Transfer Chances to LMU?

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>I am applying to transfer for my junior year, so next fall. Applying to the school of film and t.v as a television production major.</p>

<p>Have a 3.589 gpa</p>

<p>2 letters of rec - one from my advisor who is the head of the television department here at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film & TV and one from one of my teachers in tv broadcast journalism</p>

<p>Chancellors list for grades</p>

<p>Honors Society for grades</p>

<p>other extra curriculars - schools for schools, invisible children</p>

<p>solid essays - one that describes my driven life towards the industry of television despite having cerebral palsy</p>

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<p>Excuse perhaps the obvious question, however what is LMU?</p>

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<p>^^^
Loyola Marymount University</p>

<p>Top notch university especially known for their film school. Located next to Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles. Solid school, great neighborhood, top-5 film program. An excellent choice for many kids.</p>

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<p>tzfilm,</p>

<p>Congrats!!! LMU for film production? What? Great job kid, that’s really terrific!</p>

<p>Hmm, then you had to go and ask me to pick between Chapman and LMU. Well I’m no expert but I have spent a lot of time on both campuses and I’m one of those Dads that asks a lot of questions. So here goes…</p>

<p>Both film schools are very VERY highly ranked and each year they turn out a new crop of very talented and well taught film students. Both schools are very difficult to get into and as such they tend to end up with smart and gifted young freshmen which increases their chances of growing them into great film makers and writers.</p>

<p>I would say that the film programs at these two schools are more or less at equal. To me your question is similar to asking an English major which Ivy, Brown or Dartmouth, they would choose. Hmm, sort of the long way of saying both Chapman and LMU are great. These are both “Film Ivy’s” (copywrite Wheaty 2010).</p>

<p>There’s been much discussion in the other thread about rankings. My personal ranking would look like this:</p>

<p>USC Tier 1
—gap—
UCLA Tier 2*
NYU Tier 2
LMU Tier 3
Chapman Tier 3</p>

<p>And then a whole bunch of very good programs for tier 4.</p>

<p>But let’s be clear about all this ranking stuff - ALL of the above programs are excellent and offer students the ability to become truly GREAT film makers and writers. All of them. </p>

<p>But this isn’t what you want to hear, you want to know which is better. I dunno. If my younger daughter were accepted to both programs (I would be thrilled!) my advice to her would be to go drive over and spend a lot of time at both programs. Ask the people in Admin if you can sit in some classes. Ask other students a lot of questions. Talk to the professors. Talk to the Admin people. Eat in the cafeterias. In short, become an expert on both programs and schools.</p>

<p>After all that just sit back and ask yourself which one feels like a better fit. That’s your answer.</p>

<p>So a true congratulations to you for getting a ‘yes’ from LMU! </p>

<p>Best,
Wheaty</p>

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<li>I put an asterisk next to UCLA for two reasons: 1.) you can’t be admitted to their film school until you’re a Junior. 2.) Their undergrad program is so small and selective that in my mind it’s really an extention of their MFA program. It’s sort of an MFA-lite if you will. Because of these two things I feel it’s difficult to rank this program for an incoming Freshmen. I put them in my own personal Tier 2 due to their end-product, the number of graduates that go on to do outstanding work in the film/TV business.</li>
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<p>didn’t mean to put you on the spot, but thank you very much for answering! I toured USC, Chapman and LMU last week. If I get accepted at Chapman or USC, I’ll tour them again with LMU to help me decide. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks Wheaty! Your detailed report on the LMU Film program was very helpful. I applied for the Film Production program so I’m pretty excited to hear back! Even if I don’t get into the program I would love to go to LMU. I feel like the school gets over shadowed by bigger schools like UCLA and USC.</p>

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<p>Ejm105989,</p>

<p>You’re welcome! I like LMU a lot. It’s a wonderful school, really nice dorms (some of which have ocean views!), a beautiful high tech new library, good solid programs, and a bunch of kids that seem very happy to be there. Oh yeah, and their film program is one of the best in the world. What’s not to like?</p>

<p>To some extent LMU-Film does get over-shadowed by USC and UCLA but so what? That’s like saying Columbia gets over shadowed by Harvard and Yale. My response in both cases is “yeah, so?”.</p>

<p>LMU produces smart, talented young film makers, they help them make strong connections within the business and the school is well located for guest speakers and internships.</p>

<p>ALL of the schools discussed in this thread are very VERY good at what they set out to do. There are many others with wonderful programs as well: Emerson, Florida State, Wesleyan (for writing), etc., etc. </p>

<p>I glad you’re excited about your application to LMU-Film - you should be! Getting accepted there and completing their program could very well benefit you for a long long time. Definitely worth sending them the best application you can!</p>

<p>Best of luck,
Wheaty</p>

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<p>Hi everyone just thought I’d give you an update since I saw you guys posting on my old thread. I have decided to transfer from Chapman and here is why…</p>

<p>I applied to LMU a while ago but didn’t get in. LMU and Chapman are fantastic schools for film and television. I am currently a Chapman student and I must say that compared to other film schools Chapman has probably the nicest film school. I looked at LMU’s while they have a great program the facilities looked quite old. Chapman’s film school is huge! Its practically brand new as well. And also brand new equipment that is A+ quality. The only downside to these small private schools such as Chapman and LMU are they are very small. As a student at Chapman it feels very much like high school. You have the cliche high school groups such as the jocks etc… What I am trying to say is that if you don’t see yourself in these groups you may not have the best social life, which brings me to why I have decided to transfer. The bigger schools like USC, UCLA etc are more appealing because there is a more diverse population of people, a lot more things to do and a lot more going on. I must also touch on the diversity issue. I am not 100% sure what the school population is like at LMU, but at Chapman the majority of the population it seems like are very privileged Caucasian’s a lot who come from the California area… as I said before at a bigger school you have a lot more people making it a much more diverse place. The decision to transfer has been extremely tough for me because if you are into film and television Chapman’s Dodge College is unbelievable. It is already compared to all of the best film schools in the nation. However I am a firm believer that all students should have a great college social experience as well and Chapman and these small private schools may or may not fit you. </p>

<p>If any of you guys want to ask me any more questions just feel free to ask.</p>

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<p>hey thanks for replying great to talk to you. LMU is a fantastic school in film. I just am looking at a school that is much bigger. What school are you at now?</p>

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<p>your very welcome, these small private school are fantastic schools and I am in no way putting them down all I am giving is my opinion based on the fact I am a student at Chapman and have a friends at LMU. I just know that when your a small private school like these the social life is not as grand as the other bigger schools. In fact Chapman has been a fantastic school and my education there has been great… just not the social life. Like I said if you don’t see yourself fitting into the social life that these schools have you may not be as happy.</p>

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<p>I’ve been reading all your posts with great interest: I’m a mom of someone looking at all of these schools. OP: please let us know where you end up, and what you think of your new school. Thanks to all for being so candid with your opinions, it really helps those who will come after you.</p>

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<p>No problem I just thought I would share my opinion based on my experiences. I hope that your son or daughter will still apply as these schools are both fantastic in terms of a college education. I loved my classes at Chapman, just not the social life down there. If you have any other questions feel free to ask…</p>