Intensity of ID program and scholarships for OOS students?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Cincinnati
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<p>My son is a rising senior and seems to be interested in some sort of design-game, industrial, etc. He's a strong student with a 2230 on the SAT (1480 CR+M), 3.95/4.48 GPA, and he'll have about 40 dual-enrolled college units when he graduates. He has a few national honors/awards and some very strong ECs in cello and robotics. Most of his free time is spent in his own design stuff, but nothing major, though he'll have a portfolio of animation for other schools. He always has ideas for new products. </p>

<p>His big negative is that he's pretty low energy. Do I understand correctly that the ID program is majorly intense? Is there no way to make it a bit less intense so someone can actually get a healthy amount of sleep?</p>

<p>Also, are there any OOS parents/kids on this forum who can speak on the topic of scholarships for OOS students? Without the possibility of scholarship, I don't know that it's worth his applying. We qualify for a lot of need-based aid at top schools, but not as an OOS resident.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>My son just finished up his freshman year in ID. The program is very rigorous and on average he was getting 5 hours a night sleep… When projects were due he’d get about 2-3 hours a night in. This seemed pretty common for the DAAP students. Your son has really good stats that I would think would qualify him got a Cincinnatus scholarship which renews annually and has extra dollars for OOS. If you search on the UC website it will show various amounts awarded. </p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback, momofdesignkid. With that little sleep, this would not be a good fit for my son, unfortunately, but it’s good to know this upfront. My son needs a lot more sleep than that. He probably needs to find a less intense design program.</p>