Both are passing so although I could have done better a pass is a pass. Out of the rubric I received mostly competent scores with a few highly competent. This morning I was alerted that I passed. I submitted my assessment for JIT2 yesterday morning was was 490th in queue. The material was pretty much all review for me at this point so I signed up for it immediately and passed last Saturday 8/12. Since I already studied for the CEH (C701/Ethical Hacking) a few months ago I had that added to my course plan and attacked it first. My default first semester was just JIT2/Risk Management and TFT2/Cyberlaw, Regulations, and Compliance. Assessments are essentially papers or a certification if your class requires it. Every class has a rubric so there is no excuse on not knowing what is required for each class assessment. There are a bunch of resources available and even templates for some classes. You login and then go to the class you want to focus on. For those looking to attend just feed them the lines they want to hear. In hindsight I should have played their game and been a yes man. Well, I did say I was in Las Vegas for a conference. Another concern was the background noise on the call (sounded like I was distracted). I was asked if I wanted to push the start date back because I hadn't put a study plan together which was pretty annoying and afterwards I had a call from my mentor's boss to discuss concerns. I said no because I have ample time throughout the week as I already was studying 20+ hours a week for the OSCP and had finished my BA while working full-time so it wouldn't be a problem. They also asked if I had put a plan together for when I would study. I explained I had been out of town the week and would return in a few days and finish up. They were concerned I hadn't finished the orientation yet. I was in Las Vegas for Blackhat and Defcon when my mentor called. My mentor meeting didn't start off too hot and I have to take at least partial blame if not most. Everyone was polite and helpful-I just think it could be improved on. Part of being a non-profit and allowing everyone to work from home is a disconnect but all in all it wasn't a major deal. What irritated me was that I could have had everything lined up months in advance but they didn't let me know some things that they were aware off. There were some small annoyances regarding student loans and because they process everyone a couple weeks before starting date I barely made the 8/1 deadline they pushed me for. I just had a transcript sent over through my college and uploaded proof of my CISSP (one of a few qualifying certs). They claim there is a $65 application fee but I am fairly certain that gets waived in a high amount of applications since there always seems to be a waive the application fee special going on. I originally reached out April with the goal of starting 9/1. Again, the material is not hard or anything for me, it's just that I hate the class.The enrollment process was pretty easy but there were some slight hiccups. I am curious if anyone struggled like this with any course. May be worth mentioning that I signed up for the MSISA as a personal goal, I don't need this degree for anything in particular. I am seriously debating If I want to keep being miserable wasting my time or just quit and be happy. ZERO! This happened multiple times in November. I've spent 6 hours today, have rewritten my paper 4 times, and nothing flows. All is good until I sit down to work in this course. I switched mentors, talked to course mentors, etc. I stopped all work in early November, didn't do anything until today, and I am right where I was back then. Every time I sit down to try to complete papers I draw an blank and very bad thoughts cross my mind. I had momentum going but then VLT2 came along and has me thinking about quitting. Due to my experience I breezed through courses. Long story short I am 70% into the MSISA in my first term.
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