r/wguaccounting

HOW DO THEY EXPECT US TO RETAIN ALL OF THIS NONSENSICAL INFORMATION?

This course is THEE one that has me questioning my life choices.

I'm on Module 10 in Cengage and seriously just want to give up. This is the one class I had to quit hand-writing notes and switch to typing them.

I'm also using the updated notes, Hannah's notes, the study guides, videos, ChatGPT, and read through the various Reddit posts on this course for more tips.

*cries*

I'm in the last week before my 1st term starts and I feel like a horse chomping at the bit and stomping my hooves like, "JUST OPEN THE GATE ALREADY!" haha!

I'm the kind of person who gets really excited and gung ho about something until the novelty wears off, so I want to get going while I still feel like running.

Any words of wisdom about continued motivation when things start to get a bit tough?

(For context, I have no college experience and have been working in AP/AR for 4 years. I'm hoping a BS in Accounting will help me to advance my career. I'm an adult learner going back to school after 27 years).

I already did the intro course so i technically need 39 classes for an accounting degree. Ive read of ppl coming in with like credits tho unsure if i can do that with already doing the intro term thing. Also worried if that affects CPA eligibility coming from sophia/study.com

I was thinking of getting my cdl so im not poor and can get bills paid easier but i will probs have like no time for college for at least the first year.

Can u transfer sophia/study.com after doing an intro term? If i could dedicate 3-4 hours a day whats a realistic completion date if i had to do all 39 with wgu?

Tho ive seen ppl getting jobs with their degree before they have finished. Idk how common that is.

Hey all. I just passed the OA for C722. I wanted to give some of my thoughts and tips to hopefully help others. This class is dense and a lot of the concepts sound similiar and can be easy to confuse. My personal approach was to skim the text book, take the PA, fill out the study guide and then take the OA. Let me expand.

Regarding skimming the text book I copied and pasted each sub-lessons into ChatGPT and asked it to provide Main Points (2-3 sentences each), Definitions, and a Summary. I then copied that into a MSWord Doc. It was that doc that I skimmed/reviewed. At the end of the lesson I took the lesson quiz. At the end of each section I took the section tests. Rinse and repeat throughout the entire course.

I then took the PA and snipped each question with my answer into ChatGPT and asked it to tell me Correct/Incorrect. I used those responses to further sharpen my understanding. If I was confused why something was incorrect I would ask it. After taking the PA I then proceeded to fill ou the Study Guide. I amended it slightly because quite frankly I thought the layout as provided was a little...sloppy. No worries, its an excel doc and easily enough edited. For the study guide, I went back to ChatGPT and copied each term/concept into it and asked it to provide a 1-3 sentence definition with a corresponding example. I personally asked it to have each example relate to an imaginary wildlife restoration non profit because that's a particular interest of mine. Maybe you're into cooking, maybe you're into the automotive industry, sewing, etc. Tailor the examples to be something that will excite you because project management itself is dense and the terms are not particularly exciting.

Next I took the practice test you can find in the Course Resources. Even though I took it I recommend not. The reason is because its poorly written (word salad that seems to be intentionally confusing and misleading) and lead to more confusion than clarity. Taking the PA, studying it alongside the study guide is more than enough.

*** A small heads up: ChatGPT got answers wrong on both the PA and the many more on the Practice Test due to the complexity of the word salad questions and the fact that some of the questions have imagery (Gnatt Charts, Critical Paths, Work Break Down Structures, etc.). Be aware that this was pushing AI's current limits lol ***

The OA lines up well with the PA. Another note, you will be asked to calculate critical paths. The diagrams they show you for critical paths do not look similiar at all to what they show you in the text book/unit quizzes/tests. Not a major issue but it threw me for a curve while I was taking the OA.

This class took me about a week to get through. I am a full time student and I dont have kids. If I was working full time and had other major responsibilities its likely it would have taken a bit longer. If you have previous project management experience you'll probably find this class easy.

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The last few classes almost took me out, but I finally made it to the other side! So excited!!!

My work is paying for my term, my goal is to complete 80 credits in 6 months (gonna be tough, I know). But my financial set up says “not ready” because I’m starting in July. I’m expecting around $4K, give or take. Is that correct?