<p>classof14mom, I don’t know what to say. Her SATs should have gotten her a Cincinnatus in prior years. I would certainly call up the schools and ask what happened. In addition, UC is very well known for providing need based aid. If you guys really need aid, they might be able to benefit you with the FASFA.</p>
<p>I think what has been happening in recent years is that UC doesn’t award too many scholarships for students entering their very competitive programs: DAAP and CCM. They get many more kids then they can accept and dont’ need to entice them with merit money. However, as I noted above, I would call the schools and ask whey her SATs didn’t qualify her for the Cincinnatus.</p>
<p>However, even without the Cincinnatus, UC was much cheaper than CMU and Syracuse. My daughter got nothing from either school.</p>
<p>To follow up… Taxguy, when you said “I think what has been happening in recent years is that UC doesn’t award too many scholarships for students entering their very competitive programs: DAAP and CCM. They get many more kids then they can accept and don’t need to entice them with merit money,” you were right on the money. My daughter sent an email inquiry about the Cincinnatus, and was told that while she fulfilled the requirements, after the initial evaluation, “students were looked at by academic program and only the strongest candidates in each program were invited to participate in the Cincinnatus program. Unfortunately, you did not qualify for the Cincinnatus.” While we are disappointed, it is heartening to know that there are so many accepted students with exceptional stats in the DAAP program, which can only result in a better, richer learning experience for all.</p>
<p>Classof14mom, yes, you are absolutely right. They really do get many top quality kids in DAAP. I have heard complaints about Cincinnati, the food, the dorms etc. However, NO ONE has ever complained about the quality of kids at DAAP or about the quality of the DAAP programs.</p>
<p>I know how it is like to worry about not having enough money to go to college. Trust me, I freak out about it all the time. Good luck on the application!</p>
<p>@taxguy
Do you happen to know if people accepted into DAAP still have a better chance at receiving any level of the Cincinnatus Scholarship? Or is it even more selective for DAAP students to receive the scholarship than the other schools at UC? Thanks!</p>
<p>My daughter did get Cincinnatus and we are out of state. Admissions told me that qualification for Cincinnatus depends on program. So, what I believe is happening is that they rank using standardized test score and unweighted GPA within program and give to the top whatever %. So that would make DAAP programs in general, more selective than most other programs at UC and since ID is very competitive, being ranked #1 in the nation, the Cincinnatus bar is likely even higher.</p>
<p>Thank you for the info. Real quick, based on how much your daughter got and her stats, can you throw me a ballpark idea of whether I’ll get even the lowest level of Cincinnatus ($1500 per year)?
U/W GPA: 3.5 Weighted 3.6
3 AP, 2 Honors
Strong ECs, (employed at 3 jobs, NHS, sports, youth group leadership, poetry recitation competitions etc. etc.)
Attending magnet high school in Colorado, but will qualify for in-state tuition.
Accepted into Urban Planning program at DAAP.</p>
<p>And I unfortunately only got a 26 on my initial ACT (w/o writing) but I am confident I will get at least a 28 on the next test, which is scheduled for early-mid December. Most likely a 30. And yes those scores are quite low, but I’ve never been stellar with standardized tests in the first place. Thanks again</p>
My DD was accepted into the ID program. We are OOS, so we are interested in her chances for Cincinnatus scholarships. When do to you hear about scholarships from the University? She has also been accepted at Appalachian State and is being considered for their scholarships. We are from NC , so APP will be cheaper. Cincinnati is her first choice because their ID program is #1 and she is excited about the coop program.
About the 3rd week in February last year is when we got a letter informing us that my daughter was a Cincinnatus recipient. The letter, however, didn’t give an exact award amount. We had to wait for financial aid letters detailing all aid to go out, IIRC, in mid to late March.
unc1957 my daugther was accepted to app state last year…she loved the campus but we found out that their industrial design program was not accredited yet…so keep that in mind. it might be different now but check in to it. she was also accepted into the ID program at virginia tech but she opted for UC for the ID program and the co-op program they have. we live out of state and she was in the top 10% of her graduating class. she was not offered any type of aid at any school. good luck in your decision. my daughter is a freshman ID student this year. she has gotten very involved in school…she made the deans list the first semester, she is in the leadership honor society, was just invited into the freshman UC honor society, and also is involved with the CCM program to help design their backdrops for an upcoming opera in the spring.