Chance me for Peppperdine

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pepperdine University
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<p>High school junior, Pepperdine is one of my top choices</p>

<p>Sex: Male
State: NJ
School: Public (no religious affiliation)
Religion: Roman Catholic</p>

<p>GPA: 4.25 weighted, 3.7 unweighted (all A's and B's)
SAT: 1990 (570 CR, 730 Math, 690 Writing). Should I take them again to get my CR up? I would like to get at least a 630 so I have a good shot at other colleges)
ACT: taking in June
SAT 2's: Taking Spanish and Math II in June</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Technical editor for school newspaper 10, 11, 12
Newspaper photographer 9
Varsity golf 10, 11, 12
Swim team 10 (maybe 12 too)
Marching band 9, 10, 11, 12
Concert band 9, 10
Junior jazz band 9, 10
FBLA 10, 11, 12 (treasurer senior year)
Nominated for Understanding American Business, a summer business leadership conference. For anyone that is wondering, I went. (This probably counts as a special award/ hook, but I'm not sure)
Peer counseling 11, 12 (shows excellent character and leadership qualities)
Academic team 11, 12
Student council treasurer 11
National Honor Society 11, 12
Weekly guitar lessons since 6th grade
I am also in a rock band with some of my friends in which i play lead guitar. We write our own music and play gigs regularly. We were finalists in 2 state-wide battle of the bands competitions out of approximately 300 bands. </p>

<p>Volunteer hours- not many, probably only like 100 or so hours.
CCD teacher at local church 11, 12
Antioch retreat team member at local church 11, 12
Volunteered at some hospital charities
Confirmation service hours</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think. I really want to go to Pepperdine because I want a change from New Jersey and would love to live and learn at such a beautiful school. I cannot take four more years of cold weather. I'm not super religious, but I serve God. </p>

<p>Major/minor possibilities: Advertising, Marketing, Film studies, Hispanic Studies, Multimedia design, International business</p>

<p>I would LOVE to become fluent in Spanish as well, and would love to take advantage of Pepp's study abroad program so I can learn the language. I am taking two Spanish 5 classes senior year, AP Spanish 5, and Honors Spanish 5, which is a conversational class that teaches us fluency.</p>

<p>Please give me feedback! I hope I get in!</p>

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<p>You have a good chance but a very important factor is also the essays.</p>

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<p>You may want to read the “Waitlisted” thread and understand that many students with your credentials and better did not make the cut. It is very difficult to understand all of the factors but MedalLilly is correct the essays are probably very important.</p>

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<p>Lookin’ good. Great extracurriculars, which is where a lot of rejected/waitlisted students fall short. Pepperdine rejects plenty of students with great GPAs and SATs who don’t seem “well-rounded.” </p>

<p>Focus on why Pepperdine is a great match for you in your essays. Everyone knows the campus is beautiful. What will you offer the university?</p>

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<p>Update: 28 on ACT and 5 on AP US history exam (I don’t know how I did, but I did)</p>

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<p>Congrats on AP U.S.! That thing’s hard :]</p>