Pepperdine:
Very isolated. Easy to make friends since you are all trapped there together. It’s like being stuck at a beautiful summer camp. Traffic makes trips to LA miserable. Hiking & the beach are about it for nearby activities. Great premed advising, but very far from any hospitals for shadowing or volunteer work. Spectacular study abroad programs. Probably not worth cost unless you are super low income with high stats. They paid my entire tuition. I worked & took loans for living expenses. Some kids object to forced weekly convocation programs, but it’s to be expected from a Christian college.