first off congratulations on your acceptance, that's definitely an accomplishment. You should probably take a trip to chapman to get your own personal experience of the school and what not if possible.
I too got accepted last year but decided to go elsewhere. From what I recollect (you can search this forum for "Advice Please" which is what I posted when I was trying to make my decision) it's a great program that's been in exsistence for a while. They recently (within 5 years or so) built a new building which houses the PT department and students have access to their resources 24/7. The area is a small town in orange county.
One reason as to why I chose not to attend Chapman was primarily due to the cost of attendance. I've copy/pasted the email i got from Serena regarding the cost of attendance for each year and it was pretty ridiculous as to how much in loans you'd have to take. Fall:
Books $880
Wellness fee $78
Student Health Insurance $190
APTA dues $150
Equipment $250
Copies $100
Hepatitis B Vaccination $100
CPR $40
TB Test $5
Tetanus $20
Parking $74
Spring:
Books $745
Wellness fee $78
Student Health Insurance $190
Copies $100
Hepatitis B Vaccination $50
Travel for 2 wk clinical $150
Parking $74
Summer:
Books $830
Wellness fee $78
Student Health Insurance $190
Parking $74
Copies $100
.Total $4,546.
That breakdown was only for books and fees. so add the tuition of 29k which I think Serena says increases 3-5% each year and that's A LOT of loan money to take out. I recall asking around for any scholarships and/or fellowships which may be available and I believe they give it to the top 5 (?) students admitted.
I'm attending CSUN and although the facilities aren't as new with that of the other private schools, I feel that my education is up to par with them. Whatever your decision may be good luck in your future and enjoy your time in pt school!
