<p>Hi everyone I was just accepted into the Urban Planning program at DAAP, now a message has come up saying that I must confirm my admission and pay a $100 admissions fee.does this mean that I am COMMITTING to UC? or does it mean something else?</p>
<p>Technically you are committing, but all it really is is a non-refundable $100 fee that will allow you to request and pay for housing when it becomes available on February 1st. Most people will hold off until they get their financial aid/scholarship packages from all of the schools to which they have applied, so they can look at the bottom line cost of attending each of them. The problem is that those financial aid packages usually come out around the early April timeframe, which means that if you do hold off on accepting an offer of admission from the university that you are likely to accept, you won’t be able to apply for housing at the earliest possible opportunity. That’s no big deal to some, and to others it’s not an issue to have their housing application in on Feb 1st.</p>
<p>If you do accept, and then change your mind, you’ll be out $100.00, but there are no other ramifications to you.</p>
<p>Thanks Balthezar, I called the office of admissions today and the representative sounded very unsure of my exact question. One thing he did say is that to be considered for any scholarships I must send in my $100 by December 1st</p>
<p>Hi PG2014,</p>
<p>The advice to commit to UC and pay the $100 before December 1st in order to be considered for scholarships doesn’t make sense as the instructions state:</p>
<p>Early Action is a non-binding plan that gives applicants priority consideration to our more competitive programs. Additionally, students need to apply by the Early Action deadline to be considered for Honors and merit-based scholarships.</p>
<p>The Early Action Application submission deadline for scholarship consideration is December 1st. The Confirmation (confirm and pay $100) Deadline is May 1.</p>
<p>My son submitted his application last September, but did not receive his acceptance letter until mid-January with his scholarship award letter. He did not commit/confirm and pay the $100 until after he heard back from all his other colleges in April.</p>
<p>Perhaps it might be worth calling admissions again to double-check, unless you don’t mind being out the $100 or are pretty sure you’re going to attend UC.</p>
<p>Congratulations and good luck!</p>
<p>Agree with momofdesignkid, PG2014. I think you misunderstood the admissions officer. You’ve been made an admit offer. They can’t rescind that until after May 1st. They always make more offers than they have seats available based on historical acceptance metrics. Your consideration for scholarships is based on your completed application, not a completed app review, the issuance of an offer, and your acceptance before 12/1. They’ve only just begun their review of completed applications for the 2014 application year. That would certainly cut down on the scholarship competition, but there’s no way that information is correct.</p>
<p>You’re fine for scholarship consideration. You have until Feb 1 to accept their offer in order to be able to apply for housing at the earliest opportunity, and you have until May 1st in order to fully consider your need-based financial aid/merit aid package before having to commit.</p>
<p>This is a little bit off topic, but I was wondering what are some of the best laptops for college students, I’m looking for something pretty basic, unless you think I need something more advanced thanks</p>
<p>Call the school. Different majors require different types of computers.</p>
<p>Since you’ve been admitted to DAAP’s Urban Studies program, go here:</p>
<p>[Computer</a> Requirements, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“http://daap.uc.edu/academics/computer_requirements.html]Computer”>http://daap.uc.edu/academics/computer_requirements.html)</p>
<p>I applied to DAAP in mid-november with my interested major being Graphic Design. I was curious as to what chances I have of being accepted.
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.45
Class rank: Top 25%
I feel confident about my essays as well. I’m hoping to be accepted, and I was told I should find out in the next few weeks, but if I don’t get accepted, I am planning on attending UC and working to have an exceptional GPA, and then apply again. Any thoughts on my chances of acceptance/backup plan? Thanks.</p>
<p>I’d say your a match to a slight reach. Your GPA is slightly below their target, but your ACT score is outstanding. Your class rank is below their target for the mid 50% of admits. They like the top 15%. So with divergent stats like yours, they’ll likely pay closer attention to your essays. They really do review the entire app. It’s not just a numbers game, but because of the volume of apps they get university-wide numbers are important as an initial weedout(cursory review only) tool. You fall into a category that will likely survive the weedout programs, and deserve a really in-depth review. Remember, if you’re looking at the stats for admitted applicants, those are for the middle 50% of those admitted. 25% have stats below, and 25% above. You fall into both camps, which is why my guess is that you’re in.</p>
<p>My son applied to DAAP but just found out he was not accepted into program of choice, but was accepted to McMicken College of Arts & Science under Exploratory Studies. Of course, he’s very disappointed, as this was his first choice school. Any input into how this works for him now? There doesn’t appear to be more than 2 classes he could take freshman year to fulfill DAAP ID requirements, so it seems as if would be a lost year. Would then take 6 years instead of 5 to complete his ID degree, provided he would even be accepted as a transfer after first year? Any information you can provide to help us make an informative decision would be most appreciated!</p>
<p>TransDesign4me, I think your best course of action would be to call the ID Academic Advisor, or an advisor in the exploratory studies program. They are your best source of information regarding transfer information into the DAAP ID program. I would expect that you’re correct about it taking 6 years, however. Those first year studios are a core part of the program.</p>
<p>TransDesign4me: Please contact DAAP Admissions to discuss your son’s options. DAAP does accept transfer students after the freshman year so they could advise him as to what classes he might take and what other things he might do to try and transfer in. </p>
<p>Thank you kindly for the advice. We will contact DAAP Admissions.</p>
<p>my daughter got accepted into ID DAAP. she has done the housing application, and signed up for orientation. she was never invited to apply for any scholarships, etc. what is the co-op like with regard to finding a place to live while at her trimesters attending UC? is it easy to find a place to live? does the co-op program help her find housing when she gets a job?</p>
<p>Is it required that students do 5 years in the ID DAAP? Or can they graduate in the normal 4?</p>
<p>Are there scholarships for OOS students with excellent grades and test scores?</p>
<p>Also, I’m seeing that people are saying the program is super intense and that doing a semester abroad is required. Does anyone know of exceptions to the travel abroad? Can a student be successful with a less intense schedule?</p>
<p>My son and I are talking about majors, and industrial design is certainly catching his attention as he is always designing, always making things. He’s been considering game design, but I reminded him of the fact that he’s artist and he loves to work with his hands.</p>
<p>He has an excellent SAT 2230 and all As except for one B, and will have about 35 community college units upon graduation. He’ll also be taking a couple of AP tests and three SAT II tests. He has robotics experience, he’s a serious cellist, and he’ll be taking some design, art, and animation classes at the local CC.</p>
<p>However, he has Type 1 diabetes, and it can take a lot to manage it and it can take a lot out of him. All nighters would not be in his best interest for this reason and the fact that he tends to be lower energy.</p>
<p>Would this program not be for him because of his health issues?</p>
<p>It is a 5 year program, but the load per term should at least be able to be reduced significantly by the amount of your son’s college credits and AP. Remember though that 1.5 years (3 terms) of that 5 years will only cost $500, since your son will be in Co-Op, and actually earning money while gaining experience that upon graduation will give him a major leg up on other ID grads at other schools. As for whether your able to reduce the 5 year length as opposed to just lighten the load per term, you’d have to talk to a DAAP ID Advisor for definitive answers, but I’d say that while you’ll most likely be able to take care of your General Educational credits, the core courses of the major would likely not be allowed to be skipped due to outside transfer credit.</p>
<p>As for the overnighters, I understand that DAAP programs are pretty intense, but avoiding most “overnighters” can be done with proper organizational skills. In addition, as I’ve stated above, I think the load/term for your son will be lessened by the transfer credit that he has accumulated. Avoiding 18 credit hour semesters should avoid most overnighters, I’d say. Good luck to you and your son.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone knew at what point DAAP will let wait-listed students know whether they are accepted or denied to DAAP. I’ve been playing phone tag with the reps over there, and would love to see if anyone here has experience with that. Thanks!</p>
<p>what DAAP program? i heard that industrial design was full and not taking any more people </p>
<p>College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning </p>
<p>The following programs are no longer accepting applications for freshmen and transfers for the 2014 Fall Semester:
Graphic Communication Design
Industrial Design</p>