UCSB to Chapman

koochmada
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:25:41 +0000

I am a freshman at UCSB with an undeclared major. I am thinking that this isn’t the best school for me, as it is just way too huge and not very strong in anything but the sciences (I am definitely not a science person). I visited my friend at Chapman about a month ago and absolutely loved it. He is in the film school and from what I’ve heard is doing some amazing work there. My question is if I were to apply to the film school with little prior film experience would it be a lost cause? Looking at the Dodge College (film school) application process online, they claim to weight GPA and scores over experience within the major. These were high for me (I got into Berkeley) and I plan to keep my grades high this year as well.

Also, I’d be interested to hear opinions on this, as UCSB does have much more prestige than Chapman. Would this be a bad choice even if I could get into the film school?

Thanks