Name: Ishita Khosla
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Relationship Status: Single
Year: Senior
Age: 20
Major: Business Adminitration
Fraternity: Alpha Kappa Psi, Business Fraternity
Favorite food: sushi and dim sum
Favorite song: Earn it
Favorite movie: Devil Wears Prada
What is something about you that no one knows?
“Sometimes when I study a lot and I am really stressed, I will lock my door and dance [giggle]. I will dance and sing five hours until I am more relaxed.”
Who most inspires you?
“My dad is the person who most inspires me. He is my role model, the person who I wish to be like. I think about all the challenges I face and at times, I want to give up, but then I think of my dad and I continue through. My dad inspires me; I want to be half as capable as him. He is intelligent and ambitious. Whenever I think about what he has accomplished and all the challenges he faced, he still never gave up. This is something that motivates me to succeed. Don’t tell my dad I said this [giggle].”
If there is a movie or a character that is most like you, what would it be?
“As a teen, I loved the Amanda Bynes movie Shes’s the Man. There is one scene in the movie that actually happened to me. I used to play soccer with the boys, but one time a boy told me I cannot play and should be doing what the other girls were doing. I did not like what he told me, so I went and played soccer on the girls team and became their captain in order to prove that I was just as good and if not, better than the boys.”
What is your ideal type?
“First, he has to be smart. Second he has to have confidence. He has to have both; I do not like a guy without a backbone. He needs to be able to hold his own. Third, and most importantly, he has to be honest. I need him to be honest with me; I cannot have him lie about something to my face. Fourth, I like a guy who is lean and fit. He also needs to play soccer, or any other sport. I would like he him be able to play guitar as well or at least have the ability to play another instrument, if he does not play the guitar. I want him to have some knowledge of science and math. Oh and he CANNOT have a pink shirt.”
What do you look for in friends?
“When I have a friend, I want them to be honest as well. When a person becomes my best friend, it means a lot. If I do so much for them, I expect the same back. My friends mean a lot to me, I care about them so much.”
Why did you decide to come to Pepperdine?
“At first I didn’t want to come to Pepperdine. I heard about it from my cousin, who was a former student. However, I looked further into Pepperdine and realized they had a good Business Administration program. I also liked the student teacher ratio. I didn’t want to be in class of four hundred students.”
What is your favorite memory at Pepperdine?
“It would have to be the time I rushed Alpha Kappa Psi. During our pledge process, we worked so hard, and there were so many emotions. At our final interview, when all of us finished, we were asked to come into the room and watch the video that one of my pledge brothers created. The video captured our happy moments during those nine weeks. It was filled with laughter, happiness, and love. We each came together and finished to the very end.”