Step 1: Get Accepted & Registered | Step 2: Get Started | Step 3: Ongoing Success
Step 3: Ongoing Success
Way to go — you’ve successfully applied, enrolled, and started your program! Check out these extra resources to stay at the top of your game.
1 — Understand grading scales
It’s hard to get a good grade if you don’t know how the professor is grading you. Check out these links to understand grading.
Undergraduate grading scale
Graduate grading scale
2 — Download Microsoft Office
As a student, you have access to this suite of useful tools for free. Take advantage of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more at no cost to you — all you need is your school email address.
3 — Explore resources
Whether you need help workshopping a paper, solving for a variable, or just want some study tips, there’s a WilmU student resource that can help.
Student Success Center
Online tutoring
Math and writing resources
Mental health support services
4 — Visit Guild Education’s blog: Open Book
With the Open Book blog, we’re bringing you tips, stories, tricks, and tools to support you on your educational journey. You’ll hear from experts, coaches, and even students, just like you, about what inspired them to go back to school, how they stay motivated, and where their education will take them.
Dive into strategies for succeeding in school
Find balance, and take a brain break
Explore your own path to career success
5 — Plan for next semester
Even if the next semester is still months away, it’s important to get a head start on your class schedule. Just like the first time you registered for courses, you’ll need to check your eligibility by signing into your Guild account, plan your classes in DegreeWorks, and register for courses in the MyWilmU portal. Contact Guild support to learn more about what eligibility means at your company.
Review WilmU’s academic calendar
Overview of DegreeWorks
How to register