I'm already burnt out

[pluggingalong]

@LevelUp: Do you have a source for the below statement? Because I'm active in the WGU groups of reddit, discord, YouTube , Facebook,  etc and this is the only place I've seen someone say that's the #1 reason people drop out is not transferring in enough classes. Does that reason also apply to other degree programs where people drop out? 

The number #1 reason why people drop out of WGU is because they don't transfer enough credits in and get overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do.

@ OP: before dropping out, have you considered taking a term break? You can take 1-3 months with no problem. Also, what is your goal? You're in the software engineering program, java track but you don't want to be a java programmer, what do you want to do? Figuring out your final goal might help you find the best path forward (though you don't need a degree to be perfectly aligned with your career goal). 

Another tip: not sure what methodology you've been using so far but don't feel like you need to work through all the material in the course before taking your OA/PA. Checking out reddit can gain you insights on what you should focus on to efficiently complete your courses quickly. I almost never touched the actual course books but I always was well prepared for all my assessments because I focused on learning what I needed to without too much extra "fluff." 


Also remember, it's a self paced program so if you need to take a break here and there to avoid burnout, just do it .

My primary goal is to get a BS degree.  I had wanted to do that while taking as few big tests as possible, because I always over-study and take a long time memorizing every iota of information. Big tests for me, meant certification exams. To memorize facts, I have to write them, so classes like US Constitution, I did great on the "big test", but only because I repeatedly wrote in a notebook everything the test covered.  Most of the classes I've completed have had "big tests" even though they were not certs, so I am actually getting over that fear. It was both a fear of choking on a big test and the slowness of having to write everything in preparation that make me go slow. I picked Software Engineering because I've programmed in various languages for many years, and it only had one Comptia cert.

Taking classes at study.com/sophia would probably only help me if there was less to memorize, or they are done by completing written assignments.  I did the Scripting Foundations (D278) in 1 week since it was mostly logic, while the Web Dev Foundations (D276) took me 3 weeks because I wanted to memorize every HTML/CSS rule that might be on the test. The Web Dev took me 3x longer because while simpler in theory, it just had more rules to memorize.

I read everything in ZyBooks and do every exercise and lab, taking notes as a I go.  Then I go through my notes repeatedly, writing everything in my notes I haven't memorized. I sometimes use outside sources if I need better explanations. For example, in Statistics, I had to buy some math books on Kindle, until I got one that described certain things in a way I could grasp them.