Accepted RD, Film Production with Presidential Scholarship
4.0/4.4 34 ACT
11 AP
Congrats to all!
@Touchwood If she is really interested in Dodge College for screenwriting, I would recommend applying to their Summer Film Academy, I believe the deadline is 3/1. My son went last year and many of his friends have been accepted to Dodge for all different majors including screenwriting. There are only 30 kids per session, so it really gives a chance for the professors to get to know them and for them to see if Dodge College is the right fit for them. If they make a good impression, it seems to give them a leg up. Good luck!
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Accepted EA, Screenwriting!! I’m an American student living internationally, and I have middle range stats for the university. So grateful.
I wonder what percent of those who went to the summer class got in to Chapman film production.
… late to the party, but sharing in the hopes it’ll help future applicants that might be curious about such:
My young adult (YA) was accepted to Chapman’s Dodge Film & TV Production (without interview) via EA on Friday 2/7/2020 after receiving an email from Admissions about 5:30p PST indicating a status update was available via their Applicant Status Portal.
About a month later, attended Panther for A Day for a more thorough campus and dorm tour, as well as posed a lot of questions with other Dodge students during the tour and sat in on a Directing Class. This class literally BLEW my YA’s head off from excitement and the phenomenal information shared!
Offered a Dodge Talent Scholarship a couple of days later!!
Overall, was even more impressed and excited about Chapman, Dodge and the community in general.
Extremely appreciative of film schools that offer a holistic admission review process for creatives, because if admission was totally based on academic stats, this process would appear extremely bleak and daunting for many talented young artists; thus below are ranges for my YA in the hopes of inspiring others to continue working hard… VERY HARD and let your light shine!
Below Medium for Academics: GPA: 3.40-3.60 , SAT: 1000-1200, APs: 3-5
ECs: Served in almost every film crew capacity in over 20-40 productions: 10-20 of which my YA either wrote or directed; 10-20 fellow student productions as crew member ranging from DP to PA; Co-wrote a feature to be pitched shortly & has over 20-30 shorts and story ideas in Celtx/Final Draft Portfolio; Has shadowed a few Directors, DPs & Camera Operators on a couple of film and TV sets; Takes several online classes via MastersClass, SundanceInstitute, YouTube and other valuable resources; Has been working, for the most part, as soon as was able to get a work permit; Submitted first short to national film festivals last year and it has done extremely well on the circuit: officially selected at 10-20, received 10-20 nominations and won 5-10 awards, as well as was instrumental in leading to a U.S. Presidential Scholars Candidate (Arts) and National YoungArts Foundation Winner (Film).
Volunteer & School Activities: Has been doing community service with two charitable organizations for the past 5-10 years and has been involved with various school activities, since freshman year.
Personal Statement (a few obstacles, hardships and several lessons learned over the years), Supplemental Essays, Film Submission, Resume, Creative Portfolio and Recommendation Letters were more than likely the saving grace that provided the opportunity to showcase talent, curiosity, creativity, passion, dedication, perseverance, teamwork, leadership, creativity, humbleness, potential and true character.
Best wishes to all, continued success and keep the faith!
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I know I’m incredibly late but would you mind sharing how they were able to shadow directors/producers on film sets? It may just be where I’m from but I find production studios to usually be pretty closed off to minors even being around them.
Wishing your kid all the best in their career!