Sophia Touchstones

[rachel83az]

I would definitely take it at UMPI and not Sophia. The Sophia courses are a bit of a pain even at the best of times.

[ss20ts]

When I took Eng Comp 2 it took at least 7 days for most Touchstones to come back. One took 11 days. You couldn't do anything until that came back because your next assignment built on it and you had to make the changes they wanted in the next module. It took me 60 days and a 15 day extension to get to the 6th Touchstone. I gave up on it after that one because of the horrible grading. I took it at UMPI instead and completed it in 3 days. SO much less stress!

Based on your experience with Eng Comp 1, would you recommend taking it with Sophia or UMPI? I have about 21-22 days left with Sophia. I was originally planning on doing 2 months of Sophia, but at my current pace with non-touchstone courses, I think I only need 1 month of it. $79 isn't make it or break it, but since I'll need to pay $199 for SDC in a few weeks, it would be nice if I don't have to double sub, especially if I can zip through Eng Comp 1 and 2 at UMPI?

I didn't take Eng Comp 1. I took it at community college years ago and transferred it to UMPI. At UMPI, both Eng Comp 1 & 2 are only 1 paper. Both are shorter and faster at UMPI. If you're looking at attending UMPI, I always recommend taking their Eng Comp courses because it's 1 paper versus 5 or 7 at Sophia. I did Eng Comp 2 in 3 days including writing the rough draft, the rough drafting coming back, making edits, and submitting my final version of the Final Assessment. This was FAR less stressful than Sophia and the grading was much more fair.

[canuckian]

Finally got my touchstone back! I got 100%, so I guess that took away a little bit of the ire from waiting. Seeing as it took them that long to return a practice business email and memo, though, I’m definitely going to take both Eng Comp 1 and 2 at UMPI. Thank you again for weighing in, rachel83az and ss20ts!