WGU MBA in 57 days - NOT ME!

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Just an update. I have completed and passed everything, except for Task 2 of the Capstone class. We are completing it as a team with a deadline of Wednesday so I should be done with everything this week! So assuming grading is back on Saturday, it would have taken me 71 days to complete. Not 57 like this person.
My Task 4 ended up being 31 pages. Task 5 was 21 slides and 11 minutes.
We finished Capsim in the 99th percentile - it is super easy.

Congrats! I hope to emulate your example shortly. I'm still debating between the MBA and MSML (perhaps both in turn), but I'm planning to start the ball rolling with WGU as soon as I've completed my capstone. I'll submit an application to the GA Tech OMSCS program to see if I am accepted there as well, but even if I am, I'd probably defer until after I complete a masters at WGU first.

Have you decided whether or not you'll come back or the MSML next? I'm thinking that I might start there either way. The MBA is a more recognized business degree, but I think the MSML is more suitable to my interests. Plus I really don't feel like taking more accounting, economics, or financial management courses for a while. I think the Data-Driven Decision Making course is basically a statistics course, which also doesn't fall high on my list of things to do, but I believe that one is required for either path.

I know you have an economics background so your experience will likely be very different than mine, but which MBA courses do you feel were the most challenging in your experience?

So I ended up passing my last task on Wednesday so it was 68 days.

I can't decide what to do next. I feel like a second masters is a waste; although I may still do it just to say I did. I'm leaning towards getting a Ph.D. at this point, but I don't know if I want to do the University of the Cumberlands or just try to go to GA Tech or GA State locally and get a free Ph.D. I work from home and I may be able to keep my job and do the local full-time Ph.D. also. I wouldn't mind going back to WGU as a mentor.

Data-Driven Decision Making and Financial Management more probably the most difficult for me. DDDM is probably the most useful going forward for a Ph.D. though.

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Just an update. I have completed and passed everything, except for Task 2 of the Capstone class. We are completing it as a team with a deadline of Wednesday so I should be done with everything this week! So assuming grading is back on Saturday, it would have taken me 71 days to complete. Not 57 like this person.
My Task 4 ended up being 31 pages. Task 5 was 21 slides and 11 minutes.
We finished Capsim in the 99th percentile - it is super easy.

Congrats!   71 days is impressive!  

I'm a little behind you , but I'm hoping to complete the MBA IT Management in one term.  Started in September and have 2 classes remaining before the capstone.  I expect to have those done by the end of the month.  

Can I ask, do you feel like you learned much?  Or did you come in with a solid business background?  For me, I feel like I have learned a lot more than I would have expected going at this pace.  It's been a great experience.

Good job! The capstone doesn't necessarily take the 8 weeks they tell you it does but depends on your pace obviously.

As far as learning; the answer is honestly no. This checks a box for me more than anything. My background is in HR & Talent Acquisition so that helped some, particularly with Human Capital, but it didn't give me a huge leg up so to speak.