Chapman University

I am transferring from Chapman University after this semester. I came in as a Film Production major at Dodge and really enjoyed the classes I was taking and the opportunities that I had already being about an hour from LA. I was lined up for an internship with a successful music video director who is a Dodge graduate. That was before I realized that Chapman was not the place for me.

I came here for the film school, but outside of Dodge, I am far from impressed with the quality of education at Chapman. The professors are either new and inexperienced or old, whacky, and tenured. I feel like each class became a game of how to get an A with little focus on applying the course material in order to prepare for the future. I wanted to double major with my film production BFA, but the unfocused teachers and even less focused students drove me out. I want to be surrounded by people who are serious about learning, enjoy talking about what they are learning, and understand how important it is for their futures. I'm tired of hearing "Let's hit the pool or the beach" - everything here, as you would expect at an extremely attractive school in Southern California, is based off of image and status. Quintessentially superficial and super cliquey. Also, good luck finding housing after the first year. Chapman pretty much kicks you off campus. And get ready to be written up because not all, but definitely some RA's, public safety, and especially the local community are out to get all your partiers and dank smokers. And there's been loud construction going on ever since I first got here in August. It seems like Chapman is more concerned about spending tuition money on new buildings to sustain their perfect image than about the future of their students.

1st Year Male -- Class 2016

Innovation: A+, Social Life: B-

This school was ok nothing super special about it. They can really use an overhaul on their alumni association and their internship office. Over all it's a lack luster school. They do nothing for you when you graduate to help you get a job. You better have worked your ass off on internships you find on your own The ones provided are not helpful for most students. Chapman needs to get its priorities together. Less building and fundraising and more caring for the students.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

This is the worst school in the entire world, not just America. Like many people have said, everyone here thinks they're better than everyone else. Nobody goes out of their way to be nice, or even is nice at all. If you're not an athlete, in a club, or in Greek life, then you won't have any friends (not that you'd want to be friends with any of those people). The professor are great and have a lot of real world experience in the industry. I am a Television & Broadcast Journalism major, but I want my job to be in sports, like many of the other people in my major. However, the major doesn't have an emphasis in sports, so that's one thing I don't like. Many of the other negative reviews are all true. The stuck-up rich girls, dumb jocks, people who just like to get drunk and party, the most close-minded people, and meanest people you'll ever meet, are the majority of the "ethnicity" of people that go to Chapman. If you want a good college experience, don't go here. If you want to get ripped off, and be alone and sad all the time with no friends, then this is the right place for you.

4th Year Male -- Class 2012

Faculty Accessibility: A-, Collaboration/Competitive: F