Will Chapman overlook a lower GPA if I have already had some success in film outside of college?
I am from Massachusetts, to elaborate more my test scores are good but my gpa is not fully up to par with Chapmanâs average. College vine gave me about a 20-30% chance. But something that may set me apart is I already have profesional and extensive experience working in production throughout high school, I had an internship and later on actually lead a team of video editors that created videos, these videos ended up bringing in over a million dollars in revenue to my client, and this client ended up hiring me as his Lead Video Producer at 16, (I have the contracts and taxes to prove it). Iâve also filmed professionally, at events and privately. Basically, I wanna know how important gpa comes into play at Chapman, my goal is to major in CS and minor in video production. Thanks in advance! (Sorry if I came off self absorbed, not my intention I am just trying to convey how deeply involved I already am :)
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Internships and work experience such as yours will definitely be helpful in your admission evaluation as the university will have enough evidence to measure your capabilities and thus it will only positively affect your admissions chances. When it comes to GPA, having a slightly lower than the average GPA for the school that you are applying to is perfectly alright since there is sufficient evidence that your extracurricular activities are much above those of a regular applicant. In my opinion you can compare this situation with the same scenario when top universities recruit the top athletes for their sports teams who may have GPA below the average for their institution. Your current achievements are fantastic and if you are able to extend it even further then I donât see a slightly below average GPA hurting your chances of admission. Good luck for your application!