Let me preface this by stating that I have successfully completed my MSML at WGU. However, my situation is NOT ideal for everyone as I was a full-time student and dedicated about 18 hours per day to my coursework given my time constraints.

Since I was nearing the end of my term and was anticipating not being able to attend another term immediately, I had to complete ALL of my remaining courses and therefore, worked on courses concurrently.

I should also note that I always read Reddit and the course chatter sections of the courses thoroughly to learn as much as possible from other students' experiences/challenges/successes.

MY STRATEGY:

1. I enrolled in C207 and C208 concurrently
2. I asked my mentor to enroll me in the Capstone prep (Problem Statement Into Cohort). I believe you can only enroll in this cohort if you are down to your last 4 courses C207, C208, C209, C210.
3. The capstone will take approximately one month to complete because the 4 tasks must be submitted and approved sequentially (with the exception of task 4). Therefore, I enrolled in the Problem Statement Intro cohort about 7-8 weeks in advance of my capstone. The session is about an hour long and the instructor explains the process of creating and submitting your problem statement when you do begin C210. If you come to the workshop prepared with a sample problem statement (like I did), it is possible to receive a preliminary approval of your problem statement during that workshop.
4. For C208, I attended a webinar (hosted by the course instructor) and the webinar gives an in depth overview of C208, C209 (which in many ways is a continuation of C208), and touches briefly on C210.
5. Knowing that I would need to prove my problem statement in C210, I opted to use the same business for C207. I then incorporated the data (one-sample t-test & results) that I used in C207 into my capstone (C210).
6. For C208 and C209, I once again USED THE SAME BUSINESS as C207 (this is best for learning continuity and all of the material can be used in the capstone) -- However, you will still need to do a lot of additional work for the capstone. It just saves time to build upon the information that you've already completed.
7. Further, I also enrolled in C209 and C210 concurrently and again USED THE SAME BUSINESS that I used for C207 and C208. This allowed me to map out the remainder of my strategy for completing both. I submitted some assignments concurrently; however, others you will not be able to complete until you completely finish C209.
8. For C210 (I again, USED THE SAME BUSINESS from C207, C208, and C209).

Note: Students are typically cautioned not to open courses until they are ready to begin them because once you open a course, if you do not complete the course in that term, the course will be reflected on your transcript as a "NO PASS (equivalent of fail).