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<p>If the campus culture is as some colleagues who attended Pepperdine recounted, it can be hard for someone who wasn’t raised in a conservative religious environment or worse, a secular environment. A few colleagues who attended due to good scholarship money had similar adjustment issues due to religious factors and adjusting to most students being from the wealthier parts of SoCal. </p>
<p>Another thing to consider is that unless one has cheap public transportation which doesn’t shut down early, being isolated in an expensive area like Malibu can be very painful for those with limited financial means. </p>