Student Profile
Charlotte
- Class: Sophomore
- Major: Business
- Gender: F
- High School:
- Transfer Student: N
Big Picture
When I tell most people from home that I go to Pepperdine, they're like "oh, um cool where is that again?" I feel like outside of CA a lot of people have never heard of it, but it's pretty well known in CA. When I meet people and tell them I go to Pepperdine sometimes they already have this idea of what a Pepperdine student should be like and I have to make sure that they don't get caught up in that. They usually think that I'll be fairly reserved, religious, and stuck up. Its important to meet people from other schools though because Pepperdine is pretty small, but most of my best friends do go to Pepperdine. It can be nice to take a break from Malibu though and head into LA because Pepp really shuts down on the weekends. I mean if you want to go out to eat and see a movie every weekend then you'd be fine staying in Malibu, but there are so many more choices of restaraunts in LA and so much more to do there.
Academic Life
Pepperdine is more academically challenging than I expected to be, but a lot of what you get out of a class is what you put into it. There are classes, especially GE's that you can get by with just cramming for the tests and still get an A, but a lot of classes have strict attendance policies that make it impossible to skip if you want a grade above a C. I love my freshman seminar so take advantage of that and make sure that you choose one that you love. Also the Add/drop period for classes is only a week so if you're doubting that you'll be able to wake up for an 8am all semester drop it while you have the chance without having to have a Withdrawl on your transcript. Students are typically smart, whether they go to class or not, and people do have intellectual conversations outside of class regularly, but Pepperdine isn't all about academics. There are A LOT of GE's though.
