Accepted!
Orange County, Ca
Top 1% of my class and top 100 seniors in my district.
Public High School
9 AP Classes, my school only offers about 12
9 Honors courses
GPA UW: 3.8
Weighted: 4.5
ACT: Did not report
SAT: 1650
SAT II Spanish: 800
SAT II Literature: 550
Essays: I talked about how I have never been religious and I want to develop my spiritual connection and how when my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, my faith really helped me get through it.
EC: Many clubs with leadership positions, interned at one of the top law firms in the country, very involved in my community. I complete about 15 hours of service per week since freshman year. Have had three internships.
Accepted as a public relations major! I’m from Minnesota!
3.88 UW GPA
27 ACT
Good ECs (but only minor leadership roles)
Lots of volunteer work
Lots of job experience and had an internship one summer
Pretty good essays and letters of rec!
Honestly surprised I got in but super excited and happy about it!
I got accepted at 2:31 pm!
GPA UW: 3.87/ W: 3.95
ACT: 27
Took 1 AP my junior year and 1 AP my senior year, the rest college prep classes & no honors
Roman Catholic
Lots of leadership roles: captain of soccer team, Confirmation Catechist, club leader at school, sports editor for school newspaper
Played soccer for club and high school for four years
Worked for a year
I believe that I wrote a very strong essay describing a time that I challenged my faith and beliefs, but also how I overcame those challenges
I also believe that my teacher wrote me a great letter of rec.
**My school district is also ranked top 10 in the country, so I’ve been told that when college admissions counselors see that it helps “boost” your chances
Anyone know how easy it will be to get a scholarship? I heard you get money if you’re in the top 5% of the admitted class, based on test scores and GPA - is this true?
If so, I wonder how high those numbers will need to be in order to get money. I won’t be attending if I don’t receive a merit scholarship.
Accepted
4.1 Weighted GPA/3.98 Unweighted
Top 5% of class
2 APs
11 Honors classes
100+ community service hours
Art club, LGBT club, National Honor Society, Editor/Editor-In-Chief of school newspaper
Work for 2 years
And I think that’s it
Pepperdine was pretty much my first choice but I didn’t think I would necessarily get accepted. I’m happy with the wait list but I don’t know what to do now. There isn’t much to update them on except semester 2 grades. Plus they said it wasn’t necessary.
I was accepted and will attend!
GPA: 4.1
SAT: 1980
4 AP’s Senior year, 3 Junior year
Class Vice President
Work 2 jobs
Great letter of rec from teacher in my major (economics)
2 recommendations from alumni
