Western Governors University : B.S. - Accounting Reviews
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(In Progress) on October 2, 2010
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Pros and Cons
I wasn't going to write a review of WGU . But, after reading some of the crap, I felt I needed to. FIRST OFF... I am a student at WGU, not a paid employee. Secondly, I will be starting my final term for my bachelor's degree next month. I plan on heading straight into the MBA program afterwards.
I have had 3 mentors since I enrolled with WGU. My first mentor, had a baby and went on maternity leave. While she was on leave, I had an interim mentor. When she came back she decided she wanted to stay at home, so she quit. Since then I have had the same mentor. They have ALL been wonderful. My current mentor goes on and on about how much he loves his job. He doesn't complain about being overworked and underpaid. He wants me to consider working for them once I complete my MBA.
The courses can be difficult. But, in business, if your boss wants you to research something for him, i.e. Japanese marketing strategies, he isn't going to spell it all out for you. You will have to use your brain and find relevant sources of information. WGU gives you a rubric of what they expect. This is more than your boss will give you.
You have to learn the material on your own. If you aren't the type of person that learns well this way, this isn't the program for you. There are course mentors available to guide you in the right direction. They are all friendly and very helpful. I have had some issues with a couple of tasks and they have been more than willing to help. They have protocol that has to be followed as well, though. They can't help you with performance assessments until you have had them sent back for revisions. This is to ensure you try. I hated this policy in one class, I was completely lost on the task, but I understood the policy was in place. And guess what, once I really started working through the assignment, I passed it, without help from the mentor. It's tough, but it should be! It's college. It isn't supposed to be easy.
Another thing, you don't have to leave home to take assessments. One reviewer was complaining about that and it simply isn't true. They send you a web cam to take the objective assessments from home. I live in a very rural area and they had no problem sending me a camera for free. From what I understand, they do all assessments this way now and you are sent a camera from the very beginning.
This is a great way for people with ambition and drive to get get a degree. It isn't easy, but it shouldn't be.
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