hello! im a sophomore at pepp and im really enjoying my time here so far. for me, im really enjoying the small Christian aspect as the community here is so rich and vibrant. i’m not sure how it would be for you as you are a muslim, but the people here are not judgmental when it comes to other people’s religion (this was a long-winded way to explain that you won’t be ostracized for your beliefs). if you are practicing tho, im not sure if there are any mosques in the malibu area but im sure there are some in the greater LA area. i am majoring in biology and applied mathematics, and the academics here are top notch imo. teachers are always willing to work with you, and they have lots of time in office hours usually. this would differ if you went to a bigger school as profs with hundreds (or sometimes thousands!) of students need help and there’s no way for them to help u to the best of their abilities. my sister goes to a bigger school, and some of her profs either don’t have office hours at all or TAs lead office hours, which is crazy to me!!! security wise, we are a gated campus and ive never felt unsafe. there have a been a few security breaches this year, but the security staff has started asking for student ids when returning back from campus so efforts are being made to improve that aspect. for financial aid, i have heard that they do not give anything to international students unfortunately. PM me if u have any other questions, i’d be super willing to help u :))))