<p>if i didnt apply for financial aid, can i still qualify for merit based scholarships?
also, when do they tell you about this?</p>
<p>I've heard financial infos should arrive around MID APRIL. And I can't answer the other question.</p>
<p>Yes, there are merit base scholarships not base on financial needs. You may qualify for one even if you did not apply for financial aid.</p>
<p>i emailed undergrad and they said all scholarship consideration will be included in the financial aid package we get by the 15</p>
<p>I just received an email from Pepperdine stating that I was awarded the Regent's Scholarship. I'm getting 26k/yr from that. Also, the email stated that I would be receiving another email sometime soon with my financial offer, and that the Regent's Scholarship would be included in that. Anyone else get this?</p>
<p>Just recieved email regarding Deans Scholarship 22K per year. Makes my decision to go to Pep much easier.</p>
<p>Best to you all,</p>
<p>John316</p>
<p>Yeah I got the Dean's at 22k a year. Makes my decision tougher now whether to go to Pepperdine or to UCSB's Honors Program.</p>
<p>Those of you who got the awards - do you mind sharing your SATs? GPAs?</p>
<p>I didn't get anything :/</p>
<p>Mind sharing your stats?</p>
<p>I recieved the Regent's Scholarship as well! Do you know what the rest of the stuff they talked about in the e-mail is? Is this a whole program of things we are supposed to do, or they just give us money?</p>
<p>Dang. I didn't receive an email, so there goes Pepperdine! Lol. Congrats to those that did receive it. Like the other CCer said, mind sharing stats? =)</p>
<p>4.0 UW G.P.A.
35 ACT
5s on all of my AP Tests</p>
<p>Hmm...Well, I didn't have an ACT that high, so there's why! Lol. Congrats, again!</p>
<p>Congrats! You totally deserve it lol.</p>
<p>brwnidgrl493 - I'm currently a junior at Pepperdine, and a Regent's Scholar.</p>
<p>My freshman year was the first year they started a program for the Regents, as opposed to simply giving them the money. We were all put in the same dorms, and there were some dinners and lectures that we were strongly encouraged to attend, but I know a lot of people that didn't go to any of them, and it didn't make a difference.</p>
<p>I was overseas last year, so I didn't do anything with Regents. Then this year we had a pizza/pool party first semester with the junior and freshman Regent Scholars (the majority of the sophomores were overseas), but other than that there hasn't been anything for the juniors.</p>
<p>I don't know exactly what they're currently doing with the freshman, but from my understanding they're all required to take Great Books as their freshman seminar course. Other than that, I would guess it's still a lot of things they'd encourage you to attend, but you really don't have to if you don't want to.</p>
<p>ennaxor thanks so much!</p>
<p>ennaxor - Can you tell us what life on campus is like?</p>
<p>All students receive a calendar in their mailbox every month that lists most of the upcoming activities and events. Campus recreation has classes, hikes, and other activities for anyone interested. Attendance at home games is pretty low for most sports, and RipTide often has to bribe students to come (offering free t-shirts, towls, food, etc.). On the weekends campus is usually pretty dead, but once a month or so on Friday nights the Pepperine Improv Troupe does a show, and that tends to gather a pretty big crowd. There are lots of parties, they just all happen off-campus.</p>
<p>The Christian aspect on campus is there if you want it, but it's easy to avoid if you don't (except for the mandatory weekly convos everyone has to attend, but there are different topics so you can pick and choose). Campus Ministry hosts Collide on Wednesday nights, which is a mixture of worship and a brief lesson, and also has a bunch of small groups students can join.</p>
<p>The freshman dorms tend to have a fairly high community feeling to them, due in part to the suite set-up. Towers, where most sophomores live, has much less of a community feeling. I haven't lived, or spent much time, in Lovernich or the other housing areas, so I can't really comment on them.</p>
<p>A lot of times students go off-campus for entertainment, but even in Malibu there's not much. There's Malibu Yo (frozen yogurt, you're almost always bound to see other Pepperdine students there), the movie theater (2 screens), the beach, or mostly-expensive restaurants.</p>
<p>Do you have any specific questions?</p>
<p>I have a question. If i go to Pepperdine this upcoming year, im going to be going without a car. It seems to me like a lot of the social aspects are off-campus.Is it hard to get around without a car? It seems to me like a lot of the social aspects are off-campus. Also, if you had to guess, what percentage of students have their own car?</p>
<p>I haven't had a car at all while at Pepperdine. Whenever I needed to go somewhere off-campus I could pretty easily find a friend to give me a ride, so I haven't really had any problems.</p>
<p>My guess would maybe be 50% of students have a car...</p>
<p>Pepperdine also just started a program with Hertz this year, where students can rent a car for a certain amount of time (few hours, a day, weekend, whatever). There are three or four cars on campus, with special reserved spots, and I think you make your reservations for whatever car you want online.</p>
<p>And a warning for those bringing a car - parking sucks. The lot for Towers is really small, and almost always full. The larger parking lot most students use (Rho) is always pretty packed, so it's hard to find a close spot, and it often completely fills up as well at night. So be prepared to parallel park on hills.</p>