I DID IT!
I have been working on my degree for 3 years. I didn't go to college after high school due to family discouragement and decided to spend most of my early adulthood traveling the world, working a variety of jobs that did not suit me at all. After a few lows of trying to find my way professionally, at 24 I decided to start my journey of getting my degree thanks to the encouragement from my wonderful fiancé. I originally started in the Data Analytics program because I thought I wanted to be a data analyst. I quickly found out that I was not interested in data analytics at all but persevered. For 2.5 years, I treated my classes as optional subconsciously because they were so boring to me and I was working in the office full time, completely exhausted by the end of the day. In April of 2026 I was honest with myself. I didn't like this degree program and I wanted to switch to HR Management as that was the field I was trying to penetrate. I promised myself that I would focus and get this degree done in 1 term. Even with transferred classes, I still had 30 classes to take in that program, but I was not shaken. As of today, I am officially "OWL DONE: with my bachelors degree ( a huge personal accomplishment) and I am 3 weeks into a job and team that I love at my dream company, Capital One. I am incredibly grateful for the advice on this reddit page from all of the alumni and current students that provided wonderful resources as I navigated classes here at WGU. Thank you to this wonderful group of folks. Here are my 2 cents for success:
- If you are struggling with completing your classes, don't be afraid to switch programs if the one you are in doesn't fit your professional goals!
- Commit to your classes, you will get your weekends and evenings back sooner than you know it. Now I have no idea what to do with my "spare time" after work.
- Believe in yourself. You are smart, you are capable, and you GOT THIS!
Best of luck to all and peace!