UMPI

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*sigh*  already slightly discouraged as I finally begun the process of requesting info to apply to umpi. First thing requested from me was my high school transcripts which I have myself electronically certified as we are issued the original copies ourselves. However the admissions specialist I'm in contact with at umpi says only transcripts sent directly from the highschool I took them with are considered official. But the school I took them with has closed due to the pandemic so even though my version of the transcripts are as authentic as anything that school would have sent to UMPI I don't think they'll accept them.
I have no idea what to do, I am at a lose.

A lot of high schools are officially closed due to Covid, but they still send out transcripts.  It may be automated, but if not, they are still doing work behind the scenes, it may just take a few extra days to get it out (someone will need to get the phone message and then send out the transcript, probably from home).  We moved last July, and we had no problems with getting my actual high school kid's transcripts sent from one school to the other, and both were closed due to Covid AND summer break.  They can't NOT send transcripts, this is something ALL schools are still doing during this time.
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EDIT: only transcripts that are sent directly from the school to the college are considered Official.

Colleges are the same.  The only minor difference is that you used to be able to order a college transcript be sent to your home, and then you could forward the unopened letter to the college you were applying to.  Now, with most schools doing electronic transcripts, there's no actual way to do this.