LinuxRacr's Quest for WGU Success...

I'm starting this thread to catalog my journey with WGU. Any relevant questions, comments, advice is welcome here.

I have been enrolled, and am set to start the B.S. IT Security program January, 2012, and have just seen my degree plan for the first time yesterday. Eight classes are counted as transfers.... It has me mapped out over nine terms. I'm trying to finish in no more than three to four terms. If I were to do it in nine terms, you can do the math on the cost at around $3k per 6-month term.

As of today, no mentor has been assigned.

I am planning on studying for my A+ exam hard over the next couple of weeks, and asking for an exam voucher when I start in January. Which class requirement(s) does the A+ exam cover?

UPDATE 12/22/2011: The rest of this first post is now irrelevant, as the issue was fixed, and the courses have changed.

My four terms line up like so below. Any advice on what would be most efficient?:

Term 1:

WFV1 IT Fundamentals I
AGG1 Foundations of College Mathematics
CLC1 Reasoning and Problem Solving
LUT1 Language and Communication: Presentation
QBT1 Language and Communication: Research

Term2:

AXV1 IT Fundamentals II
CPV1 IT Fundamentals III
INT1 Integrated Natural Science Applications

Term 3:

DFV1 Web Development Fundamentals
CUV1 Web Technologies
BOV1 Web Programing
GAC1 Finite Mathematics

Term 4:

HHT1 Finite Mathematics Applications
DHV1 Windows OS Fundamentals
CSV1 Operating Systems
COV1 Fundamentals of Interconnecting Network Devices

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LinuxRacr wrote: »

Danielm7 is right. I just passed it minutes ago. Just make sure you can effectively answer all of the questions in the Heldman Project+ Study guide at the nd of each chapter. Also make sure you go over the electronic flash cards and practice exam on the CD included with the book. Look for Cold Titanium's mnemonic for remembering the EVM formulas. That was a big help.

Thanks for the heads up Linux! I plan on studying for the exam next spring and taking it in april.

Keep going, LinuxRacr! I'm starting my journey in Feb, can't wait!

Thanks! I wish you the best.

UPDATE: I passed the 98-364 Microsoft MTA: Database Administration Fundamentals exam today, and completed my 4th term. I'm taking a break to pursue my CISSP while I have the chance. My financial aid ran out, so I will need to wait until tax return/bonus season in a few months to continue. Stay tuned!

LinuxRacr wrote: »

Thanks! I wish you the best.

UPDATE: I passed the 98-364 Microsoft MTA: Database Administration Fundamentals exam today, and completed my 4th term. I'm taking a break to pursue my CISSP while I have the chance. My financial aid ran out, so I will need to wait until tax return/bonus season in a few months to continue. Stay tuned!

Congrats on the pass! Looks like you're close, great job! I'm only 28 CU's in so I have a ways to go yet lol.

Latest update:

I came back from 90-day break in April, but something was different:

1. I was much busier at my job, as they demanded a lot more of my time outside of work, regularly interrupting my attempts to study.

2. My motivation had dropped as I was always wore out from work...

As a result my current term is on life support. As a result I now have 8 weeks to finish all five classes for my current term.

One thing I have done to help with the situation is that I've gotten a new job that will require less hours. The other thing I am working on is a plan of attack.

Wish me luck. As always, any insight is welcome from wise counsel.

Luck wished!
Congrats on your new job as well.
What type of work is it?

UNIX Sys Admin work....

LinuxRacr wrote: »

UNIX Sys Admin work....

Finally submitted my EUP1 Project in Web Development assignment a couple of days ago, only to have it come back yesterday. After looking over it, I realized I mad some silly mistakes, and corrected them, and even made my site a little better.

Posting your site for free using Google really made finding web hosting a breeze.

The instructions: How to Host your Website on Google App Engine for Free

The video tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChorFJfMLM

Just make sure to use your own files instead of the html pages included with his example.

I knocked out the EUC1 this morning via online web proctoring. Next up: CUV1 and DHV1.

you could have done cuv1 and gotten credit for EUP1 and euc1

???????

DHV1 (MTA 98-349 Microsoft OS Fundamentals) passed this morning. I ended up using Pluralsight CBT classes (since I have a subscription) to quickly ramp up on the material. Now on to CUV1.

LinuxRacr wrote: »

Danielm7 is right. I just passed it minutes ago. Just make sure you can effectively answer all of the questions in the Heldman Project+ Study guide at the nd of each chapter. Also make sure you go over the electronic flash cards and practice exam on the CD included with the book. Look for Cold Titanium's mnemonic for remembering the EVM formulas. That was a big help.

That is exactly what I did and passed WO a hitch. I believe I passed with about an 80%.

Way to go Cisc0kidd!

I just had an interesting conversation with my mentor about the fact that my program is changing again, and some classes will be dropping off, while one class (Network+) will be added... I'll assess this info this weekend, and see what this will mean for my upcoming plans.

So this past Friday I took the 1D0-520 exam for the CUV1 class and failed by ONE QUESTION. It is on me though because I didn't spend enough time studying. I'll tackle this one first during the new term.

good luck!

It has been a while since I have updated this thread. I am still trucking along, much longer than I should have on this. I've updated my degree plan once again last year, and pulled in some new classes, and took some breaks between terms to ramp up on a couple of new jobs. This term I let work and life get in the way of me doing my best, but I am recovering. I have about 1 term left, and I can finally be done with my undergrad.

I've knocked off BOV1 (Web Programming), and CUV1 (Database I) this term. Currently working on finishing TXP1 and TXC1 (Java programming project and exam) before the end of my term in a few days....

Submitted my project for TXP1 this morning. It was 144 in the queue, and the term ends tomorrow. I just checked not too long ago, and I was #114 in the queue....

In the mean time, I'm working on passing my TXC1 Java exam tomorrow.

I could actually pull off this term, and only have 4 classes left....

Good job and good luck!

Thanks. TXP1 was graded a couple of hours ago. One more to go!

Almost there! Keep up the good work and i'll see you at the finish line

Passed TXC1 tonight during my term extention. When I tried to take the test last week via online proctoring, my web cam wouldn't work. My mentor requested an extention for me to finish last term after the end of March, and it was approved. He stuck his neck out for me, and I came through.
My last term can finally begin!

No more letting work or other blockers get in my way, and no more knocking out 4 classes the last 2.5 months of the term!

Working my way through my final term. I have 20 days left, and need still need to knock out three classes (was able to knock out TYP1 (Java OO Design Project) a couple of weeks ago). There is something to be said for doing this degree while single, with no kids, but alas, that is not my situation...lol. It has been a fight to the finish every step of the way for me, and I have taken way longer than I wanted to. In less than an hour, I take the TYC1 exam (Java OO Design), and am looking to knock another class off the list. That will leave me until September 30th to finish the Technical Writing, and Capstone assignments.

TYC1 Conquered! 7 CU's to go til cap and gown!

LinuxRacr wrote: »

TYC1 Conquered! 7 CU's to go til cap and gown!

Congrats! You got this.

Going to the Feb '17 event?

I'll be going wherever my local state event is held. I asked about going to SLC to walk, but was told that if I have a state-local branch of WGU, I would have to walk the stage here...

devilbones wrote: »

Congrats! You got this.

Thank you. I've already started planning my learning after graduation too. C|EH is definitely on the menu, along with other deeper security-related labbing.

What did Iris always say?: ABL (Always Be Labbing!)

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