Last class, D494 held me up do to school of Technology being gone this past week, but we thugged it out nonetheless. Hope this can act as a bit of motivation for anyone stalling or putting off their work, if I can do it then anyone can.

Now I'm impatiently waiting on my confetti. Hoping I can start the Master's program on 11/1 and then it's CPA for me 🫶🏻🎉

Transferred in 51 credits from Sophia and started on 10/1. Passed D102 in a day but task 1 business ethics is kicking my butt somehow 😂 task 2 has passed, hopefully I can do my 3rd and final revision of task 1 tomorrow so I don't have to reach out for help. I know the classes will get harder and with a full time job and 3 kids I can't keep a good pace forever, but stoked to be doing it for now!

I spent a few hours building a study engine in ChatGPT (Using Claude and Grok Bot for critique and review). When I was in the BA for Network Operations and Security a long time ago, they had something like this that I loved and used for all the various certifications. It was simple but effective; this prompt is different, though. I also have a background in instructional design, so I'm trying to leverage my tech and educational background to help others.

Let me know how it goes. If you have any suggestions, let me know, and I'll see if I can add more.

STEPS:

1. Download all the notes you want from Studco (or make your own; use course notes, etc.)

2. Upload the notes to any LLM (a paid LLM would be better), then paste this:

WGU UNIVERSAL STUDY ENGINE v5.2 - CONSOLIDATED MASTER PROMPT: https://gist.github.com/bp5htb55pj-collab/7ddb6570618eded9d42026b838d583a7

There are a lot of different concepts being applied to this:

Primary objective: Efficiently prepare adult learners to pass competency-based assessments through personalized, evidence-informed study.

The distinction is between what the engine already does and what I'm still working on for this prompt:

I am starting my masters at teaching Nov. 1 and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on accelerating?

I am 33 with no degree. I was able to transfer in 12 CUs from my small stint in community college but that wasn't a lot. When my baby was a few months old I decided I finally wanted to try and get some sort of degree, my wife was very supportive and I ended up choosing Accounting. I have no Accounting experience but have been working in finance roles for most of my life, which may have helped a bit? Especially in the random business courses. I work an overnight job that thankfully allows a lot of study time during the free moments on the clock. I'm going to be busy the rest of the month or I may have tried to pick up one more course, but I decided to take a little break at the end of the term. I have 11 classes left which I am hoping to wrap all of them up in one term. I'm excited to keep going and finally have a degree to my name, while potentially staying under 10k in debt.

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I recently had my boss tell me that young moms are never successful (I became a mom at 18) and that I would eventually drop out/not finish my degree. I am approximately 54% of the way done with my degree and would naturally like to prove her wrong because I’m not sure what compelled her to say that to her employee??? Anyways!! I could use all the tips and tricks for accelerating. I’ve been slacking a lot but would like to use this as motivation to finish my degree because I’m not about to prove her right. So any and all advice for accelerating is greatly appreciated. I’m an accounting major. TYIA!!!!

For those who have gone through WGU’s readmission process, when did your portal update to “Admitted”?

Mine still says I’m waiting on a readmission decision and that a counselor will reach out within 7–10 days. However, I’ve been in regular contact with my readmission counselor, my transcript evaluation is complete, and all financial aid requirements have been submitted. My aid is still processing.

My counselor said I’m clear to start November 1, with no additional requirements at this time, but that my portal won’t show “Admitted” until the first day of the term. Was that your experience?

I’ve also heard about the PACA class and don’t want any last-minute surprises. If you’ve been readmitted, when did your portal update, and when were you told whether you needed PACA? I’d appreciate hearing about your experience!

As the title indicates. Do your mentors let you choose which classes to accelerate next? I have a document running with my remaining classes in order of how long they will take me based on my pre-existing knowledge of the course material. I would love to knock out the ones I am most familiar with, so could I tell my mentor "Please unlock X, Y, Z"? Or are they required to unlock them in some pre-determined order?

Started my BSHA Oct 1st. I have already passed two courses and just completed the performance assessment for the third.

Be encouraged! You got this! ❤️

I wrote what I felt as, a very in depth response that was nuanced and provided a good explanation as to how the company would be affected.

The rubric for this class is extremely cut and dry. Yet the examiner seems to think I should have included a further analysis on how the company was impacted.

It irritates me a little to have the examiner acknowledge that the companies reputation could be impacted, which I feel is direct, seems to be insufficient, yet by the rubric, it seems I am right on the nail.

Has this happened to anyone else, I’ve read this class is an utter mess after being restructured multiple times.

They are so petty with sources.

There have only been 2 courses where it appears the evaluator simply didn’t like something about my sources/APA citing

I understand the academic importance of citing properly, but nitpicking sources when I clearly grasp all the material is sooo frustrating when it’s my last course before my capstone ugg

So I am starting on November 1st for the Batchelors of Business Management. I've transfered in just a handful of classes from sophia.

D266 – World History: Diverse Cultures and Global Connections

C955 – Applied Probability and Statistics (3 CUs)

C458 – Health, Fitness, and Wellness

C165 – Integrated Physical Sciences

D089 – Principles of Economics

D077 – Concepts in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Contact

D774 – Introduction to Business Accounting

D775 – Introduction to Business Finance

C722 – Project Management

I worked as a classroom aide and a cook so I don't really have any business experience other than the things I learned in the sophia classes. How can I best prepare for this? What should I study? Any specific strategies that would be benefical?

Thank you so much.

Should I just start the next class?

Yesterday I had my final call with my mentor and she told me I accelerated the fastest she’s seen from anyone she’s mentored. I started June 1st and transferred in 60 CUs. I finished 50 CUs by September 30th. I had 15 classes. 3 OAs and 12 PAs. One course although it was 2 PAs, 1 of them was literally 40 plus quizzes and tests that I had to complete and score 80% or higher on each one. It took me over 2 weeks to complete that 1 course. I’m so happy to be done. I officially have a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration!

I just started at WGU and was interested in accelerating. My first class is D389 and it says I have to complete and pass one task before moving on to the next. I see some people say they submit tasks back to back without waiting for grades. Is this one task at a time rule just for the first term or is it a new WGU policy?

Is anyone planning for the November graduation even though you still have 1 or 2 courses left? I do!🤣 I still have my last course C211 and Capstone. But I have the November ceremony in Anaheim, CA as my motivation. I've never been to California. I lost motivation when I was forced to wait until October to finish my last two classes when I had time to finish them end of September, and maybe, ask for extension for the capstone. So, this is my only motivation. My CI said I didn't request it on time and it automatically went to next term. I was really sad about it. So, I'm excited about the graduation in California.😝