Official Early Action Decision Reporting Thread - Class of 2016

Colleges and Universities A-Z Chapman University
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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: November 15
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/18
Accepted at which school/major at Chapman: Graphic Design</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: M: 540 , CR: 590 , WR: 600 ,
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: none
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.5/3.7
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>]AP/IB classes: AP British Literature
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: really good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good i think?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ehh…
[</em>] EC highlights:[/ul]**Location/Person: **[ul][<em>] State or Country: Delaware
[</em>] School Type: Boarding School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]**Other Factors, hook?: ** club lacrosse & field hockey
**General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Chapman…?: what dorm should I live in??
**</p>

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<p>now that we’re in, when do we find out our financial aid package?</p>

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<p>applesnbannanas, my son’s financial aid package was in a separate letter, tucked inside his acceptance folder. So, two letters in there; one saying he was accepted, and the other detailing the scholarship.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>**Date applied:11/10 **
**Date decision postmarked/received:Webadvisor: 1/7/12 Postmarked: 1/9 Recieved 1/17 **
**Accepted at which school/major at Chapman:Dodge College, Screenwriting!!! ** </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: M: , CR: , WR: , Did not submit
[</em>] ACT: 29 Composite, 30-31 if Super-scored
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests:
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.78/4.12
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank. Top 15% probably.
[</em>]AP/IB classes: Graduating with 6. Advanced Scholars Program at School. Collegeboard AP Scholar.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Really good. Thought screenwriting prompt was weak though.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably fantastic! :slight_smile:
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Heard it was fantastic as well!
[</em>] EC highlights:[/ul] Foreign Exchange to Italy, Girl Scouts, Theatre, Chous, Work Experience **Location/Person: **[ul][<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private College Prep
[<em>] Ethnicity: WHite
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]**Other Factors, hook?: Foreign Exchange and playwriting awards and experience. Also short films. Large resume. Tons of Community Service. **
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Chapman…?:
20,000 dollar Chancellors Scholarship. I got into Emerson so unless I get into NYU or USC it’s between Emerson and Chapman for sure.</p>

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<p>Anyone who applied for film production heard anything yet…?</p>

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<p>Wow! Way to go!!! Congratulations to everyone who got accepted :)</p>

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<p> ** Decision: Accepted! **</p>

<p>** Date applied: ** Nov. 15th, at about 8 PM. Cut it about as close as I possibly could have.
** Date decision postmarked/received: ** Mailed Jan. 7, came in the mail on January 19th.
** Accepted to which school/major: ** College of Performing Arts, for BA Theatre.</p>

<p>** Stats: ** [ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2150; M: 610; CR: 780; W: 760. (I upped it to a 2210 total on the December test, but that wasn’t sent.)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: None
[</em>] GPA Unweighted/Weighted: 3.38/3.60
[<em>] Rank: Top third in a class of 610
[</em>] AP/IB Classes: AP European Civ. (5), AP US History (5), AP Environmental Sci. (4), AP English Language & Comp. (5); AP Human Geography, English Literature, and US Gov’t and Politics are in progress. No IB’s.
[/ul]</p>

<p>** Subjective: ** [ul]
[<em>] Essays: I feel I wrote a good-but-not-exceptional Common App essay on how my first year of football (first year in any organized sport) tested my character and ended up forging my will to succeed/stubbornness in the face of adversity.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Came from two of my favorite, best-educated and best-spoken teachers. I didn’t read them, as I signed the FERPA waiver, but I have every confidence that they wrote great letters.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor for the past three years moved on to a job in Chicago over the summer; I met the new guy three times before he wrote me a letter, but he was very nice and seemed impressed by the getting-to-know-you interview . He was also very proactive in seeking input from my teachers to really understand who each and every one of his students was.
[</em>] Extracurricular highlights: Theater (numerous leads and awards), choir (new to it this year, but I made Regional and All-State as a second tenor), Boy Scouts (don’t have my Eagle, but I’m a Life Scout and I accrued a boatload of community service), football (JV quarterback), Academic Team (two-time co-MVP). Plus a few smaller and more unique ones.
[/ul]</p>

<p>** Location/Person: ** [ul]
[<em>] State or Country: San Diego, California, good old US of A
[</em>] School Type: Public; incidentally, ranked Silver by US News & World Report, the only San Diego public high school to receive such recognition.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pan-European (or White, if you prefer)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>

<p>** Other Factors/Hook? **
Legacy-- my sister is Class of '14 at Chapman, and is heavily involved in campus life as an officer of her sorority, an RA, etc.
First-Generation College Student-- My dad has an associate’s, my mom is an RN, but doesn’t have a degree.
My audition-- Guess it was good enough!</p>

<p>** Comments/Thoughts **
I love the school, but I only got the Dean’s Scholarship. I know, it’s hard to say “only” when you’re getting $15K a year, but Chapman is bloody EXPENSIVE! I expect to pick up a little more down the road via the FAFSA, perhaps a legacy or talent scholarship as well. Bottom line: If we can reasonably afford it (my dad is eighteen months out of work) I will almost certainly be attending. :)</p>

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<p>Yay to everyone who was accepted!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: October 5, 2011
Date decision postmarked/received: Web Advisor 1/17; Postmark 1/19; Received 1/25
Accepted at which school/major at Chapman: Computer Science</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: M: , CR: , WR: , (Did not send)
ACT: 28
SAT Subject Tests: N/A
GPA-UW/W: 3.29/3.34
Rank: Don’t Rank
AP/IB classes: A few
Subjective:
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recs: I think Excellent
Counselor Rec: Think Excellent
EC highlights: Yearbook Editor; lot of CS; soccer
Location/Person:
State or Country: AZ
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?:
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Chapman…?: One of my top two choices . . . it’s all about the finances though.</p>

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<p>I got a letter today (dated 1/20/12) that says that they are placing me into the regular application pool for admission. They asked that I provide my updated transcript including my grades from fall semester as soon as possible. Anyone have any idean what this means? Is it bad that I didn’t get the early admission?</p>

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<p>SoCAGuy, Have you checked your Web Advisor to see if anything is missing? Sounds like they’re still waiting for your senior year first semester transcript. Check with your HS counselor to see if it was sent. Private schools usually require three transcripts from a student, one in the beginning of the application process, one during the senior mid-year process, and the final one in the summer, after you have completed or graduated.</p>

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<p>According to the webadvisor, they have everything. We haven’t even finished our first semester yet - actually we’re in finals now for first semester. I’ll have it sent as soon as it’s available, but I’ve got a 3.98 GPA.</p>

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<p>SoCAGuy, It means your application was deferred. They want to look at your Fall grades before they make a decision. Your decision will now come with the regular admission candidates. make sure your mid-year transcript andd any other updates are provided to the admissions office as soon as possible.</p>

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<p>I GOT IN!!! i visited the campus this weekend and it was so amazing :slight_smile: CAN’T WAIT!!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Date applied: 11/14/2011
Date decision postmarked/received: postmarked 1/25 recieved 1/31
Accepted at which school/major at Chapman: BFA Film Production!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT Total: 1820 M: 590 , CR: 630 , WR: 630 ,
ACT:
SAT Subject Tests:
GPA-UW/ unknown probably 3.85 W: / 4.05
Rank: top 4%
AP/IB classes:
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: Had them edited by my College center, the girl used to be the editor of the Yale newspaper. Wrote about how my friend died in a car accident and it made me want to do more with my life, and how I knew that he had lived a full life just by loving and being loved. I think I am a pretty good writer.
Teacher Recs: I hope they were good!
Counselor Rec: She knows me pretty well, so I am sure she wrote a nice one.
EC highlights:Got a rec. letter from Harry Cheney one of their professors.
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>State or Country: California
School Type: Arts Charter School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors, hook?: I went to their Inaugural Film Program over the summer, got to meet with Lauren Hertel, had an internship with Los Angeles Center Studios, super involved in my school and my library and my Youth Group. Lots of leadership roles. Thrown lots of fundraisers.
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Chapman…?: Definitely going!</p>

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<p>bigredspunkei, did your Webadvisor change to “Decision Mailed” on 1/25?</p>

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<p>My student’s webadvisor said that he was rolled to the regular applicant pool when we looked on 1/15. He applied early action and did an acting audition. Then we called the admissions office as we were confused because they said they didn’t post decisions on the web and were actually adament about it. They said it meant they were waiting for more information from the theatre department. Later we received a letter saying he was deferred. Does this sound right or should we follow up?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 11/13
Date decision postmarked/received: postmarked 1/26, received 2/2
Accepted at which school/major at Chapman: Film Production!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Total: M: 540, CR:640 , WR: ,640
ACT:
SAT Subject Tests:
GPA-UW/W: 3.88
Rank:
AP/IB classes:
Subjective:
Essays: I think they were good. I’m a pretty good writer.
Teacher Recs: I know the teachers really well, so good.
Counselor Rec: Me and him are close so pretty good
EC highlights:A lot with film. I have made a large film each year of high school. Last I made my first feature.
Location/Person:
State or Country: nj
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Other Factors, hook?: Possibly my films?
General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Chapman…?:
$15,000 which is great! I’m so excited to actually go see Chapman!</p>

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<p>Dang… film production acceptances have started going out, and my decision hasn’t even been mailed. Bad sign? :s</p>

<p>When you say “postmarked”, is that the postmark on the envelope or when it said your decision was mailed on WebAdvisor?</p>

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<p>yeah! thats when it was mailed</p>