<p>college500, isnt that an awesome blog? It really helps alot! I received my acceptance letter, but I applied for early action back in November. Best of luck to you!!! :D</p>
<p>yeah, i love that blog too!
hey, can anyone compare USC and Chapman for me? I want to major in Business and possibly a major or minor in Screenwriting.</p>
<p>Hi, I was wandering if its possible to be accepted to Chapman with a low gpa, average SAT scores, good recommendation, good essay, athletic, a philanthropic, and fortunate enough to have a person who came and talked to the admissions on his behalf because of his unique situation. Its hard to go into depth, but just know he had a rough life and has overcome certain obstacles not many people have to endure. He is an intelligent kid who really is focused on changing this world. This college is his dream college and wants nothing more in this world to have a chance to attend Chapman. What are your thoughts? Thanks.</p>
<p>drgreg315- I really do think it is possible. I am actually one of those people who didn't have average scores for the school and I was accepted with a 3.35 GPA, a 1670 SAT score, two killer recommendations, an incredibly solid essay that I had 4 english teachers look over, and tons of community service. I know that I did not get into Chapman because of my grades, but I did express alot interest and drive into getting in, and I think the admissions committee noticed that. I was at attendance of every "learn about Chapman" event they hosted. I am from out of state, and was able to attend their Chapman Dessert Reception in Seattle as well as have an in-person art interview and attended Discover Chapman day. I also had a really hard time in school which effected my grades because I had cancer. I think that Chapman does not judge a person on their grades, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten admitted. They really do look at the whole person, which makes me believe they are firm believers in "You are more than your grades". It sounds like he is definatly on the right track! Best of luck to you, i dont know if this helped.</p>
<p>How are grades? I recently heard that the lowest grade Harvard gives out is a B+. Students will be competing against those students for grad schools.</p>
<p>Also, what is the political atmosphere? They have a George Bush room and a Barbara Bush room and the school celebrates torture proponents like John Yoo and Colin Powell. Is this where the bulk of the faculty is politically?</p>
<p>Hey, so I heard that the science department at Chapman is "lacking". How is it really? I want to do biochemistry, but I'm not sure as to whether to go to Chapman because of this. Is it simply not as good as the other depts, or is it really lacking as a whole?</p>
<p>Sorry I haven't posted in awhile everyone, school has had me tied up.</p>
<p>funfun: The rooms may be named after conservatives, but I can say honestly that the school is VERY liberal. The school may be in ultraconservative Orange County, but Chapman is made up of people from everywhere and of all political views. The whole torture thing is being highly protested by the liberals on campus (which are much better organized than the conservatives imo) so don't think everyone here is bearing arms and ready to drill for oil. Plus we have a highly populated film school and both students and faculty in art fields tend to be liberal.</p>
<p>Bottom line: Don't worry about politics - the campus is open for everyone.</p>
<p>That is reassuring about the political climate. Thank you.</p>
<p>Do you know anything about whether the grading system is tougher or the same as the Ivy Leagues? </p>
<p>One more question. I've heard that it is harder to get financing for upper degrees. Does Chapman have a three-two program or any help for masters or PHDs?</p>
<p>Hey, I just have a few questions…</p>
<p>About rooms, which in your opinion, are the best options available for freshmen? I’m personally looking for a suite-style room as I’m not too wild about communal bathrooms. And how is dining on campus? Are there healthy options? I’m a bit of a health nut. I’m debating between SDSU and Chapman… At SDSU there are many varied places to eat, including sandwich/salad places, and at the dining hall they serve good meals and veggie dishes.</p>
<p>Also, what is the social scene like? I’ve heard that its fairly dull especially on weekends because it’s somewhat secluded. I’ve also hear that there aren’t all that many attractive boys around campus. Thank you in advance for all your help!</p>
<p>What is the most important aspect of the application? Is it the video? Past Experience in creative programs/internships? Grades? How does the program compare to USC? If you could get into any film program which would you choose and why?</p>
<p>I don’t think there are any communal bathrooms at Chapman. There are different sharing options for bathrooms. My son shares a bathroom with his two other roommates, and he is in Glass.</p>
<p>Another hall has shared bathrooms between two rooms. Just go look at the housing section, and you can see what those options are.</p>
<p>Thebonj, I’m going for film production at Chapman and I chose to not even bother applying to USC. I’ve heard that they’re great for film while you’re there for college but give you no direction in getting your career started. At Chapman, there are people who’s job is to match your films to film festivals.</p>
<p>Chinaski/Rakuendrowning: Could either/both of you post your frosh classes, so I can get an idea how many general academic classes are required of film production freshmen? My husband is not so supportive of the idea of our son going into a “trade school” environment, and I would like to disabuse him of that impression, if I can. The website is not very user friendly for figuring out what a typical film production freshman’s class schedule would look like. I’m trying to figure out what required courses are taken outside of Dodge. Please, someone, help me here!</p>
<p>Hi. My daughter recently got into Chapman and is waiting to hear from USD before she makes a decision where to go. She has ridden horses six days a week since she was 5 and is a champion rider. She doesn’t necessarily want to compete during college but would probably like to continue to ride. Do you know anyone that rides at Chapman and if there are stables reasonably close that welcome riders from Chapman? Thank you.</p>
<p>investorscooter, I am not a current Chapman student, but I will try and help you out.</p>
<p>Here —> [Dodge</a> College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University](<a href=“http://ftv.chapman.edu/prospective/undergraduate/production.cfm]Dodge”>http://ftv.chapman.edu/prospective/undergraduate/production.cfm) is the core requirements of the film production major, which you might have already seen. But Chapman has a very stringent GE program, the requirements of which can be viewed here —> [Chapman</a> University - Academics - GE Program - Catalog Year 2007](<a href=“Page Not Found | Chapman University”>Page Not Found | Chapman University)</p>
<p>Basically, they require that you take a “Freshman Foundations Course” your first semester, which is a choice of classes from almost any subject. Only it’s really cool because you’re in that class with all newbies, obviously, and it’s a chance to make some more friends outside your particular major.</p>
<p>Then there’s the “Inter/Multidisciplinary Cluster,” which is like a mini-minor. You take four classes in any area of study outside of your major, I guess to get that well-rounded education your husband is worried about :]</p>
<p>And the “Shared Inquiry Courses” or actual GE program, which is one class each in math/computers, science, English, arts, history/sociology, and values/ethics. </p>
<p>Finally the “Global Citizen Cluster,” which I don’t understand as well, but I know you have to take a language course in a 201 level or above, and there’s some global and community studies classes that I think can also be satisfied by studying abroad and doing service hours.</p>
<p>Hope that helps :]</p>
<p>oh and I totally empathize with your question xosammi but don’t worry, it’s Orange County, hot boys are everywhere :D</p>
<p>Edthegurl: That ABSOLUTELY helps. Muchas gracias.</p>
<p>Hey, Investorscooter. Well, I’m actually a screenwriting major, so it’s a little different. For one, Chapman has a general education requirement which is required for all students regardless of majors–it comes down to about 40 required credits outside the discipline of your major–math, science, foreign language, ethics, global study, community learning, ect. Although, AP credits and classes that double count towards both your major and GE’s can get around that. </p>
<p>What I’ll say is that you can get as “round” of an education here as you want. Film Production is 57 credits, so if you wanted you could even double major. Personally, I’m minoring in Psychology because I think college is more than just a trade school, like you said, but at the same time I only want to take classes that interest me, and so far I’ve been very fortunate. I’ll post my schedule, but just mine is not the typical film freshman route:</p>
<p>Fall: FFC–Image and Identity, Visual Storytelling, Film Aesthetics, History of Film Pre 1945, and Intermediate Japanese
Interterm: Shooting the Dramatic Series
Spring: Screenwriting Fundamentals, Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences, Directing 1, Acting for Non Actors, Diversity in Family and Marital Relationships, and History of Film Post 1945.</p>
<p>Personally, I feel like I’m learning so much outside of film, mostly psychology and philosophy, not really history or science, but that’s what I wanted. They emphasize “personalized education” here at Chapman, and I truly believe that’s what you get.</p>
<p>Also, someone asked about the food–it’s not bad, there are vegan options, and there’s also going to be a new dining hall next year, so there might be more options…</p>
<p>Rakuendrowning:Thanks for your post - also very, very helpful. So it looks like you’re taking 1 or 2 non-Dodge classes per term, is that correct? And that this type of schedule could keep you on a Dodge major/Liberal Arts minor (psych in your case) within a 4 year timeframe? Will this enable you to also study abroad?</p>
<p>She may have to take a bus to the stables if she doesn’t have a car. She could also bike.If you follow Chapman into the hills, you’ll find one set of stables. There are other ones around. A lot of stables will let you lease or reserve particular horses that suit your style. I don’t know about any in SD, but there are probably some somewhere. In OC, most everyone rides English style.</p>
<p>There are 200 golf courses in San Diego. San Diego is a fun school. The city is very relaxed and you can expect your daughter to be partying a lot. It’s not so much the school as the city. USD is a Catholic School but most profs aren’t Catholic. You can’t really bike there - too hilly.</p>
<p>OC is more work/business-oriented. San Diego is a relaxed city. SD also has a lot of military personnel. OC closed its bases long ago. SD used to have the most dangerous airport in the U.S. because of the steep descent. That’s why that one airliner crashed into North Park. It is more fun to fly in and out of OC. Security is more respectful.</p>