chances??

<p>please anyone... tell me my chances of getting into Pepperdine!!!??</p>

<p>(my high school is ranked the 37th <em>out of 27000 public schools</em>)
Out of State
Male
Greek American
Junior
GPA: 3.57 uw, 3.69 w
AP Government
AP Senior English
AP Statistics
AP Evironmental Science
SAT: 1700 out of 2400
ACT: 26
solid teacher recommendations and a superb essay!!</p>

<p>ECs as follows...</p>

<p>Class Senator
ASB Treasurer
100+ hours of community service
President & Founder of a Club
Member of 2 clubs
Captain of my club tennis team
4 yrs of varsity tennis
recieved 2 awards (1 from the coach and 1 from the team)
member of ASPEN (had to tryout)(teens against drugs/unprotected sex)</p>

<p>Hi,
Well I think you my be a little borderline (high end though:) )with grades and score, but good ec and community service. Any church affiliation? Did you get a rec from a pastor or yout minister who knows you. I would ask for one in if you have a good relationship with them.The essay is important, so if it is as good as you say it may be the winning point, just curious, why do you think it is superb! Also stay in touch with your admit counselor, if pdine is in fact your first choice, let him know. Good luck!</p>

<p>UMMM i am jewish, i was wondering if that would have any effect on their decision.... maybe a little extra diversity for the school????</p>

<p>thanks, let me know</p>

<p>Honestly, I think the religious affiliation plays a much larger role than people think. I had a 31 ACT, a 3.8 GPA, and good recs but was denied after being waitlisted...presumably because I'm not all that religious. You can do better, the academics there aren't all that great anyway</p>

<p>Being Jewish won't necessarily work against you. Although the school has a definite Christian focus, they have many non-Christian kids going there of all faiths.</p>