First-year students dance at the President's Reception at the Brock House Aug. 27. New Student Orientation was a week-long event to help first-year students mingle and get acquainted with campus. Photo by Ali Levens After a year of virtual admissions, campus tours and acceptance parties, Pepperdine’s Class of 2025 finally arrived on campus. Out of 12,934 applicants, 1,209 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Welcomes Incoming Class of 2025 to Malibu
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Students Commit to Pepperdine in a Virtual Environment
Admitted student Brooke Carter attended Pepperdine Drive-Thru Day on April 2, where she went on a 15-minute Drive-Thru tour of the Malibu Campus. The University offered Drive-Thru tours to out-of-state students, and those who participate are gifted a "swag bag," which includes a link to an audio recording with information about campus. Photo Courtesy of Brooke Carter The … [Read more...] about Students Commit to Pepperdine in a Virtual Environment
Fresh Faces: Faithful Student Finds Community through Church Family
First-year Sydney Jean-Simon goes for a drive with her friends to the ocean for a day in Marblehead, Mass., in January. She said she is passionate about her faith, family and friends.Photos Courtesy of Sydney Jean-SimonFirst-year Integrated Marketing and Communication major Sydney Jean-Simon is from Boston, but she found a community remotely in Malibu through the International … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Faithful Student Finds Community through Church Family
Statistics Tell Pepperdine’s Story
Without the opportunity to tour campus in person, this year's Pepperdine applicants will base their decisions on what they find online. Statistics help influence applicants' views of the University, especially in comparison to other schools. Understanding Pepperdine by the numbers requires two different kinds of statistics — institutional and social. Institutional statistics … [Read more...] about Statistics Tell Pepperdine’s Story
Office of Admissions Adjusts to Uncertainty Brought On by COVID-19
Art by Caitlin RoarkHigh school senior Steven Song had planned to tour a few universities where he had been accepted so he could get a better idea of where he would spend the next four years of his life. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, many schools like Pepperdine have closed their campuses and canceled admissions events, leaving prospective college students like Song … [Read more...] about Office of Admissions Adjusts to Uncertainty Brought On by COVID-19