u/GabbytheAbby

I recently got accepted as a transfer student to Chapman Dodge for Creative Producing, and a few years ago that would've been my dream outcome. But I'm having a hard time feeling excited because I also applied to USC and got rejected.

For context, I struggled a lot in high school. I wasn't the kid who had a perfect GPA or a clear path. I ended up at community college, and while I improved, I finished my first year with around a 3.6 GPA. I was only willing to apply to two schools because I genuinely couldn't imagine staying at my community college another year. I'm in the honors program, I have leadership in a club, I work on projects, and I've successfully bagged two internships during my first year. For my second, I plan on continuing with 1 internship, as well as the extracurriculars I've already acquired, but I am miserable.

My best friend got into USC. He absolutely deserved it and worked incredibly hard for years. I'm proud of him, but I can't stop comparing myself to him and feeling like I somehow fell short.

My career goal is to work on the business side of entertainment—development, distribution, advertising, or strategy at companies like NBCUniversal or Disney. My current plan is to attend Chapman, major in Creative Producing, and possibly double major in Business Administration, Economics, or Advertising. I also want to spend as much time as possible doing internships in the LA area.

What I'm struggling with is whether I'm making the right choice.

Would it have been smarter to stay another year at community college and try again for USC? Or is it better to start building experience, connections, and internships at Chapman now? For people working in entertainment, does a specialized film/business education at Chapman make more sense for my goals than chasing a more prestigious communications program?

I know Chapman is a great school, and I'm grateful to have gotten in. I think I'm just having trouble separating my disappointment about USC from the opportunities I have in front of me.

I recently got accepted as a transfer student to Chapman Dodge for Creative Producing, and a few years ago that would've been my dream outcome. But I'm having a hard time feeling excited because I also applied to USC and got rejected.

For context, I struggled a lot in high school. I wasn't the kid who had a perfect GPA or a clear path. I ended up at community college, and while I improved, I finished my first year with around a 3.6 GPA. I was only willing to apply to two schools because I genuinely couldn't imagine staying at my community college another year. I'm in the honors program, I have leadership in a club, I work on projects, and I've successfully bagged two internships during my first year. For my second, I plan on continuing with 1 internship, as well as the extracurriculars I've already acquired, but I am miserable.

My best friend got into USC. He absolutely deserved it and worked incredibly hard for years. I'm proud of him, but I can't stop comparing myself to him and feeling like I somehow fell short.

My career goal is to work on the business side of entertainment—development, distribution, advertising, or strategy at companies like NBCUniversal or Disney. My current plan is to attend Chapman, major in Creative Producing, and possibly double major in Business Administration, Economics, or Advertising. I also want to spend as much time as possible doing internships in the LA area.

What I'm struggling with is whether I'm making the right choice.

Would it have been smarter to stay another year at community college and try again for USC? Or is it better to start building experience, connections, and internships at Chapman now? For people working in entertainment, does a specialized film/business education at Chapman make more sense for my goals than chasing a more prestigious communications program?

I know Chapman is a great school, and I'm grateful to have gotten in. I think I'm just having trouble separating my disappointment about USC from the opportunities I have in front of me.

I recently got accepted as a transfer student to Chapman Dodge for Creative Producing, and a few years ago that would've been my dream outcome. But I'm having a hard time feeling excited because I also applied to USC and got rejected.

For context, I struggled a lot in high school. I wasn't the kid who had a perfect GPA or a clear path. I ended up at community college, and while I improved, I finished my first year with around a 3.6 GPA. I was only willing to apply to two schools because I genuinely couldn't imagine staying at my community college another year. I'm in the honors program, I have leadership in a club, I work on projects, and I've successfully bagged two internships during my first year. For my second, I plan on continuing with 1 internship, as well as the extracurriculars I've already acquired, but I am miserable.

My best friend got into USC. He absolutely deserved it and worked incredibly hard for years. I'm proud of him, but I can't stop comparing myself to him and feeling like I somehow fell short.

My career goal is to work on the business side of entertainment—development, distribution, advertising, or strategy at companies like NBCUniversal or Disney. My current plan is to attend Chapman, major in Creative Producing, and possibly double major in Business Administration, Economics, or Advertising. I also want to spend as much time as possible doing internships in the LA area.

What I'm struggling with is whether I'm making the right choice.

Would it have been smarter to stay another year at community college and try again for USC? Or is it better to start building experience, connections, and internships at Chapman now? For people working in entertainment, does a specialized film/business education at Chapman make more sense for my goals than chasing a more prestigious communications program?

I know Chapman is a great school, and I'm grateful to have gotten in. I think I'm just having trouble separating my disappointment about USC from the opportunities I have in front of me.

I committed to Chapman Dodge as a transfer coming in as a sophomore and I’m studying Creative Producing and hopefully double majoring in business. My long term goal is producing, or tv development and distribution. I live in the LA area, so I can do internships over summer if neededbut now I keep overthinking whether LMU would’ve been the smarter move for networking / entertainment business / executive career paths because of the location.

I know Dodge has a great reputation and strong producing training, but I keep seeing people talk about LMU’s LA connections and now I’m wondering if I screwed up. I know Chapman is a top 5 film school, but I’m wondering if it would have been better to go somewhere with more network opportunitie. I’m planning on getting a car by my junior year, and that helps.

I committed to Chapman Dodge as a transfer coming in as a sophomore and I’m studying Creative Producing and hopefully double majoring in business. My long term goal is producing, or tv development and distribution. I live in the LA area, so I can do internships over summer if neededbut now I keep overthinking whether LMU would’ve been the smarter move for networking / entertainment business / executive career paths because of the location.

I know Dodge has a great reputation and strong producing training, but I keep seeing people talk about LMU’s LA connections and now I’m wondering if I screwed up. I know Chapman is a top 5 film school, but I’m wondering if it would have been better to go somewhere with more network opportunitie. I’m planning on getting a car by my junior year, and that helps.

Hi, Incoming tranfer Creative Producing student here and I’m overthinking .

I’ve convinced myself I made the wrong choice. Dodge was my dream school for years, and the fact that I got in is a miracle in of itself. but now I’m thinking about networking and alumni connections and internships and I’m freaking out

I could have gone to CSUN, and for some reason NOW I’m spiraling over not applying to LMU. I always imagined myself working in LA, and I didn’t think enough about alternative community/alumni/location when applying. my overall career plan is to work in Tv development and distribution, I committed and no matter what I know I can make this work for me, but I just want to hear more about the program and try to ease my nerves. I’m excited and love the program, I just need to get excited about it again.