<p>I am a male student from Pennsylvania and with all the college decisions coming in, I was overwhelmed by the result. I was accepted to all the local schools that were safe schools (not a shock), accepted to Coastal Carolina, waitlisted from Loyola Marymount, and denied from Pepperdine. Pepperdine was my ultimate dream school, and after seeing that I was denied after a 12.7% acceptance rate this upcoming semester, I still have hope.</p>
<p>However due to the current circumstances, the smart move is to accept Coastal's offer. I will not hear back from LMU until after May 1st (if I even do) and Pepperdine is already out of the picture until I plan on transferring. The real question is, should I attempt to transfer to Pepperdine in a spring semester because it is less competitive? Also they did not accept many students, therefore leaving more spots open possibly? Even if I am waitlisted, should I do the same to LMU? I will post my stats below, and you can help me out!</p>
<p>Grade: 12
Race: Cacuasian
Religion: Catholic (currently practicing, however I am considering a different church)
Sex: Male
State: Pennsylvania</p>
<p>SAT/ACT: 1780
Classes: Honors CHS French V, AP English, AP US Government, Adv. Pre-Calc, Adv. Statistics, Adv. Visual Communications, Public Speaking/Creative Writing (Semester course)
GPA: 3.9 (unweighted)
EC's/Sports:<br>
Track (Division I caliber)
Dance (tap, ballet, jazz and cecchetti)
Inline Hockey
Football (freshman year only)
Best Buddies
Prayer Group
Local church's youth group
Local dog shelter
Love walk for the poor
Guitar
Bible school leader
Religion teacher for my church</p>
<p>Job Experience:
Howard Hanna Real Estate
Model for Hollister (approved by Abercrombie Corp.)
Google Glass Explorer Program</p>
<p>I understand Pepperdine is very competitive, and without a hook it is very hard to get in... Applying as a transfer student would possibly also help me, so that I can show them that I am a hard working individual outside of high school.</p>