Chapman Fall 2011

[birdude]

My mailed decision never arrived, so I called Chapman and found out I've been accepted! I am very, very excited.

 

[super8isgreat]

Originally posted by birdude:
My mailed decision never arrived, so I called Chapman and found out I've been accepted! I am very, very excited.

Congrats! Who did you talk to when you called? I need to call them and see what's up.

 

[birdude]

Originally posted by super8isgreat:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by birdude:
My mailed decision never arrived, so I called Chapman and found out I've been accepted! I am very, very excited.

Congrats! Who did you talk to when you called? I need to call them and see what's up. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks! I called the number for graduate assistants: 714-628-2764. They should have information about your status, but I found Ms. Diosomito very helpful in quickly emailing me a PDF of my letter of acceptance.

 

[pairodocks]

@birdude
I was accepted too. I am trying to decide between FSU and Chapman. I could not visit Chapman. Can you tell me what you like about Chapman - Subjective and/or Objective.

I am having a difficult time deciding. They are both great schools.

 

[Aladdin]

Hey guys, been visiting these forums for quite awhile and decided to finally join in on the conversation. Everybody here seems very friendly and passionate about pursuing graduate film study so its nice to be with like minded people!

Anyway, I too applied to the Chapman MFA in Producing on 12/1/10 (way before the priority deadline) and have not heard anything. On WebAdvisor it shows my status as "file complete, decision pending" and has been like that since 12/21/10. I sent an email asking about the status and have not gotten any response. At this point I'm not too sure on what to do. Chapman is my first choice and I don't want to accept any other offers before hearing back from them first but the clock is winding down.

I'm not sure what's taking so long. I applied very early and would appreciate a yes or no answer. I have read that some of you have gotten accepted into this program and others as well but has anyone out there received a rejection letter? I feel like I'm possibly stuck on a wait list or in a "maybe" limbo. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Mike_V]

call the admissions office.

 

[Gordino]

Aladdin,


I'm in the same boat as you. I submitted by the priority deadline, had a great interview with Mr. Badham, and e-mailed him back and forth several times now and have heard nothing as well. I've asked Mr. Badham and the admissions office about my status and have heard nothing yet as well. I applied for directing and pretty much the feeling I'm getting from the admin office is "wait". Which is of course nerve racking considering that this is the longest it's taken them in the last five years to start sending out acceptance letters for directing applicants. I am thinking of calling again on Monday and seeing what I can get out of them. Has anyone heard what's going on out there?

 

[pairodocks]

@Gordino,

I didn't find out that I was in until I called the Prof who interviewed me. I suggest calling. See Birdude's post with a number of someone that can tell you.

 

[pairodocks]

Thanks! I called the number for graduate assistants: 714-628-2764. They should have information about your status, but I found Ms. Diosomito very helpful in quickly emailing me a PDF of my letter of acceptance.

@Gordino - Here you go.

 

[Aladdin]

Originally posted by Gordino:
Aladdin,


I'm in the same boat as you. I submitted by the priority deadline, had a great interview with Mr. Badham, and e-mailed him back and forth several times now and have heard nothing as well. I've asked Mr. Badham and the admissions office about my status and have heard nothing yet as well. I applied for directing and pretty much the feeling I'm getting from the admin office is "wait". Which is of course nerve racking considering that this is the longest it's taken them in the last five years to start sending out acceptance letters for directing applicants. I am thinking of calling again on Monday and seeing what I can get out of them. Has anyone heard what's going on out there?

Thanks for all the quick responses guys. I will give them a call on Monday and see what I can find out.

Gordino, I forgot to mention that I was never contacted by anyone in the admissions office and didn't have an interview. I've read conflicting posts on the forums as far as producers are concerned. Chapman seems inconsistent in who they interview and who they don't. It appears as though directors usually get interviews but its less common for the other fields? If this isn't the case then I'm guessing that in all likelihood I didn't get accepted.

 

[wyy123]

I'm not sure if anyone is in the office next week because we're on spring break.

As a producer, I got interviewed or at least just talked to Barbara for a while, wasn't really an interview honestly. I know at least a few others who did as producers.

 

[Aladdin]

Originally posted by wyy123:
I'm not sure if anyone is in the office next week because we're on spring break.

As a producer, I got interviewed or at least just talked to Barbara for a while, wasn't really an interview honestly. I know at least a few others who did as producers.

Thanks for the heads up. I looked up the academic calendar and it says that spring break is for students only, Monday to Thursday, and that the entire University is closed on Friday. I'm not sure if that means that nobody will be staffing the graduate department. Tried calling several times and left a message with no luck. Either they are closed or ignoring me To be honest, I'm pretty discouraged at this point. All those accepted seem like they have had at least some contact with an administrator. I would still really like to attend but since they are so unresponsive I think I might just accept admittance into my second choice.

Congrats to everyone that did get in!

 

[pairodocks]

@ Aladdin
Don't take it personally. IMO, you should try to hang on at least until the beginning of next week. Many have called and left messages and are not getting responses.

I called the prof that interviewed me, who said I was in, but I never received my letter. I called twice and left messages - no response.

Don't give up just yet. What is your 2nd choice?

 

[PJ]

Hi everyone,
Congrats to those who get in. I was interviewed by prof Alex for producing program on last Thursday and she sent me an email about the fellowship she can offer me yesterday. Still waiting to get the official admission email. Has anyone here received the official email or mail yet?

 

[birdude]

Originally posted by pairodocks:
@ Aladdin
Don't take it personally. IMO, you should try to hang on at least until the beginning of next week. Many have called and left messages and are not getting responses.

I called the prof that interviewed me, who said I was in, but I never received my letter. I called twice and left messages - no response.

Don't give up just yet. What is your 2nd choice?

Seconded. I tried calling Alex Rose today and just got her office's voice mail.

 

[wyy123]

I know the majority of the faculty that I have class with are not in town, including Barbara Doyle. Just take a breathe. There is seriously no one in the school right now but people getting tours of the school (I went by to pick up some camera reports for a film shoot).

 

[pairodocks]

@wyy123

Thanks for letting us know. We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief.

@Aladdin

Apparently, no one's home! We should all wait for next week to blow up the phones.

 

[KrisKelvin]

Um...if no one's there, what happens when my intent to enroll form and deposit arrive at the graduate admissions office tomorrow?

 

[pairodocks]

@kris
How did you send it?

 

[super8isgreat]

Originally posted by KrisKelvin:
Um...if no one's there, what happens when my intent to enroll form and deposit arrive at the graduate admissions office tomorrow?

pretty sure theres people in admissions. i called today and people were answering phones.