<p>I do not go to chapman, but I do live in the area. From what I have seen, many of the students are local rich kids whom wanted to stay close to home, but go to a private school. It is, in my opinion, kinda like the USC of Orange County. There is a good amount of students living on campus, but a lot that do not. I can see the whole rich kid racing out in their expensive cars. Parking around the campus in itself is expensive, I have gotten my parents into two situations of parking tickets within a block of the campus. The Orange Circle right next to is does have some great attractions and is pretty fun, especially for quirky people. There is Bruxie’s, a new age waffle sandwich shop, Watson’s, a pharmacy/restaurant that I think has been there for 80+ years or something, and a bunch of antique shops that are pretty fun to walk around, many of them two stories. Then you have Huntington Beach near by(better than Newport IMO, especially for younger people). So there is a lot to do, and a lot of people to meet. Many are uppity, but most are pretty friendly, from the ones that I have met/seen.</p>