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Kristin Lo ’13
Communication Studies Major
Then: Westmont College Student Association, Westmont in Istanbul Semester
Now: Lives in Beijing, studying Mandarin and exploring a career in public relations.
“I can’t say I know exactly what I’m doing with my life yet, but I know the lifelong pursuit of learning that Westmont sparked in me will be a big part of it.”
The Westmont Effect
Choosing a college determines more than just the
next four years.
It shapes your life—what you will do and who you
will become.
Westmont will help you discover your passions,
discern where to focus your time and learn how
to engage your gifts. We’ll challenge you to think
critically about the life you want and equip you
to achieve it.
Take the first step to your future by choosing
Westmont. We’ll launch you on a lifetime of
adventures pursuing Christ and daring to live his
best for your life.
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Follow a Certain Path in an Uncertain Future
College students today will likely change jobs 14-18 times during
their lives.* Given the complexity of life in the 21st century and
the global economy, an educated citizen needs to have the
capacity intellectually and emotionally to adjust to new fields,
environments and cultures.
A liberal arts education provides excellent preparation for a
career—the very best—because it teaches students how to learn,
how to think critically and how to communicate well. Westmont
students can enter any field and succeed because of the skills
they’ve acquired here.
— Gayle D. Beebe, Ph.D., President
*The U.S. Department
of Education projects
that today’s graduates
will have 14-18 jobs.
Pursue any career in life with a nationally-ranked
LIBERAL ARTS education from Westmont.
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LAUNCH INTO LIFE AFTER WESTMONT
Within 18 months of graduating, 95 percent of our students find
work, internships or begin graduate school. Our alumni are building
businesses, changing paradigms, saving lives, and leading ministries
across the country and around the world.
Here are some of their stories.
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Justin Zoradi ’04
Communication Studies Major
Then: Club Soccer
Now: President and Co-Founder of These Numbers Have Faces
The Westmont experience shapes our students for life. They turn around and reach others for Christ in mission fields near and far.
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Meet Justin Zoradi ’04 | Co-Founder of These Numbers Have Faces
Changing the Odds in Africa, One Face at a Time
From the couch of his apartment, Justin Zoradi ’04
started These Numbers Have Faces in 2008 to invest
in the future leaders of Africa. The organization
supports young people attending college in South
Africa, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic
Republic of Congo, empowering them with the
skills to lead their countries.
“Westmont gave me an amazing ability to write
well and think critically,” says Justin, who majored
in communication studies. “From day one, my
professors told me that to whom much is given,
much is required, and they encouraged me to live
my life in service to others. I came initially to play
soccer. But then something happened, and I started
reading a lot—Westmont creates life-long learners,
innovators, and a passion for service.”
pursuing
global justice
Learn more about Justin’s passion and his organization at www.thesenumbers.org
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An Unlikely Mission Field: National Television
Megan Shrader Alexander ’02 is a TV correspon-
dent for “Inside Edition,” the most recognized news
magazine on television.
She covers everything from politics to medical
news to the dazzle of the red carpet. Megan has
covered the Super Bowl four times and is the only
TV reporter to swim with lions and orangutans. She
frequently appears on CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight”
and the Wendy Williams show. She founded the
Enlighten Film Club in New York City and also
acts, appearing in the film “Redeemed,” released
in April 2014. She is active in her church and splits
her time between New York City and Nashville with
her husband and son.
Interested in broadcast journalism, she took public
speaking at Westmont. “I thrived on delivering
speeches and winning over my audience,” she says.
Deciding she needed to understand the news to
report it better, she majored in political science and
served as Westmont College Student Association
president her senior year.
Meet Megan Shrader Alexander ’02 | Correspondent, “Inside Edition”
pursuing
journalism
Megan Shrader ’02
Political Science Major
Then: Westmont College Student Association President
Now: TV Correspondent for “Inside Edition”
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Loving Kids, Loving Christ in Denver’s Inner City
Westmont created a space for Pablo Otaola ’07, a
native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to explore urban
issues and give voice to his own experience as an
immigrant Latino.
During his time at Westmont in San Francisco,
he interned with Young Life’s Latino Student
Staff initiative and read, “Being Latino in Christ.”
These experiences changed him and set his future
in motion.
Today Pablo works with inner-city youth and
is helping Young Life shape a national Latino
ministry. As a religious studies major at Westmont,
he dreamed of doing work like this. “I think success
is simply walking within the calling that you were
made to walk within,” he says. Pablo has succeeded
on all fronts in his life.
Meet Pablo Otaola ’07 | Young Life Area Director, Denver
Pablo Otaola ’07
Religious Studies Major
Then: Westmont in San Francisco
Now: Denver Young Life Director
pursuing Christ
in the inner city
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Boston University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Loma Linda University
Ohio State University
Purdue University
Stanford University
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC San Francisco
University of Michigan
University of Texas Southwestern
University of Southern California
Yale University
WESTMONT GRADUATES HAVE
BEEN ACCEPTED INTO TOP-TIER
SCHOOLS INCLUDING:
91% of pre-med students at Westmont get accepted into medical school5+95A
MEET MORGAN VIGIL ’11 | PH.D., COMPUTER
SCIENCE, UC SANTA BARBARA
As a Westmont student, Morgan Vigil ’11 organized
an after-school computer science program to
help local high school students. “My Westmont
professors see computer science as a way to serve
others,” she says.
She interned for Green Hills Software and then
worked for them as a test engineer before starting
a doctoral program in computer science at UC
Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on innovative
wireless networks and mobile systems to enable the
next three billion people to get online.
“Westmont inspired me by providing so many
models of servant leadership,” she says. “I learned
something absolutely new every single class period
and built resilience to facing the unknown—as a
researcher, I seek out the unknown. I feel so
confident in my calling. Even when my work seems
impossible, I am sustained by faith that God is using
my unique skills and background to be a good
steward of his kingdom.”
Many students discover passions they will spend the rest of their lives exploring—which leads some of them to graduate school.
When Classroom Passions Become Lifelong Pursuits
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MEET ANDREA OWEN ’10 | MEDICAL SCHOOL,
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN
Andrea Owen ’10 says she found wonderful,
lifelong friends at Westmont who not only love God
and love to learn, but apply their intelligence to
their faith. She appreciates the challenging classes
she took and the outstanding professors who
mentored her. “I wrestled with some important
questions during my time at Westmont,” she says.
She majored in Spanish and spent a semester in
Spain while pursuing a pre-med track. “My science
classes prepared me well for medical school at UT
Southwestern in Dallas, but I also received an
education of my whole person, being trained and
mentored intellectually, spiritually and socially.
Westmont gave me a foundation of knowledge and
the skills I need to succeed as a doctor.”
A transfer student from Cal State Fullerton, Hector
De Los Santos ’10 participated in Spring Sing, ran
track and invested heavily in new friendships. To
graduate on time, he had to apply himself his senior
year, pursuing relationships with professors,
leaning into challenging conversations with
classmates, and discovering a deep love of learning.
He excelled academically and received a
life-changing honor: Outstanding Senior in
Psychology. “The award opened new options for
me and challenged me to think bigger,” he says.
Today, Hector is pursuing a doctorate in clinical
psychology and serving as a teaching assistant at
Purdue University.
“I wouldn’t be here without my Westmont
professors,” he says. “Dr. Smith encouraged me
and saw my potential, and Dr. Rogers let me do
research with him. In every possible way, Westmont
prepared me for this path.”
pursuing
graduate school
HECTOR DE LOS SANTOS ’11 | PH.D., CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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The Westmont Network: I Get by with a Little Help from My Friends
Ryan Zoradi ’04
History Major, Spanish Minor
Financial Analyst, Unitas Impact
Elisabeth Meikle ’07
Kinesiology Major
Occupational Therapist, Kidspace
Rachel Schafer ’07
Economics and Business Major
CPA, KPMG tax and advisory firm
Jeff Schafer ’07
Economics and Business Major
National Sales, Box
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It’s not just what you know—it’s also who you know. After graduating from Westmont, our students benefit from a well-rounded liberal arts education and a powerfully connected network of Westmont alumni. They pursue young alumni for jobs and new opportunities, always eager to assist a fellow Westmont alum.
In the heart of San Francisco, for example, exists a diverse and thriving network of young alumni. They’re pursuing different dreams and careers, but a common understanding and shared experience connects them: Westmont.
Daniel Quon ’05
Art Major
Youth Development Worker, New Door Venture
Julie Quon ’07
English Major
Associate, City Church SF
YOUR LIFE’S PURSUIT
We established an Office of Life Planning—
not a career center—because we believe
that Westmont launches you for life. We
provide a resource for you at every step of
your journey as you discover and pursue
who you want to be in both work and life.
Westmont faculty, staff and alumni are
eager to assist students, to help them
understand who God has made them to
be and how to develop their unique gifts
and passions.
Work doesn’t have to just be work. When
you are seeking God’s best for you—
pursuing work that you were created to
do—you live life to the fullest. We want to
help you find your calling and do it to the
best of your ability.
MEET MORE WESTMONT ALUMNI AT WESTMONT.EDU/ADMISSIONS/ALUMNI
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Writing the Next Chapter of Her Life
Diana Small ’09, a double major in English and
theater arts, wrote a bilingual play as a student,
which the theatre arts department produced
and directed. Three of her plays premiered at
Westmont after she graduated. She joined Lit
Moon Theatre Company as an actor and assistant
director, directed two plays for Westmont’s “Play
Beckett” festival, and wrote and performed original
music for “33 Swoons.”
She also led the girl-pop band Sheanderthal
and premiered the concept-rock album “Water
Will Rise” with two Westmont alumni. An MFA
candidate in playwriting and poetry at the Michener
Center for Writers at UT Austin, she premiered a
two-woman show, “Mad & A Goat,” in the Austin
Frontera Festival in January 2014.
“The theater department’s emphasis on multi-
disciplinary art-making, global collaboration,
social justice, and sincere and critical spiritual
inquiry has made a permanent impression on my
character as an artist and a Christian,” she says.
Meet Diana Small ’09 | Master of Fine Arts, University of Texas, Austin
Interested in the theater? Learn more about our award-winning theater arts program at westmont.edu/theater.
For many of our students, valuable learning also takes place outside the classroom.
Diana Small ’09
Theater Arts Major
Then: Theater
Now: MFA candidate in playwriting at the Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin
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Cultivating Bay Area Job Growth from China
Nate Williams ’10 lives in Beijing and works for
ChinaSF, a public-private partnership under the
San Francisco Mayor’s Office that supports Chinese
investment and business expansion in the Bay Area
and helps local companies grow their business in
China.
He held an internship with ChinaSF during his time
with Westmont in San Francisco. An economics and
business major, he spent a semester studying at
Xiamen University in China and a summer serving
in China with Opportunity International.
He’s invested time in learning the language and
developing professional relationships in Beijing.
After meeting Muslim refugees in China and visiting
North Korea, Nate feels greater appreciation for
his experience at Westmont. “Faith played such a
central role in my education,” he says. “I live in a
country where that’s illegal.”
Meet Nate Williams ’10 Business Development, ChinaSF
pursuing a
global perspective
WHEATON, ILBorn and raised
SANTA BARBARA, CAWestmont
BEIJING, CHINAChief Representative
at ChinaSF
NORTH KOREASports Outreach
NATE’S JOURNEY FROM ILLINOIS TO CHINA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAInternship at ChinaSF
Nate Williams ’10
Economics and Business Major
Then: Westmont in San Francisco, Study Abroad at Xiamen University, China
Now: Chief Representative for Business Development at ChinaSF
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Alec Avedissian ’08
Economics and Business Major
Spanish Minor
Then: Westmont in San Francisco, Business Investment Club, Emmaus Road, Study Abroad in Spain
Now: Founder and CEO of Rareform
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Alec Avedissian ’08 packed a lot into four years:
a semester at an international business school in
Spain; a Westmont in San Francisco internship
with an investment bank; international marketing
for an automobile company during a summer in
Indonesia; a practicum with a venture firm; and
a summer internship in Amgen’s finance group.
On Westmont’s Emmaus Road trip to Rwanda in
2005, he glimpsed how other people live. “That’s
when I began thinking of ways to make a difference
through my passion: business.”
All these experiences led he and two friends to
launch a company with a conscious—Rareform—
which manufactures surfboard bags from recycled
billboards. Alec attributes some of his success to
networking. “You can call anyone who went to
Westmont and make an automatic connection,”
he says.
“You can call anyone who went
to Westmont and make an
automatic connection. One of the
biggest benefits of Westmont is the
meaningful friendships you make.”
Meet Alec Avedissian ’08, who turned a passion for surfing into a successful business manufacturing surf bags from recycled billboards.
Surfer/Entrepreneur Makes Waves
pursuing change
1,355 Studentsfrom 36 states and 20 countries
8 NAIA National Championships
29% ethnic or international studentsrepresenting more than 35 denominations
70%of students spend a
semester off campus or overseas
26 academic majors and
11 pre-professional programs
95%of students find work, internships or attend
graduate school within 18 months of graduating
85%fall 2012 retention rate
(42 percent higher than the national average)
95%of students participate
in volunteer service or outreach before
graduating
80%of students live on campus creating a unique residential
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96%of tenured and tenure-track faculty hold doctorates (or equivalent degrees)
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12:1 Student to faculty ratio
Average class size 18
Don’t let the sticker price scare you. Choosing
a college is a big decision and worth a little extra
homework.
Many students discover that the generous
assistance they receive from Westmont means
they would actually pay less than if they attend
a public university or other independent college.
And at Westmont, 73 percent of students graduate
in four years, which is 28 percent higher than the
national six-year graduation rate.
Our superior academic programs, stellar faculty
and Christian community will equip you with
the experience and character you need to thrive
personally and professionally.
Dig into the numbers and think about where you
want to invest these transformational four years.
$28,681In 2013, Westmont students with demonstrated need received an average award of $28,681.
95%95 percent of first-year and transfer students at Westmont receive academic and/or talent-based scholarships.
$21 millionEach year, Westmont commits $21 million to scholarships and grants that don’t need to be repaid.
AN INVESTMENT WORTH PURSUING
Have questions? Call our financial aid staff at 888-963-4624 or the Admissions Office at 800-777-9011.
We’re here to help.
1. Apply Online
Complete Westmont’s own application or apply through commonapp.org and submit the $40 fee by credit card or check.
2. Send Transcripts
Request official transcripts of all high school work from your high school registrar or counselor.
3. Send Test Scores
Please submit all ACT and/or SAT I scores (including the writing section). SAT II (subject tests) are not required for applicants.
4. Send References
Westmont requires one letter of reference from a high school teacher (or college professor). A pastoral or character recom-mendation may be submitted, but is optional.
* Note: A personal interview is not required. The interview or conversation, however, can be a meaningful part of what could become a lifelong relationship with Westmont.
Transfer studentsFirst-year students
2014 Academic Merit Scholarships
Monroe (competitive) Full Tuition
President’s $ 15,000
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VISIT US TODAY We can tell you about breathtaking Santa
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see them for yourself. A trip to Santa Barbara
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• Experience small classes and meet faculty
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• Enjoy lunch in the Dining Commons
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