<p>I don't know if anyone here has any personal experience with Pepperdine's merit scholarships, but I'm hoping someone can tell me their amounts and the general stats that people need to get one. I also remember hearing that religious affiliation (i.e. being a Church of Christ member) got you special status, but seeing as I'm Roman Catholic, I don't think that'll help. The info on Pepperdine's website leaves something to be desired on this subject.</p>
<p>I love Pepperdine, but with the price tag, I think a scholarship will be necessary. If you'd like me to post my stats and tell me what you think, I can do that as well!</p>
<p>When I was accepted last year I was given their Regents Scholarship, the highest academic scholarship they offer. I get 22,000 a year, for all four years (but based on posts from those who were accepted for this coming fall, it seems that the scholarship has gone up a couple thousand per year).</p>
<p>My stats were 4.09 GPA, 2030 SAT, and 29 ACT, but my scores seem to be on the lower end, based on the stats I've seen other Regents Scholars post. I'm also Church of Christ, which seems to play a slight factor.</p>
<p>There's also something like the Deans Scholarship (also academic based), where I think the amount you get is something like 5k less per year than for Regents, I'm not sure.</p>
<p>According to what we were told by admissions, the scholarships are based solely on class GPA and test scores. Being COC plays a huge role in the scholarships as well, since the scores/GPA required by COC members are lower than those required by non-COC members. My daughter had a 31 ACT, 4.0 and was class valedictorian. Based on what she had heard from students the previous year, she thought for sure she would have gotten a merit scholarship. She really liked Pepperdine, but since they offered NO merit money to her, she decided not to attend. Others that she met that had lower stats did receive scholarships, but they were all COC. Not sure what the bottom line for COC'ers was, Pepperdine does not publish that info. Best of luck to you!!</p>
<p>My D is Roman Catholic, although did not recieve scholarships, she was awarded grants and Pepperdine no interest loans. Her grants cover 64% of her tuition. She did have some exceptional recomendations. Our pastor was really helpful.</p>
<p>JC, If you're Roman Catholic then how was your "pastor" helpful? Are you just baptized in the chuch, but attend a non-Catholic church? Just wondering :)</p>
<p>Prankity, Why do you assume that JC's daughter attends a non-Catholic church when she said she was Catholic? Perhaps you are not aware that the priest is charge of a Catholic parish (local church) is called a "pastor."</p>
<p>Woah, simmer down. I'm Catholic myself and at the church I attended in Texas and also currently go to in Illinois, we called the head of the parish simply "parish priest." Since I have always called the leaders of the church priests, I thought JC was referring to Pastor in the protestant sense, where it is more common. I have known some people who refer to the head of thier parish as pastor, but they are still priest afterall.</p>
<p>I didn't 'assume' JC's daughter went to a non-Catholic church, if I did, I wouldn't have asked. Which isn't unreasonable, because when I lived in Kansas, there was no Catholic church nearby, so I went to the local Methodist and Baptist churches. It isn't unusual to attend a church of a different denomination.</p>
<p>I didn't want to knock the thread off track, I was just a little confused.</p>
<p>I myself have a 4.0 GPA and 2150 SAT. I'm also really involved in my church for basically...all my life. So even though I'm Catholic, I hope Pepperdine likes that! I can also get an amazing rec from my priest, so I'm hoping that can swing things in my favor, too.</p>