<p>I would say the gay population is closeted, Pepperdine isn’t 100% gay-friendly, but I do know two gay people there.
There are three GE religion classes and required convocation credit, basically you have to go to 14 religious/spiritual events (not necessarily worship) per semester to get an A, 12 for a B, etc. It gets calculated into your GPA, but it obviously doesn’t count for grad school. There’s no alcohol allowed on campus, but plenty of parties off campus, at nearby USC and a club scene.</p>
<p>If you want to come to California I would focus on private schools. You have no chance at UCLA or UCSD…and I can almost guarantee rejection at UCSB and UCI. Your gpa is just way too low, and the UC’s don’t want Out-Of-State kids. You have a decent shot at UC Santa Cruz, but UCSC is very hippie and foresty…and if you think Pepperdine has a lot of gay people go walk around UCSC. Also there is practically no greek life.</p>
<p>I would really recommend you apply to USC (it’s a reach though), but Loyola Marymount, University of San Diego, and Chapman University all have good communications departments, in amazing cities, and have great beaches nearby. Also they all have visible greek life and these schools probably have the hottest girls in the country outside of ASU and SDSU.</p>
<p>farther up the east coast for selective schools…not cali I know…William & Mary not too far from Virginia Beach & Brown relatively nearby to some decent RI surfing.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend William & Mary if you actually want to spend much time on the beach. The traffic getting on and off the peninsula is brutal. You’d spend more time in traffic than you would in class or at the beach.</p>
<p>I’m assuming by beach you want warm weather yearround.</p>
<p>In which case…UCSC (though, as someone else said FULL OF HIPPIES/liberals), Occidental (top 50 LAC, but you’d have a shot), Pitzer (an hour away from the beach, 5 minutes from mountains) (another top 50 LAC but I think you’d have a shot, it’s a bit of a joke of the claremont schools), Cal Poly, loyola marymount university,</p>
<p>if you are looking for schools in florida, here is the list: </p>
<p>University of North Florida-located in Jacksonville, its about a 20 minute drive to the beach. The girls are decent (took summer courses up there this summer and most were what guys would consider attractive). With your credentials, you could probably get in hands down. Greek life is very popular. </p>
<p>Florida Atlantic University- there is a campus located in the Jupiter area, which is known for its surf. Dont really know a lot about the school. </p>
<p>University of Miami- while the school is top notch academically, it isnt that close to the surf. You need a car to get to the beach (or a friend) or you can master the public transportation system. Plus, Miami isn’t known for its waves. Though if you just want the beach and the girls, its an easy choice. Also-Greek life is HUGE. Not required to be socially accepted, but its definitely offered. </p>
<p>Flager College in St. Augustine- good school, great surf. Not sure on the greek life, but if you are looking for surf in Florida, I would say this is you best bet. The beach is maybe a 5 minute drive away.</p>
<p>Poseidenj also said about Pitzer - “a bit of a joke of the claremont schools” - hmm, a school that accepted only 20% of applicants this year, fantastic weather, shared classes with other claremont schools, has small classes with great professors and is a rising lac. You could do a lot worse…</p>
<p>I think I’d probably actually like the UCSC scene more than the UCSB, but I have alittle of both in me. I like Art and Music alot, but I also like sports and pong at the same time haha.</p>
<p>UNF generally seems like the surfers college in FL, but I don’t think I’d ever go there.</p>