Editing University of Maine at Presque Isle (section)

== Student Experience Tips & Suggestions ==
The following is student experience tips & suggestions written by [https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/ Degreeforum] member Ashkir.

=== '''Is UMPI right for me?''' ===
If you are self-motivated, yes. If you need a counselor pushing you every step of the way, no. If a family member or spouse can push you, then yes. UMPI accepts almost ALL ACE Credits.

=== '''What is UMPI?''' ===
The University of Maine at Presque Isle (pronounced Presk Isle), which abbreviates itself to UMPI (pronounced Umm Pe), is a publicly funded state school within the University of Maine system, located in the far north of the contiguous United States bordering New Brunswick and French Canada in Aroostook County, Maine.

=== '''Connect with your Class:''' ===
Connect with your class here on DegreeForum by discussing your classes and offering support to your fellow students. Encourage your fellow students, cheer them on, be proud of them!

You can also join the class on a dedicated YourPace Discord server here: [link].

=== '''What does the diploma look like? Is it real? Are there graduation fees? Etc.''' ===
There are no graduation fees at UMPI. Their diploma is the same for all students who attend UMPI, and it includes your Latin Honors. Latin honors are as follows:

* Cum Laude: 3.5 to 3.69 GPA
* Magna cum Laude: 3.7 to 3.89 GPA
* Summa cum Laude: 3.9 GPA and above

=== '''Course Design / Grading''' ===
All courses have chapter content to read with a lot of infographics, videos, and more throughout. From that point on, a course may include:

* Assessment quizzes that skip your knowledgeable areas.
* Milestone discussions where you need to respond to a writing prompt from your professor.


<u>Quiz Tips</u>

If your final is a multiple-choice exam, spend more time on the quizzes. Purposely get questions wrong. This will cycle through the entire test bank where you can read the explanations in an "explain like I'm five mode" and it will condense your study material/reviews, allowing you to focus on the explanations for studying. Almost every question (at least 90%) will be a rephrased question from a quiz.

The quiz will start repeating questions, and at that point, get the ones that repeated right, and then get the next set wrong, etc. There are usually 2 to 3 quiz banks in each quiz, each with around 6-10 questions, for a total of around 20-30 questions in each quiz.


<u>Essay Final Tips</u>

Outside of English, UMPI professors do not really care about proper essay structure, as long as your introduction and conclusion are strong. The instructions are incredibly detailed. But, be sure to check the rubric and ensure that all the rubric requirements in section 4 (exemplary) are met. By meeting all of the highest-grade possible rubric sections, you are guaranteed an A.

''Utilize the DRAFT feature and get feedback from your professor.''


<u>Discussion Boards & Learning Journals</u>

Discussion boards and learning journals are not required, and if you don't want to do them, don't. But, if you don't understand the topic well, I recommend you do them to gain more practice.


<u>To estimate your grade, add your rubric scores up:</u>

* 3 out of 4
* 3 out of 4
* 4 out of 4
* 4 out of 4
* 4 out of 4

18 out of 20


18/20 = 90%


<u>Percentage / GPA Tracker:</u>

* A+: 97-100% - 4.0
* A: 93-96% - 4.0
* A-: 90-92% - 3.7
* B+: 87-89% - 3.3
* B: 83-86% - 3.0
* B-: 80-82% - 2.7

=== '''Contacts''' ===

=== '''Need help?''' ===
Contact the Assistant Director of YourPace, Jessica Winslow. She will also do your audit. Only email her when you need a class added or have a question about your audit: jessica.b.winslow@maine.edu


The Academic Coach is Cody Humphrey, who will assist you with any technical issues or broken things in YourPace: cody.humphrey@maine.edu


If you need to escalate anything, the dean is Dr. Susan Chang, PhD: susan.chang@maine.edu.