UMPI Brother vs Sister Battle of 2022

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I just wanted to come in and share an update on our initial term. Overall, we both have enjoyed the experience and consider the following as the highlights:

Academic Advisor - Jessica is a rock star and just a delight to work with. I don't know how she keeps such a positive spirit while managing the student count. Rarely does a day go by without a clear response to a question. Responses even happen on the weekend; I tend to feel guilty when pressing send because I think I am breaking her away from a little piece.

Courses: Straightforward and with respectable effort, the overall program is very manageable. The final assessment for the whole grade is an excellent system, and with two attempts available to you, the program is structured for you to succeed.

Speed: If one chooses,  a tremendous amount of work can be accomplished in a term. My initial thought was to attempt to complete everything in one term; however, my father shared some words with me early into the program:

"Finishing in one term only matters for your ego, so take moments to enjoy the journey of completing this chapter in your life."

Keep in mind that he is the same person who did not take this into account years ago and was a maniac going from 0-120 in under 6 months to complete his BSBA at TESU and then knocked out his MSML & MBA both in one term (each) at WGU. However, after the moment, his advice comes from wishing he had enjoyed it a little more.

Even with these words, I was a little bit of a mini-maniac at times; however, I tried to remind myself to savor the victories of a course completed. I could have celebrated more, but I am a work in progress. 

Here is what I completed  from July 5th - August 15th

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HUM  103 Creative Decision Making
BUS 312 Advanced Operations Management
BIOLOGY 101L Introduction to Biology 

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ENG 101 / MAT 140 / BUS 200 / BUS 240 / BUS 244 / BUS 260 / BUS 261 / BUS 321 / BUS 325 / BUS 330 / BUS 353

On the fence about whether to knock out some more classes this term since there are only a couple of classes left for the BABA. This is the last week to submit a draft for a course,  so it limits a little of the flexibility if you have aspirations for a high GPA. After this week, you either nailed that 'A' on the first and only attempt or that 'B' is your grade (technically, you could also fail). 

I am entertaining the idea of adding another major (Project Management or Supply Chain Management). Since I will complete the degree early into a second term, it's more than doable. My father has a celebration trip to the Dominic Republic once my sister and I complete our degrees, so a second major might only delay what I am sure will be an epic adventure.

To keep it short, my sister is only two courses behind me in her degree and will finish early into her second term. She has zero interest in adding a minor or major. 

The only real battle we have at this point is our GPA. Once the term is done, I can confirm, but I think I might have a slight edge at this point! We both might only end up taking extra classes to secure the higher GPA 

You did 11 courses so far. That's a lot of work done and plenty to pad your ego. 

With Project Management both MIS and Project Management will be listed on your transcript.

The Project Management degree contains all the MIS minor requirements.

In terms of jobs, it probably won't matter if you have a double degree so I would take it if you have an interest in the subject.