What is my chance of being accepted to Pepperdine?

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<p>I have wanted to go to Pepperdine since I was really young and I would love any advice on how to make my application stand out. I love the college's atmosphere and its Christian beliefs.</p>

<p>Here are some of my stats:</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Beliefs: Lutheran</p>

<p>Academics:
School: Public (one of the best in the state)
GPA - Unweighted: 3.85
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 180
Classes: Took all honors and college classes possible. Got a 5 on AP Human Geography test </p>

<p>Scores:
ACT: 27.. Will take again
ACT writing: 10</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Drill team- 4 years, JV captain 10th grade (Varsity 11, 12 grade)
Cross country- 10
Studio dance- 9 and 10
National Honor Society- 10, 11, 12
Yearbook-10, 11, 12 (section editor 11 & 12) Yearbook wins national awards every year
Lifeguard since age 15
Water Safety Instructor since 16
Was a nanny all summer before 12th grade
Youth Group- 4 years
Church small group- 4 years
Mission trips</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think my chances are!</p>

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<p>no chance…</p>

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<p>Don’t listen to eagle69.</p>

<p>You have pretty good chances. Your ACT isn’t bad, but it can use improvement. </p>

<p>Now just make sure you pick a great essay topic! :]</p>

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<p>eagle69: Why don’t you think I have a chance?</p>

<p>Thanks gwu_girl! Yes I know my ACT could be better. I’ll try my hardest to get that up this fall. Thanks for the encouragement!</p>

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<p>I was just joshing!</p>

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<p>Just get the act up to have more choices.</p>

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<p>i say u have a good chance, just get the act up and be honest and original in your essays.</p>

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<p>i know someone that got in with avrg gpa 3.0
SAT 1700
few ec
2yrs in yearbook</p>

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<p>to get into pepperdine isnt as hard as it used to be. its lowered its standards by…alot…</p>

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<p>I respectfully disagee. According to NY Times article listed on this site-Pepperdine 2010 acceptance rate was 30%. Acceptance rate in 2009 was 41% and 34% in 2008. Other rates this year-Colgate 33%, NYU 30%, USC 24%, Berkerly 26%, UNC and Virginia 32%, Barnard 28%, UC Santa Barbara 41%, George Washington 31%. In the new 2011 US News and World Report that has just come out; Pepperdine has improved to #53 among national universities. It is ranked #20 in up and comers, #34 in great schools, great prices (best value). For the first time ever USNWR published high school counselor’s rankings and Pepperdine did even better-ranked #42. The undergraduate business program was ranked 42nd nationally, in the top 10 of western schools listed and only behind Berkerly and USC in California.</p>

<p>The yield this year was 31% which rates favorably with other top schools; Duke 28%, Holy Cross 30%, Northwestern 33%, USC 33%, and Wash U in St Louis 31% to name a few. </p>

<p>One can argue the overall pool of applicants aren’t as strong as they used to be, but compared to past years and other top schools; Pepperdine is statisically significantly stronger and more selective.</p>