u/elle_5555

I am a junior and hoping to attend pepperdine in fall 2027. However, I would need to get tuition under 20k and probably get the regents scholarship. I currently have a 1380 SAT and am trying to get it up to a 1500. This was my second time taking it and I studied a lot, only improving 30 points (much lower than I wanted) from my first time. However I took a school-administered ACT once with no studying or anything and got a 31. Should I switch to ACT? Do they give more weight to one or the other? I have a 3.9 GPA, (4.5 weighted) will not having a 4.0 affect my chances a lot? I will have taken 14 AP classes by the time I graduate and 4 dual enrollment college classes. I am marjoing in English. What are the chances of me getting the regents and being able to lower tuition to under 20k? Will this be very hard to do? I dont qualify for a lot of financial aid. What other scholarships do they offer?