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Hi everyone! I'm a single mom of 2 (shared custody) and work full time as a business/data analyst for a large insurance company. I've been in this field for 4 years and have been considering returning to school to further my knowledge in data analytics. My undergrad degree is not in STEM - I have a BS in Business Administration. I have experience in SQL but am not super advanced. Of the 3 specializations, DE looks most appealing. What's the workload like? Lots of programming and math? I know it's not as heavy on those as the data science specialty but am still wondering how much of it to expect.

I'd have to take classes part-time, and I'm wondering if it's worth doing the WGU pay-by-term route, or if a traditional part-time university program would better suit my situation. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Moving to Carolina Forest/Myrtle Beach area this summer. Any WGU students nearby interested in study sessions, gaming, gym, 420, Pokémon/TCG, coffee, golf, or networking?

Hello,

I just failed my exam for project management at 650 (need 710 to pass) I'm not sure how to attack this class. I watched the CBT nuggets videos I got a general grip on everything. However the actual exam questions are just strange the way its worded.

This has really just blocked my progress of acceleration lol.

I’ve got to finish a couple Gen Ed classes on Sophia and I’ll have almost all of the Gen Ed requirements for the BS SWE completed before I start. Based these classes directly on the partners.wgu.edu transfer pathway for Sophia specifically to ensure I’m not wasting time on classes that won’t transfer. Spoke to the admissions counselor and he told me those were updated in February so are up to date and accurate.

Currently I have 8 YOE as an SWE, just no degree and wanting it to check a box essentially. I’ve looked through the courses and they should all be pretty straightforward for me.

Is it possible to finish in 3-6 months? Currently on a sabbatical after a lay off and just taking my time to strengthen my resume before trying to jump back into full time work. Figured a BS would help out a bit in the current world of ATS filtering. I and can spend 8 hours a day doing the class work until it’s done. I know if you don’t have any prior experience, it would take longer - but with experience, I’m wondering if others who were in a similar position, were able to knock it out relatively quickly?

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I am not listening to the defeatists ONE bit. This is arguably the BEST time to be a software engineer because you can be 100x more productive! If you don't understand something - just ask AI! No more running down 1000 Stackoverflow questions from 2013 hoping they apply to your current version of Linux.

I struggled with coding for years as a semi-dyslexic person because I transpose letters and make silly typos and now it's so much better!

Also, I am so close to finishing Java Frameworks / D287. Fingers crossed it's done this week!!

Hi I am stuck on peer reviews for D479. Is anyone else been stuck for over a week? Trying to find reviewers so I am not stuck with this class longer than it already has been lol. I need at least 2 and i can help review if necessary.

REQ09400.