07-11-2021, 12:41 PM
@sacredrain, if your brother is qualified for Pell Grant, he should use it to the fullest. You shouldn't need to be paying his bill at all. UMPI is a great school, he should focus mainly on the Sophia.org/InstantCertCredit courses and work on the final 25% at UMPI as they require 30 credits residency. If he's doing well with Sophia.org, he should be alright completing his Bachelors, it may take him 2 or 3 terms, even at 4 terms, this is affordable compared to other State university systems.
Give him space/time to do his work and have him show you his progress on a timely manner, like follow up every couple of weeks to see how far he's gone. Last thing, he should create an action plan of courses he needs for the degree... I would focus again mainly on Sophia.org/InstantCert, he may want to review this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-for-3-222
BTW, why is he under your wing and not the "other" bro who finished his Masters in CIS at Hodges? I mean, couldn't he seek help between the both of you? I would share the responsibility, family is family, pitch in together, get things done together. I have sisters, we work together in everything, I don't focus on helping or being helped by one sister... I think that's different if I have brothers, but I won't know... Anyways, good luck!
Give him space/time to do his work and have him show you his progress on a timely manner, like follow up every couple of weeks to see how far he's gone. Last thing, he should create an action plan of courses he needs for the degree... I would focus again mainly on Sophia.org/InstantCert, he may want to review this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-for-3-222
BTW, why is he under your wing and not the "other" bro who finished his Masters in CIS at Hodges? I mean, couldn't he seek help between the both of you? I would share the responsibility, family is family, pitch in together, get things done together. I have sisters, we work together in everything, I don't focus on helping or being helped by one sister... I think that's different if I have brothers, but I won't know... Anyways, good luck!
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