Western Governors University Top Questions

I wish I had known how to get things done faster and manage my time more effectively.

An online degree is much more difficult to earn than a traditonal one.

I wish that I had known how few of my credits from my Associate's Degree program at Mount San Jacinto College would transfer over. My first few terms will be spent re-doing classes I already took in community college.

Enough financial independence is one of the amjor things I wish I had before coming to school. Another thing I wish I had is a stable job because I was unemployed when I was admitted into this school.

Before attending Western Governors University, I wish I had known their programs were as difficult as I am finding them to be. The programs are designed for success in the workplace and they are as difficult as one might find when holding a job. The advisors allow the student to set their own due dates on assignments but I wish I had known the classes were going to be extremely difficult so I would have known to give myself extra study time.

I was well prepared and the advicer gave me plenty of information before I made my decision

I wish that I would of know about this university in an earlier time. I would of started my college career at an earlier time if I would of know about the university.

I wish that I would have know how much you can really accomplish if you set your mind to it and work hard. My first few semesters I didn't do nearly as much as I could have. Now I know that I can accomplish a lot in a short amount of time if I will work hard at it.

It can be a rather lonely journey in the world of online education. I sometimes feel that I would so much like to have a peer group that I could discuss the issues of the subject with. Their is an online community for each of the courses I take, and it is helpful to be able to read what they have to say about what they are working on, but it tends to lack a sense of candid conversation or a real sense of commradship between students.

WGU was good about preparing me for their program. I wish I would have developed my time management skills better. Juggling a family, work and school has proved to be very challenging.