<p>Competitiveness certainly spiked this year. Family friends, who are Pepperdine alums, are all shocked that I did not get in, some even offered to make calls on my behalf.</p>
<p>I’m very disappointed, and to be honest,confused. I was accepted at far more rigorous schools, and only wished to attend Pepperdine because, having visited the campus and met with the faculty, it feels like a place where I could grow spiritually as well as mentally.</p>
<p>Owell…</p>
<p>How exactly does this “waitlist” work? If not enough people registered, then Pepperdine looks through each of our applications again and then decides if we’re in? Or is it an automatic yes/no on June 1?</p>
<p>& Do those accepted from the waitlist usually get offered less financial aid?</p>
<p>^^ Supposedly they don’t rank the waitlist. Not to be a downer, but according Pepperdine’s Common Data Set, they took 0 students off the waitlist last year, if I am reading it correctly. So we all need to be looking at Plan B, sadly. Not that it’s impossible, as every year is different. But I am revising expectations and mentally moving on, and will be pleasantly surprised if it happens.</p>
<p>Correction to the above - they took 0 off the waitlist for 2008-2009. They did not indicate a number for 2009-2010 in their CDS this year. I don’t know what that means - I am going to spin it to mean good things, ie that they had to take a ton from the wait list this past year and just didn’t want to say so. Spin spin spin :).</p>
<p>Last year they accepted more then usually thinking the economy was going to hurt admissions. But that was not the case since this is currently the biggest freshman class ever.</p>
<p>Man this is not fun 
Pepperdine is by FAR my first choice school… I really just have such a peace in my heart about Pepperdine… So I’m trusting God that it will all work out!</p>
<p>SAT: 1930
GPA: 3.9w/3.5uw, rigorous schedule
major: journalism, I started my school’s newspaper
(the rest is just c/p) from my resume…
Extra Curricular Activities
In school:
Varsity Girls Golf
2 years
Senior year captain
Link Crew Leader
2 years
Oversee and mentor a group of freshmen
A-Team Leader for Link Crew
Organized 2009 Link Crew program
Helped train other leaders
Principals Advisory Council of Students (by nomination)
3 years
Discuss key information with administrators and communicate to students
National Honor Society
2 years
Spanish Honor Society
2 years
Montage
2 years (variety show)
Wrote/performed 10 skits used in show
Kadet Krazies
3 years
Lead positive cheers for schools at sporting events
Out of School:
People to People Student Ambassador (by nomination)
3 weeks in Europe
Academic-based
Service project in Italy at a wildlife reserve
Kanakuk Kamps
6 years
Christian Athletic Camp
Received awards for golf and fellowship
Youth Group
4 years
Woodmen Valley Chapel
Girls Bible Study
Leader
Weekly at school
Help coordinate meetings and messages
*
Community Service
Pikes Peak Library District Volunteer
Volunteer/Homework Helper
3 years
Over 150 hours
*
AAVO
Air Academy Volunteer Organization
2 Years
Unique monthly volunteer activities (including):
Community cleanup
Soup kitchen
Ronald McDonald House
Operation Christmas Child</p>
<p>My prayers go out to everyone on the waitlist! In the end, we will all hopefully end up where God wants us!</p>
<p>Also…
@kckckc8, I was wondering the same thing! Does anyone know if this means we will receive less scholarship/fin aid??</p>
<p>Wow, all of you are phenomenal, you should’ve been accepted compared to my abysmal scores.</p>
<p>Decision: accepted
SAT superscored:2010
ACT:28
GPA unweighted:3.47
GPA weighted:
class rank:67/165
school type (public or private): private
ethnicity: white/asian
religious affiliation: catholic</p>
<p>major: pre-med
hooks: no idea how i got into all these colleges (i am a major procrastinator)
extracurricular:co-pres book club, board, clubs…, committees, plays, 100 + service hrs, altar serve, tennis, piano,
CSF, Chem award, NHS,
clubs:
sports:
financial need? Yes (I received some 25,000 PU grant, -53,000 total for year)
likely to go to PU? maybe though maybe not</p>
<p>I hope you guys get in, or if not, then I’m sure you will all find a school that is better for you in the long run.
Good luck to you all.</p>
<p>So do we know how Pepperdine selects people off the waitlist if they don’t rank??</p>
<p>SAT: 1870
GPA U: 3.94
GPA W: 4.63
Extracurricular: MAny and solid’ President of 7 Clubs/Organizations
SAT II: 740 680 680</p>
<p>hey did anyone who got waitlisted have this under their To Do List: “Citizenship Verification Form”</p>
<p>if so, how the hell did you go about it? i cant find any info on how to verify my citizenship…thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from Pepperdine that accepted the waitlist option?</p>
<p>Hi! I just found out that I got off the waitlist yesterday… but have deposited a commitment to USC where I was accepted into their Business and Cinematic Art Major. I can’t decide what to do! Advice?</p>
<p>asdf1314 - Are you happy going to USC? Go with whichever school where you want to spend the next four years. If you’re looking at cinematic arts, I’d stick with USC.</p>
<p>Asdf - How were you notified? Snail mail, email or wavenet update?</p>
<p>If you are taken off the waitlist how long do they give you to commit?</p>
<p>So anybody else get an email today from Pepperdine today saying this:</p>
<p>Thank you for your patience over the last few weeks as we have completed the admission process. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a place for the Fall 2010 semester. Our fall class has been filled, and we do not anticipate any activity off of our waitlist.</p>
<p>Yep bummer.</p>
<p>so does this mean that they didnt accept anybody off the waitlist when they say “we anticipate no activity off of our waitlist”</p>