UMPI Financial Aid experience

[bjcheung77]

UMPI charges tuition by the semester (sessions 1 and 2), which would be $2800. I filled out the FAFSA form a few months ago and I qualified for a full Pell Grant and a $200 Federal Supplemental Grant. I was also offered loans, but I turned those down. Yesterday, UMPI sent me a letter showing that I have $3548 in financial aid this term, which gives me a negative balance of $748. If you're fortunate enough to get a full Pell grant UMPI will be $0 out of pocket.

THIS. If you get the max Pell grant available, you don't have to pay anything for UMPI. Essentially, that is if your older son can finish in 2 sessions. So, you want to make sure to maximize the transfer credits from Sophia.org and other ACE options along with the 30 or so RA credits he has...