Western Governors University (StudentsReview) - Extra Detail about the Comment

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	D	Faculty Accessibility	A
Useful Schoolwork	F	Excess Competition	C
Academic Success	F	Creativity/ Innovation	A+
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	F
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+	Friendliness	C
Campus Maintenance	A+	Social Life	B
Surrounding City	F	Extra Curriculars	A+
Safety	A+

Describes the student body as: Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Female

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Useful Schoolwork	F

Highest Rating Creativity/ Innovation	A+

She cares more about Academic Success than the average student.

Date: Jan 05 2016
Major: Accounting (This Major's Salary over time)
DO NOT FAIL EVEN ONE TEST - if you do its over!

They charge $3,00 for 6 months completing as many course as possible. Its great in theory: study, take a test and get the credits. What they don't tell you is, if you fail a test (even though the advertising materials say you get three chances) YOU ARE STUCK! I would tell you how long it lasts but I'm still stuck! They have unreasonable demands set by content specialists and mentors, without a teacher insight you fall victim to people who know nothing about education. As they do not listen to you!

I have a Master's in Education and was genuinely trying to help them understand how poor the quality of their system is. I now wonder if WGU staff benefits when students fail because they have already paid and remain paying without consuming new materials?!?! Not sure yet…

I failed one test because my husband and kids came home early and I was distracted. The employees (again not teachers) pay no mind to why you fail or how they can support you. They are insisting that I complete a practice test with 90% accuracy before I can move on. I've taken it 7 times now and not learned a thing.

I think the only way out is to not enroll again; a waste of time and thousands of dollars.

Responses

This is incorrect and yes you have to do the work when you fail to ensure you do not fail the second time. This review is quite a bit biased as when I was a student (now a graduate) of WGU, I had a class that I did not put the effort into and marginally failed a test attempt. They did require the same level of effort this reviewer left, and it should be expected. The material provided for the most part at WGU is extremely helpful and prepares you for success on the exams. I provide this as an alternative look at the reviewers comments as overall I enjoyed the experience and content at WGU.

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