<p>Wondering how much aid Chapman gives...especially for the Acting for Screen & Television Program. Thanks!</p>
<p>I can’t really speak to need-based aid, but Chapman is generous and predictable with merit based aid. Merit awards are based on your GPA and test scores. You can get a very close estimate by using Chapman’s Net Price Calculator, which asks not only for your financial data, but also your stats (GPA, etc.). The NPC gives you the predicted merit award amount, should you qualify for one.
<em>Important Note: per the admissions office, their formula recalculates GPA, weighting AP but *not</em> honors courses. If you took a significant number of honors courses, this can make quite a difference in the merit award. Could be worth running the numbers without Honors weighting to get the closest estimate possible.
The maximum merit award is the Presidential: $25,000 per year, renewable for four years with full time enrollment and a 2.75 minimum cumulative GPA. </p>
<p>Merit awards are offered to all incoming freshman in all majors. There are additional Dodge College Talent scholarships that can go up to $2000 (at least as of last year). These are also renewable for 4 years. </p>
<p>Searching the Chapman threads for ‘NPC,’ ‘merit award,’ etc., will also provide you some useful information.</p>