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[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Major: Film Studies[ /b]
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1920 (520M/640V/760W)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT IIs: n/a
[ *] GPA: 2.87 UW, 3.39 W
[ *] Rank: HS doesn't rank
[ *] Other stats: 3 on AP NSL</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Twowere required along with the common app, below:
Review of a Film Released in 2008: I wrote a three page review of "Ballast," the winner of the directing prize at Cannes in '08. It was very good.
Dream Job: Discussed my lifelong dream of becoming the lead film critic for the New Yorker.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Top-notch. Along with a rec from a world studies teacher, I had a recs from a professor at the School of Visual Arts and a professor at Emerson College who both raved about me.
[ *] Counselor Rec: We have a good relationship so i'm sure he wrote something complementary
[ *] Hook (if any): Attended the 2-week Duke Talent Identification Program: Reel Expressions at Chapman University, so I had a deep connection to Chapman which I relayed in most of my essays. I have a sick film resume, including summer programs at SVA and Emerson, and am the president of the film club at my school and am the senior film critic for my high school paper.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: US
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors/Hook?:[ /b] Ability to write about and discuss film
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] I can't believe I got in</p>
<p>Haha one person names an actor, the next person has to name a movie they were in, then the person that named an actor has to name an actor in that movie...so on and so forth until someone gets stumped</p>
<p>The scholarship usually comes separate from your financial aid package. You should get that by the end of March. </p>
<p>That is a great scholarship. Depending upon your EFC, the need estimated by your family's finances, you may get more. Appealing for more scholarship dollars probably not so much...but there are need grants, no interest loans and other, separate scholarships that you might be eligible for. The one you got is the biggest one Chapman offers, I believe.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I emailed the financial aid office and let them know about my situation (my stepdad just got laid off, and my EFC is lower than it might appear on FAFSA) before April 1 specifically so that they could update my package if they felt it was necessary. Of course they may still decide not to do any additional aid but at least I will have done everything I can.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!! Just found out!!!
Major: Broadcast/Communications
Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1690
ACT: n/a
SAT IIs: n/a
GPA: 3.5 unweighted, 3.77 weighted
Rank: Top ten percent of class
Other stats: all honors/ap classes since freshmen year, editor of school paper for 3 years, editor of yearbook for 3 years, actively involved in student clubs.
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: I thought my essays were very good…
Teacher Recs: No clue what my teachers wrote but I selected my english teacher whom i’ve had since tenth grade and my journalism adviser.
Counselor Rec: I don’t know what she wrote, but she’s a great person who I know very well.
Hook (if any): None.
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Nevada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
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<p>Other Factors/Hook?: No hook!
General Comments: AHHHH! I CANT BELIEVE I GOT IN!!! now i have an extremely difficult decision… SDSU or Chapman???</p>
<p>has anybody actually received a letter in the mail who applied regular deadline? my web portal status changed but i haven’t gotten a letter or anything…</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted ** Major: Undeclared Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Critical Reading-600, Math-680, Writing-610, 1890
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 760, Literature: 670
[</em>] GPA: 3.5 (weighted)
[li] Rank: Umm… top 50%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent… But not anything amazing. Prompt was taken from an NYU essay prompt about choosing a song and relating it to your life and why you chose the song.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Pretty good… one from my religious studies teacher, who I’ve known since freshman year and loves me. Other recommendation was from English teacher, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at my school. I do not know exactly what she wrote, but I feel like she would do a good job.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing. My college counselor is one of the readers for the UC:Berekley applications and is extremely familiar with Chapman. She knows me very well and spoke about how I travel to our brother school (the Catholic boys school affiliated with my Catholic girls school) every morning to take Honors Physics because it would not fit into my schedule at my school
[</em>] Hook (if any): Talked to the Chapman coach about playing water polo and/or swimming in college @ Chapman. He seemed someonewhat interested and may have influenced the admissions process a bit. </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: San Francisco, California
[</em>] School Type: Small, Catholic, All-Girls
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors/Hook?: I applied early action after discussion with my college counselor. I became aquainted with one of the counselors (the same one that deals with athletic recruits) and kept contact with him throughtout the admissions process. General Comments: Not the strongest candidate academically, but I feel that my test scores (especially my ACT score) gave me a boost. Course load is pretty strong, but not the most challenging (3 AP’s and 7 honors in my high school career)</p>
<p>Date applied: October 2008- Early Action
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/16 online, 1/23 regular mail
Accepted at which school/major: Dodge, Screenwriting</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1940 M: 650, CR: 660, WR: 630,
ACT: 29
SAT Subject Tests: Literature- 610, U.S.History- 630
GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.26
Rank: 1/86
AP/IB classes: Calculus and Spanish Language. Last year we didn’t have AP classes, but I took the U.S. History and English Language tests. </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recs: really good
Counselor Rec: good
EC highlights: Volleyball- 4 years, Golf- 4 years, ASB (Student Gov’t)- 4 years, Drama (Plays)- 4 years, Cast and Crew, Choir- 4 years, Academic Decathlon- 2 years, National Honor Society- 3 years </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: I think my supplemental story that I had to submit for Dodge is what got me in. The people who I had review it really liked it. I think they could also tell that Chapman was my #1</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info:! So hard to decide what to do! I got the chancellor’s scholarship- 18,000. um…i’m deciding between Chapman, Cal, U Penn, USC, so yeah…I’m not sure what I’m gonna do yet, but Chapman is an amazing school! So congrats to all who were accepted!</p>
<p>Major: Political Science
Stats:
SAT: 1670
ACT: none
SAT IIs: Lit:570 American History: 630
GPA: 3.7 (weighted)
Rank: Umm… top 25%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Decent… I talked about my Indian Culture which showed diversity</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: Pretty good…from my ap eng teacher<br>
Counselor Rec: good…my hs counselor and I have a good relationship…she wrote a good rec for me
Hook (if any): uhh great ec’s! </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: San Diego
School Type: fresh & soph: small catholic…Junior & senior: public
Ethnicity: East Indian
Gender: Female
Other Factors/Hook?: visited the campus alot and showed alot of drive in my essays & application!!
General Comments: Not the strongest candidate academically, but my course load probably helped (7 APs, 5 honors)</p>