Does anyone know Chapman's acceptance rate this year?

rakuendrowning
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:09:40 +0000

A couple things:
One: low acceptance rate, while it may look fancy and competitive, should not be a determining factor in the school you choose. You also have to consider the applicant pool. For example, U Chicago had a very high acceptance rate for a long time, but there’s no doubt it’s an extremely hard school to get into, however its a self selective school. Not that many people know of Chapman, so not that many people apply here unless they’re considering attending. Also, you should focus on the program and the education of the school–what you’ll get out of it, and where you’ll be the happiest. Not the school with the most percieved prestige.

Two: Chapman’s acceptance rate may actually increase this year. With the economic crisis at hand, many expensive private institutions are counting on less students being able to afford their school, so they are actually increasing admission. State schools with cheap tuition may see an increase in applications because now everyone needs a safety they can afford. (Such as Western Washington.) So its a good year to be a rich Ivy bound student, but not so much for everyone else. :(

Three: Film Production accepts the most–the website lists 100 for freshman, I don’t know if that’s accurate, and I don’t know the yield rate, but I do know we also have a waitlist. Transfering into any film program (including USC) is much harder than entering as a freshman.

I don’t believe we have a pre-law program. We have political science, but I don’t know how good it is. Sorry.

Now to chime in on a personal note–I was accepted both to USC SCA and NYU Tisch, but I chose Chapman because it was the best personal fit. I completely empathize with wanting to go to a big name school, believe me, that’s what I wanted, and I really wish Chapman had the reputation some other schools do, but you know what, it’s getting there. My only advice is to look past the reputation and weigh the pros and cons, and decide what the best fit is for YOU personally. Whether that be USC, NYU, Harvard or Chapman. If it helps knowing that other people have chosen Chapman over “higher ranked” schools and have been happy with their decision, then I offer myself up as reassurance. I know I wouldn’t be happier anywhere else.