Grading delays

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Hey guys, I want to make sure that people are aware of the ridiculous grading delays at UMPI right now. My fiancé is currently working on his BABA, and the longest wait he’s experienced so far is 12 days (and counting) for a Final Draft. He emailed the professor, who claimed she would be grading it soon (?)… still nothing. Even worse, he is currently waiting for milestones to be graded in two classes and it has been 6 and 7 days. Jessica refused to unlock another course until he submits his Final Drafts, which he obviously can’t until the milestones are graded.

I know he’s not the only one experiencing these delays. I’m really starting to wonder if they are trying to slow people down on purpose. 

Just wanted to give a heads up so prospective students know what they are getting themselves into. I still think it is possible to complete 10-12 courses in a single term right now, as long as you’re being strategic and have a lot of time/flexibility in when to complete coursework. You certainly can’t count on always having something to do over the weekend.

I gotta be honest with you, and I've mentioned this in other posts, I don't think it's possible to do 10 courses in a term any longer. The switch to Brightspace has just changed a lot of things. 

Classes seem to be a little more involved and seem to take a little longer.

I'm not sure why there seems to be hesitation for people in this forum to say it, but I'll say it.

I don't think it's a horrible thing, and this is still way faster and more convenient that B&M schools, but guys, UMPI has changed the way they do things. 

The switch to Brightspace has made classes and timelines a bit more challenging and as with all things, old info in this forum may not be entirely accurate any longer.

I feel that we'll still see the outlier students make some amazing progress, but probably not as quickly as the pre-brightspace times. And I don't feel it's just growing pains or getting used to a new system. Sure, SOME delays are a result of that, but I think the longer timelines/more complexity is gonna be the new normal moving forward.

Still loving my UMPI experience, the school, the idea, and the process tho!

Well, it's certainly still possible to do 10 courses in this current term. Once my fiancé gets to submit his finals in those two courses, he only has two more courses left to complete, and there's still (I believe) 38 days left in this term. He also works a full-time job. According to him, none of the coursework is exceedingly difficult; the main problem is the grading delay caused by several professors.

That being said, I'm sure completing 10 courses is going to become more and more difficult in the near future. The coursework itself has little to do with that though...