My chances? :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pepperdine University
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<p>Hi everyone!
I'm an asian female from the northeast</p>

<p>GPA- 3.7/3.8 (not sure as of now...)
Sat- 2200</p>

<p>Sports:
Track and field- varsity, all-conference, some other honors there too
Soccer- for 9 years (however chose not to play on high school team)
Basketball- mostly recreational, just thought i'd include it</p>

<p>EC's:
Violin- 8 years
Model UN
Mock trials- really invested in this, co-captain
Also, I may do an internship over the summer at the NIH, but this depends on a lot of factors</p>

<p>some random questions...
-Also, I am NOT religious at all. I don't have any problem with religious people at all, but at Pepperdine, are they kind of in your face about religion? Does the whole school have some kind of religious influence?
-And one more question lol, what are my chances of receiving some kind of merit based scholarship? or is that unpredictable...</p>

<p>Thank you all so much!! :)</p>

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<p>Write good essays and you're in. As far as I know Pepperdine definitely has a more religious atmosphere than most colleges - but if you don't want to be involved you don't have to be (other than attending convocation ((MANDATORY CHURCH)) 14 times per semester)</p>

<p>From what I have heard Pepperdine is good with AID money for those who need it.</p>

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<p>I think you have a really great chance :] Just pick the right essay topic. The weekly convocation that andylaws alluded to is pretty diverse, not straight worship. There are options, including spiritually-motivated discussion groups and stuff.
I'm not particularly religious, but I plan on attending Pepperdine this Fall :]
I haven't heard about financial aid yet, but from what I've heard it's generous.</p>