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It has fantastic financial aid and the teachers are eager to help students out. Students themselves are very accessible, and Disneyland is but a ten minute drive away! It is in the middle of everything - the beach, LA and its many concerts/museums etc/Disneyland, and a lot of other entertainment so long as you have the cash and the transportation. It also is conveniently located right besides Old Towne Orange, which has become a sort of college town to students in attendance.

It's small, personal, and wildly fun but not that competitive. (But don't think people aren't hard-working, if you want the get the average here you're going to have to work your ass off).

I think it is important to mention that Chapman is full of leadership opportunities and if you want to be an emerging leader Chapman is place to make that happen. It is easy to get involved and easy to make a difference here on campus.

Chapman is an amazing place to be. If you like california beaches, nice weather all year long, great facilities, experienced faculty that know what they are talking about, beautiful and nice people, then there is no reason really why you shouldn't want to come to Chapman. Sure it is expensive, but well over half of the students here receive some form of financial aid. Sure it may seem a little small, but there is tons of social events happening every week and the personalized education really goes a long way. I am so happy I choose Chapman that I am still living out here in California now looking for a job. It is a tough time right now but I have been getting plenty of interviews and lists after lists of opportunities because of Chapman, whether it be from professors helping me out, to people just lending me a hand and giving me some great advice, to the career development center providing me with plenty of companies that are looking for employees. Chapman provides each student with so many opportunities just as long as you put the effort forth and are interested you will find what you have been looking for. GO PANTHERS!!!

I have really enjoyed being at Chapman. There are things that can be approved upon at every college, but I think that Chapman is a really great school. I am really excited to see how what I have learned here translates into a career and life in the "real world."

Chapman is still a small enough school that by the end of your first week you'll be seeing the same faces and have the same people in your classes, which in the long run will result in strong friendships (and business connections) that will last long after graduation.

Our school president is a little construction crazy, so there are always bulldozers on campus. But even with a few roped off areas, the campus is beautiful. It's small enough that you won't be hiking for miles to get to class. You will more than likely get fed up with dormlife after two years and move off-campus - right now it's nearly impossible to live on-campus after sophomore year because of housing shortages, but the new dorms should be finished by next year. What we don't have is a scarcity of parking - we have a massive parking structure built underneath the football field. Chapman's Study Abroad program is wonderful in that they offer lots of program options, many of which you can use your scholarships towards, but an absolute horror to deal with unless you have your mind completely decided; they will say they are there to help you, but their version of helping you is making you find everything out for them.

The film school is amazing! Totally hands on and if you're really serious, you can have a loaded resume and Hollywood connections before you graduate! I can say I have some pretty amazing friends here that are classmates and faculty...a great 4 years!

Chapman is really small. You get to know everybody, especially those in your major, which is nice because you have a lot of connections.

Great class sizes and personal professors. Ability to play sports and do well academicall.