Please Help UMPI Clerical Error Delayed My Enrollment

[Claudia P]

Copy/pasting what I just typed here: What is UMPI's major malfunction? (degreeforum.net)

A possible option:  I wouldn't bother complaining about the Enrollment Specialists. If you haven't gotten in, as a last resort, I would try Susan (who is the Dean) if Jessica couldn't help.  You need to call, not email.  This is what I would do, your application is in, evaluation isn't done.  You have a conversation with Susan, telling her you want to start ASAP without the evaluation if possible as you already know what courses you need to bring in.  

While you start on orientation and other courses, see if they can get your credits evaluated then, as long as you get to start on X courses you know you're still missing.  Send them a copy of your spreadsheet and document to them, you know what you need remaining. You basically are at their mercy to let you in or not, but you can try to explain and see if you can take orientation and start on say English I and English II while your issue of evaluation gets resolved.

Note: As an example, if someone starts from scratch straight out of high school, 2 years of working, and without any college credits, they apply and start with course 1, why can't they allow that and slowly let the evaluation take place while you work on course 1 and 2?  It's like asking for "courses to be added and transferred" after you start your enrollment in course #1 of 40.  You're getting permission to add courses after you start the program.

Two people who run the Your Pace Program.  They are the best two for correspondence.  Good luck!
If you've tried the Director: Jessica Winslow then I suggest | Jessica Winslow | UMPI
You try the Dean: Dr Susan Chang instead and explain | Dr. Susan Chang | UMPI

For those reading, you want to apply early and verify you have everything completed before application deadline. I repeat, everything including evaluations completed before application deadline, they may be extremely busy.  Example, application deadline is Oct 4, enrollment starts Oct 24.  You want to follow up before Oct 4 to make sure you're in...

Thank you for the info.  I am very grateful for your assistance.
I'm confused.  I just want to make sure I understand what you're suggesting that I do.  Are you saying I should ask UMPI to start me off in the YourPace program as if I were a new freshman that has never taken a college class before?
I transferred 35 credits from community college and 50 Sophia & CLEP credits. So are you saying I should ask them to enroll me in GenEd classes that I have already taken and then take me out of the GenEds when they evaluate my transcript?  What happens when they evaluate my credits and see that I have already taken the classes?  Do they tell me to stop taking the class and assign me new relevant classes?

By the way, I DID call UMPI on October 3rd to confirm that they had received all of my transcripts.  The woman I spoke with, Barb, said everything was in order and my application would be processed in the next week or so.  I didn't want to micro-manage them or give them the impression that I was hovering over them, so I trusted what Barb said.

I had already been accepted, and Barb confirmed that all of my transcripts were received.  Somehow, my application and all of my transcripts ended up sitting in a pending queue and no one transferred them into an active queue, so no one worked on my application.  That is the explanation I got today from Barb.  That's all it took for me to be completely overlooked.

Not one single person from UMPI ever called me to tell me I was accepted or with any questions about my application.  I think these people are completely overwhelmed with applications, and as soon as they hang up the phone, they are besieged with more calls and questions from other students.  There are probably many applications and details regarding applicants that just get completely overlooked. 
I completely regret not calling every few days to micro-manage my application.
For anyone reading this in the future, I would suggest that you call them every few days to find out the status of your application.  Don't trust what one person says.  BE A MICRO-MANAGER so you don't get overlooked like I did.

I am so shattered right now.  I may have to begin looking for a job again and just give up on this.  

If anyone can recommend another university that has a good competency based program, with classes beginning soon please let me know.  I don't think I am going to get anywhere with UMPI.