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Chapman University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityC- Faculty AccessibilityB
Useful SchoolworkF Excess CompetitionD
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueC University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyC FriendlinessC
Campus MaintenanceA Social LifeC-
Surrounding CityD Extra CurricularsF
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Arrogant, Snooty, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Helpful, Self Absorbed

Female
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Useful Schoolwork
F
Highest Rating
Campus Maintenance
A
She cares more about Creativity/ Innovation than the average student.
Date: Jan 20 2014
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
This school presents itself as a "top notch" University and Conservatory. HA.

Lets get one thing straight. They do give out great financial aid. But if you are an aspiring musician, free-thinker, or creator, this is not the place for you. The music department is extremely retrogressive and halts any creative thought you may have before you can even get it out. Many kids at this school DO COME IN with musical talent and blindly believe that somehow Chapman will guide them to superstardom at Disneyland or Glee or whatever. No one here practices daily besides a few pianists and one guitarist who I see in the practice rooms. These kids run around and hangout at the pool all day, disregarding the $60,000 a year that their rich mommy and daddy are paying each year.

The school privileges the film school over all else. While I've heard great things about it, I feel cheated as a music student with less available facilities and resources.

Students at the school are unintelligent and unmotivated. They literally do nothing besides attend Greek life meetings, skateboard around in swimwear, get wasted at frat (ehm RAPE) parties, and play on their cell-phones while strutting around in designer apparel. If you are coming to college to meet intelligent, motivated thinkers, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU. Check out other liberal arts schools and give them a real tour.

This school is also extremely sexist and racist. My hispanic friend was told that his type are meant to work in the cafeteria and that he only got into this school because of his minority status. A male professor made repeated commentary on my status as a female and made me feel like I didn't belong because I'm the only female major in my department. I asked him repeatedly to stop, but he persistently stifled such requests and didn't seem to care about how he made me feel and the message he was giving off to the other students.

Don't be fooled into the 'top notch Conservatory' crap. If you want to be a world-class classical musician, check out USC or even CSU Northridge before coming here. Chapman is all hype and no solid results.

However, the location is great. That's why I'm now able to transfer to a better music school in LA. So thanks for that, Chappy.

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