<p>You can apply to transfer within Dodge College if you are already accepted to another Dodge College major. They indicated that your application would be stacked up against other first time and transfer applications and you'd have to earn your place just like they would.</p>
<p>Ditto if you are a Chapman student who is not in a Dodge College major. You can apply to be a screenwriting major, but you will be competing with non-Chapman students and it is a very selective program. They only take 25 screenwriting majors each year. I don't know how many applicants they get, but we were told that for film production, they accept about 10% and that screenwriting is more selective than that.</p>
<p>If you are a Chapman student who is not accepted to one of the Dodge College majors, you also cannot minor in something in Dodge College. We were even told that it was unlikely a film production major would be allowed to minor in screenwriting, for example. The film production major could take other classes within Dodge College but could not earn a minor there.</p>
<p>They want to keep those classes small, so they admit the number of students they can accomodate. There isn't room for other students at Chapman to take those classes.</p>
<p>So, if you are planning to come to Chapman as a creative writing major, I'd be sure that you will be okay with that if you aren't able to change to screenwriting. There are student films being made constantly, and you could definitely be a part of that if you wanted to be, no matter what your major, so that would be a big plus on learning more about film and what makes a good screenplay.</p>
<p>Hi Timely,
Do you happen to know when the Orientation Program is? I know I read somewhere that it's August 19th for student move in...and I heard there is a weekend for the Parents but I am wondering when it is. Also, has your son picked a FFC yet? Thanks,
Elisa</p>
<p>Timely is correct. A student who attends Chapman (not the film school) can transfer to the film school by applying and being considered with all other applicants. I was only referring to students who have been denied admission to Dodge and still attend Chapman. They cannot transfer to Dodge if they have already been turned down. </p>
<p>Timely, your comments about Screenwriting being more competitive than Film Production are interesting. Dodge students told me the opposite, although it's a moot point because both are very difficult to obtain admission.
Is your child a screenwriting major?</p>
<p>My son is a film production major. When we were there for Preview Day we went on the Dodge College tour and the tour guide, who worked in the Dodge College office, told us that screenwriting was the most competitive major, followed by film production.</p>
<p>It makes sense, because they only accept 25 screenwriting majors and 100 film production majors. I'm sure both majors get lots of applicants, but film production must not get 4 times the number of applicants as screenwriting, though they have 4 times the number of slots.</p>
<p>"Essentially film production has the greatest odds at 1/12 with all the other majors being about a 1/8."</p>
<p>Greatest odds? Unless greatest odds means greatest odds of being rejected, clearly something is amiss. That said, I would imagine film production is tougher to get into, even if the percentage is higher than the screenwriting admission rate, because you also have to consider the applicant pool. There are significantly more film production submissions than screenwriting submissions. Every other film school I applied to has a lower acceptance rate for Production than Writing, even though there are more Production spots. This is because Production is more competitive--many applicants apply to screenwriting as their second choice, in case they don't get in for production. Yes, I'd like to toot my own horn since I'm a screenwriting major, but I just don't think screenwriting's the most competitive, for the actual meaning of the word.</p>
<p>It's possible that the girl who gave us the tour was just confused about that (the selectivity of the different majors). She was a PR/advertising major, so it wasn't really her area.</p>
<p>I found this discussion board while searching for some help deciphering my girlfriend's WebAdvisor admission status. She discovered today that it reads "Admission Approved" and we both almost burst with excitement. She's calling the admission's office tomorrow to confirm her findings.</p>
<p>Anyway, I thought, since I'm a senior Chapman student with an interesting experience with the university, I would give my two cents while I'm here.</p>
<p>I lived on campus my Freshman year and had a horrible experience. I didn't get along with my roommate, I had trouble making friends, and I went home EVERY weekend to escape the constant noise in the dorms. I lived in what is now called Glass Hall. It was new then and I'm sure it is still beautiful. But I ended up requesting to commute from home (a 2 hour one-way train ride 2 days a week) second semester. That cost me my $400 housing deposit, but I feel it was worth it to have some peace and quiet.</p>
<p>My second year I lived off campus with friends in an apartment. We paid $1400/month for a 2 bed, 2 bath within walking distance of campus. I had a better experience living outside of the dorms, but it becomes even MORE difficult to make friends living off campus.</p>
<p>Junior year I decided to study in Virginia at this tiny school called Shenandoah University. My year there showed me just how good I had it at Chapman. I am returning for my senior (as well as what will be my SUPER senior) year at CU. I got admitted to the film school (yes, you can apply from within the university) as a public relations and advertising major and will be living off campus in the same apartment complex, now for $1500/month, =( </p>
<p>Chapman is far more organized, scholarly, and prestigious than a lot of other private four year universities out there. Take it from someone who wasn't too sure about Chapman in her early years: You're not going to find a better school!</p>
<p>If you have specific questions about Chapman, I would be happy to answer them as best I can! Just send me a message. Good luck with your decisions!</p>
<p>so, do u have any idea about the MBA program over there at chapman university? how is it? what are the chances of getting job after completion of course?</p>
<p>ooh i'm getting really nervous about going to chapman! >_< i hope i fit in! congrats to everyone who has been accepted! i'm going to be a commuter, but good luck with dealin with the dorming ordeals! :]</p>