Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pepperdine University
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<p>I'm going to be a senior this fall, what would you say my chances of getting into Pepperdine are?</p>

<p>Here are my stats: </p>

<p>GPA: 2.871
ACT: 25
SAT: 560 on CR, 560 on M, 610 on W</p>

<p>4 year of lacrosse, I will play if I get in, but it's only club so it wouldn't help in admissions.</p>

<p>3 years of IM basketball.</p>

<p>3 years of drumline/band.</p>

<p>Hopefully getting a job soon, I've been managing 3 different properties and landscaping them for my parents this summer.</p>

<p>I've done some volunteer work, not a ton.</p>

<p>My counselor told me I should send a letter to all the colleges I apply to explaining part of the reason my GPA is low, which is that I had really bad ADHD and anxiety disorder that weren't really diagnosed well until my sophomore, which really sucked. I don't know how much this will help, but my counselor seemed to think it was worth it to write the letter.</p>

<p>I'm going to retake the ACT in either September or October, maybe both, and I'm expecting to have a 27-28 when it's all said and done.</p>

<p>Also, I have a question: I think that applying early action to Pepp would help my chances. But would it be more beneficial for me to wait until the end of regular admissions, which ends Jan. 15, and show them my upward trend of grades my senior year, or should I apply before Nov. 15, which is the end of early action?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p>

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<p>Your stats are low for Pepperdine. I sympathize with the ADHD as both my son have ADD and it is a tough academic road. i would venture to say that Pepperdine as a freshman app. would be more of a stretch, but i have a suggestion. Regardless of which school you fall in love with, you might consider a cc for 2 years and then transfer. Now that you have The ADHD diagnosed and hopefully have meds and counseling to help you deal with it, you have the potential of doing very well in school. If you go to a cc that has a good transfer counselor, they can plan a program to get all you lower division done at the cc. If you can pull a 3.4 or better you have an excellent chance to transfer into the school of your choice. At that point they don't eve look at your high school grades or your SAT scores. Good luck!</p>

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<p>yeah its been real rough with the adhd. ive tried so many different things. i tried this one thing thats fairly new, i cant rememeber what its called right now, but it was basically playing computer games, but you had to use your mind. it was to train my brain to not overconcentrate like it usually does, but not to concentrate too little. it was extremely difficult, and i thought it was gonna work because i knew a few people that did it, and it drastically affected their gpa's. unfortunately, it really didnt do much. that, plus the fact that ive tried every medication under the sun, has made high school very difficult and frustrating. dont even get me started on the anxiety though...</p>

<p>as for cc, ive been considering it, but thats really a last resort. im just gonna apply to my schools, hopefully my gpa for senior year will be showing a large incline, and hopefully my act will be a couple of points higher. if i dont get into pepp, ill probably just go to my second choice school, and if i still really want to go to pepp after my first year, ill try to transfer from there.</p>

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<p>Just fyi, my D did just that. She went to a state college and then transferred as a soph...but they still looked at her SAT and hs gpa. As a junior transfer they would not. Good luck and don't give up. I think you were describing bio feedback. Haven't had any experience with that, but heard it could help. Stay focused!!</p>

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<p>I would still apply. You never know. I would also try to get your GPA up to at least a 3.0 if possible. Pepperdine seems to really look at character and volunteer experience so be sure to include all of that in your application. In my experience, most colleges include opportunities to let them know of an circumstances that could affect your GPA. This would be a great place to let them know about your ADHD. Good luck!</p>