<p>im a sophomore student in some community college in illinois.. i have been looking at pepperdine as a transfer school after realizing how ridiculously selective UCB is specially for out of state applicants. but the thing is, i still dont know how strong my chances are for getting accepted in pepperdine.
here's my stats:
45 credits completed (upon applying)
3.94 gpa
16 credits in progress
njcaa tennis varsity
4 year ncaa volleyball player
attended a catholic high school.. thus giving me no hard time to possibly adapt to pepperdine's "so-called" overly religious appeal..
dean's and president's lister
phi theta kappa honor society member
did lots of community service stuff: enrichment program for the blind, habitat for humanity volunteer, special education volunteer teacher, taught impoverished children somewhere in the philippines
voted vice president and public relations officer of the class all through high school
national debate member
kiwanis club
yamaha music masters circle (piano)
and lastly...
acolytes for christ member (yipee. i hope pepperdine gives emphasis to this)
*as for my recommendation letters and essay, i dont think ill run into any trouble with those.
i will be applying soon and am absolutely troubled by the fact that i dont have any idea yet whatsoever about my chances of getting in.. i hope some helpful soul out there will give me an insight of where i stand as an applicant with regards to my stats... thanks. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.</p>
<p>Well, let's put it this way: there isn't anything you could have done to become a substantially better candidate. So if they are going to be accepting transfers, you're it.</p>
<p>thanks mini.. um, can you think of any other school better than pepperdine that will most likely accept me as a transfer student?</p>
<p>Well, it really depends what you are looking for? My d.'s school (Smith) has scholarships specifically reserved for community college transfers, and your social service stuff would fit in there great. But, while there are some conservative Christians, it is an extremely liberal place. More conservative but excellent would be a place like St. Olaf.</p>
<p>What are you hoping to major in?</p>
<p>history or political science.. im heading to law school after, hopefully. and um.. mini, do you think i have a chance at any UC school? (ok, not berkeley and LA because they're so selective)... actually, i was kinda looking for universities from cali or florida.. any suggestions? thanks.</p>
<p>I don't know the first thing about UC schools and policies. But now that you've considered Pepperdine, how about its neighbor Occidental? They put heavy emphasis on service learning, and have a stellar record for sending folks to law school.</p>
<p>oh.. ok. but um, is occidental a well established school academically?.. its just now that ive heard of it.. sorry, no offense to the people who got to occidental.. mini, what do you know about it?</p>
<p>It's a superb school. Currently three serving members of Congress are alums. Much more highly regarded than Pepperdine (which is best known for its law school.) You can check out their website youself. Very diverse place as well (second highest percentage of Pell Grant recipients among LACs in the country.) Best of all - they take signficant numbers of transfers.</p>
<p>yipee.. thanks mini. wait, is it expensive there? and does it have a religious denomination?.. there must be a down side to occidental.. every school has at least one.</p>
<p>Non-denominational. Very expensive if you pay the full price (same at all good private LACs), but one of the schools with the highest percentage of students receiving financial aid (and the highest percentage of low-income students of any liberal arts college in California.)</p>
<p>Biggest downside is that it is much less well-known outside of California (but same would be said of Pomona.) Law schools know it well. They also have a 3:3 law school program with Columbia, though I doubt transfers can qualify.</p>
<p>oh thats great.. occidental, here i come. is it very selective? you think ill get in with my stats? and um, what about pomonA? how is it as a stepping stone to law school?</p>
<p>Pomona is just as wonderful, or even more so. But I think they accept very few transfers. You could check that out for yourself.</p>
<p>Occidental transfer data for '04:
259 applied /115 accepted/53 enrolled</p>
<p>Pomona '04:
231/3/2 (very unlikely, as you can see)</p>
<p>great.. ill definetely look at the schools you mentioned.. by the way, you think USC's a good school to consider if the UC's wont accpet my sorry out of state transfer ass? i heard their good too.. you think i'll make their cut? do they have good financial aid/ scholarship packages? thanks so much mini.</p>