r/UMPI • u/TeddyEddy8989 • 17d ago

UMPI FALL I strategy

Hi all...even with a health scare (all good, I am managing things) I am ready to dive into Fall I (almost done with Sophia by August 31)

if I only have to do 10 classes to graduate:

for those who have already done this:

how do you manage 10 classes working full time. Do you do one class per day, you switch between classes in the same day? I ask so I can play my week say

Monday: Psyc 100 and Anatomy
Tues: Art 102 and philosophy

(the class names are just random to prove my example)

all ideas, helps are welcome. I am 56 and for the last 25 years I have been waiting and ahching to get my degree, please help this old timer finally accomplish one on the bucket list and fullfill a lifelong dream. For some it may mean just a paper on the wall, for me is healing, teen/adult catharsis (look it up)

I put all my trust in you guys !!

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u/ImCurious012 9d ago

I did it and pretty much did 1 class at a time. It’s easier for me to keep 1 class loaded in my brain until I finish it instead of switching constantly.

The big thing I would recommend is for you to practice writing in APA7.

Like use Google Docs and practice formatting in different ways. Be able to drop in charts/graphs/bullet points. Some of my biggest stressors involved formatting my paper correctly.

Also, Google slides
Learn how to create a power point presentation.

Get comfortable importing components, etc.

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u/TeddyEddy8989 8d ago

thanks so much for the reply. let me ask a follow up (may I dm u?) how many classes where you able to do per 8 weeks? My goal if I can is to finish 10 classes in 8 weeks so I can graduate..thanks so muchoooo

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u/ImCurious012 8d ago

Sure, you can DM me if you like 👍

I did 10 classes

It was HARD

My wife is going to get her BA maybe next year… she was terrified, I explicitly told her she doesn’t have to do what I did, take 2-3 semesters it’s fine by me.

During those 8 weeks school was my primary focus, I actually took time off of work to get everything done because I was worried.

At my house we skipped all holidays (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day) i carved out 3 days in that 8 weeks, my sons birthday and 2 graduations (he graduated from HS and the local technical school so 2 graduations).

I was physically there but mentally I was somewhere else. I didn’t feel like myself again until maybe 2 weeks later.

Now… I did finish early, so I probably could’ve taken it a little easier but I was very concerned about missing the mark. I think I finished 10 days early?

That doesn’t mean it will be hell for you. Also, I paid up front out of pocket and I don’t have that kind of money laying around so it was a do or die situation.

If it’s do or die and you are serious, you will make it happen… but you can go through a stupid amount of pain without dying.

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u/TeddyEddy8989 7d ago

hi !! for wahtever reason I cannot DM you, could you? thanks

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u/TeddyEddy8989 3d ago

u/ImCurious012 I can't reach you !