A Few Questions about UMPI

[Vle045]

@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!

Hi my parents paid for all of our undergraduate degrees, so we were very lucky in this aspect. My other brother who received his MIS at Hodges is more of a self starter. My family has tried to help my younger brother in the same way. My parents paid for my younger brother to attend first a traditional state university and later a community college, where he washed out of both of them. At this point my parents have both said no more he is on his own.


My younger brother has had some issues, but I see potential and I know he can do this. I also think he is tired of working the types of jobs he has so far (mostly remote customer service) and wants to seek a career. I have decided to take my younger brother under my wing because I think he needs my sterness and strict guidelines and he has always responded to my interventions. For example I have set goals for him at Sophia and he is stick to them by completing and passing 3 courses per week with them. I will set goals for him at UMPI as well.

he is lucky to have you.  I hope he follows your guidance