely extroverted, I welcome these conversations.  It was a rocky start with WGU getting someone helpful to answer my questions, but I was finally connected with the Graduate Studies Manager and an awesome enrollment counselor.

As far as WGU being a scam as JusticeNamaste put it, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.  They're still regionally accredited, low-cost, respected and accelerated so this is good enough for me.  For all of you WGU haters, isn't it beautiful that you have a generous amount of alternative schools to pick from and no one is forcing you to attend WGU?  I wish you all the best in your academic endeavors.