Anyone Have Any Questions About Chapman?

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<p>@OCELITE That’s so cool! That movie was already on my must-see list but now it’s even higher. </p>

<p>Another cool thing is that I found this short film starring an early Hailee Steinfeld (from ‘True Grit’) that was directed by a Dodge Alum.</p>

<p>Just search ‘She’s a Fox’ into youtube and you’ll find it. It’s really cute :)</p>

<p>Ocelite,Chinaski,</p>

<p>I just now noticed this thread, so i have a few qeustions. First let me mention that (a few days ago) I created a new thread, with a question:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/chapman-university/1078696-current-students-scholarship-activities-benefits.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/chapman-university/1078696-current-students-scholarship-activities-benefits.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Maybe you can look at the thread, and answer in this thread, or in the thread that i created. </p>

<p>(1) In general, i am wondering if there are any unique activities or opportunites for Merit Scholarship recipients.?</p>

<p>But since i saw this thread, and you are open to any questions, I will also ask: </p>

<p>(2) Can you discuss (to whatever length you care to), the social activities that take place at Chapman. We did take the tour, so we have heard the official discussion of Clubs and Serorities, Fraternities, etc. But if you can discuss from a more unofficial perspective. What is a typical weekend like (on campus, for those who are not commuters). Also, any activities during the week. Does much happen “on campus” and/or “in Old Towne” which is a couple of blocks away. I did find some interesting and funny videos related to Chapman’s “Undie Run” when you do a youtube search. Again, we appreciate any information related to what you (and other students) do outside of class. </p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>I went ahead and replied on your other thread.</p>

<p>@JLR, Chapman’s Dodge Alums are amazing! How exciting to be able to direct one of Hailee Steinfeld’s movies. I’m glad that DS selected Chapman as the #1 choice for college and film school. Thanks for sharing the information about the “True Grit” and “She’s a Fox”. I love Hailee Steinfeld’s movies. She is a very talented actress. I hope her movies win a lot of awards. :)</p>

<p>Hey guys! First post:</p>

<p>I was recently accepted to Chapman as a Film Production major. I have a question for current Dodge students:</p>

<p>I understand that Dodge only has windows machines and therefore their primary editing system is Avid. I was wondering if the faculty allows students to work in Final Cut and Premiere setups of their own on class projects. If so do you know many people that do this?</p>

<p>OK. I was (am) really excited about getting into Chapman, but I live in Philadelphia and I have heard that Chapman is cliquy and snobby. Is it? I know Greek life is big. How hard is is to get into? Is there a place for everyone? I’ve hear that there is no diversity, is this true socially as well as racially and economically? I really want to go there, but I have been “warned” that I might not fit in…</p>

<p>@usualgirl, the best way to find out is to visit. I know cost may be a concern but I highly recommend visiting your top two choices for college so you know first-hand what you’re getting into for four years. I certainly would take note of what people are saying but I think you would want to make that final decision yourself after visiting and talking to all sorts of people on campus. Just go to any forum on CC and you will find people complaining about something or another about their schools.</p>

<p>@norcalimom This is just what I was afraid of. When I toured Dodge I asked our tour guide and she said that she had plenty of friends that buy Macbooks and use FCP instead of the school’s Avids. However, I can not find anywhere on the website that says faculty members will allow you to use your own editing system for their projects. This conflicting information is giving me a headache.</p>

<p>Are there any other Dodge students who can shed some light on this issue?</p>

<p>how religious exactly is chapman? im jewish and ive gone to an Episcopalian High School before and it wasnt much of a problem but i was wondering how big of a deal religion is at the school?</p>

<p>@matthehat99
Chapman is not religious at all. LMU is way more religious. My tour guide said they were not christian but still like to go into the Chapman campus Church’s garden because it was a great place to meditate or something. At LMU you have to take some kind of religious class my tour guide (there) said.</p>

<p>ok thank you very much</p>

<p>@themattman,
According to DS, you don’t have to use the school’s Avid program for editing if you don’t want to. It is up to you. DS likes to use the school’s program because it is there for everyone to use and enjoy. That is what so nice about Chapman. Please don’t let anyone mislead you. If you’re unsure of something, it is best to call the school to ask or speak with someone from the school. Hope this helps.</p>

<p>Both schools have religious foundations. Neither school insists that you be of a certain religion, or even religious at all. LMU requires that you take ONE class that simply addresses the subject of religion. Many, many schools, including many state schools (where separation laws would be an issue if the class was, itself, “religious” in nature) offer exactly the same kinds of classes that LMU offers with respect to that requirement. To conclude from that information that LMU is significantly more religious than is Chapman is absurd, and you do these forums an injustice when you post “facts” like that.</p>

<p>From the fact that on the tour they kept stressing the importance of a Jesuit education and the admission essay prompts all have a religious base, I would say LMU is more religious than Chapman. I could go on with more reasons to support my argument but I have other things to do right now.</p>

<p>I agree …that it stresses the importance of a well rounded person. However in principle, it is religious - which isn’t a bad thing, it just dictates the angle of education.</p>

<p>For those of you who are concern about religion classes, etc. According to DS, you are not required to take a religion class, but Chapman has a GE requirement that calls for values and ethics, and a religion class falls under that… it just depends on what is on the list under the certain GE requirement. If you can find a non-religion course that covers values and ethics than that should satisfy the GE requirement. Therefore, Chapman is not that religious. Hope this helps.</p>

<p>@tzfilm, I remember reading somewhere on the USC forum someone wrote that the admissions director said not to expect any decisions for SCA before mid-March because of the high number of applicants.</p>

<p>… from a STUDENT’S perspective, there are definitely people who are unhappy at Dodge. Not many (that I know of). All of my friends and acquaintances are really happy where we are, and still pinch ourselves while walking through the halls.
A lot of upperclassmen in particular seem a bit upset this past year or so because they are unable to get classes required for their major, and the administration isn’t doing as much as they should to help them get in. In some cases, they have been adding additional sections to accommodate extra students, but there are a ton of circumstances in which that is impossible to do, etc.</p>

<p>The anecdotal stories provide the whys, which is truly insightful but not really statistically relevant. For the actual facts and data points refer to the national study on 6 year graduation rates.
<a href=“http://www.aei.org/docLib/Diplomas%20and%20Dropouts%20final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.aei.org/docLib/Diplomas%20and%20Dropouts%20final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
That’s if this study is a valid one (and I really wouldn’t know about that)?
This study does not break it down by major but points to low grad rate in comparison to cohort group. </p>

<p>Please post if there are other studies (internal or external) which touch on transfer or graduation rates.</p>