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The Misconceptions of Attending a Women’s College
Like many of our Admissions Officers mention in our information sessions (which you can sign up for here), a good number of Scripps students did not plan to go to a women’s college when we first started looking at colleges. Scripps provides a unique opportunity to attend a women’s college while also having the coed […]
Read MoreThe Rundown on Honnold Mudd Library
Hello again friends! I hope this spring has been good to you. I am currently listening to Meg’s Good News album, so I guess you can say that I’m in a pretty good mood. 😃 Today, I am going to highlight one of the buildings I use most at the Claremont Colleges – the Honnold […]
Read MoreExam Season and Resources
Exam season has been upon us, and it can become more overwhelming with finals being just around the corner. While stress is a natural part of the college experience, it is important to manage stress and maintain your well-being. Too much stress can impact sleep patterns, academic performance, mental health, and immune functions. Reaching out […]
Read MoreBeing an international student at Scripps and the 5C’s
Hello everyone! I hope that this blog finds you all well. I wanted to share with you all what it has been like in my experience to be an international student at Scripps and the Claremont Colleges. Although I was born and raised in Ecuador, my mother is American, so I always understood American culture […]
Read MoreHow-to premed! (At least, I hope)
One of the most common questions I get when I mention that I’m premed is how manageable it is, and how I’m going through it. Honestly? I couldn’t say exactly. That would suggest that I knew for sure what I am trying to do is working. I don’t — but I can tell you how […]
Read MoreWhat I Wish I Would’ve Known Before Starting College
Hello again everyone! Today I’m going to reflect on my college experience so far close to the halfway mark (I still can’t believe it). These are just some of my personal pieces of advice so take it or leave it! Alright let’s get started: People in college don’t care what you do as long as […]
Read MoreBeing a Scripps Student in 5C Academic Spaces
One concern or question that I get pretty often when interacting with prospective students is questioning if the Claremont Colleges are as social cohesive as admissions officers and student ambassadors say they are, so I thought I’d type out a little explanation of what it’s like to be in 5C spaces as a Scripps student. […]
Read MoreScripps Alumni Network & Life After Scripps
Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog post. As a senior at Scripps, I thought it would be useful to talk about my experience with finding and applying to postgrad experiences. While my plan is to attend law school in the future, I wanted to take a gap […]
Read MoreWhat’s the Hype about College Classes?
Hey everyone! One thing I knew coming to college, amongst a sea of uncertainties, was that the classes were going to be different from my high school. They were going to be more challenging, more demanding, smaller, more niche, and, as the website declared, discussion based. But did that mean I knew exactly what to […]
Read MoreHighlighting Scripps Traditions
Hello again! Today I will be highlighting some of Scripps’ traditions! Like any other old institution, Scripps has its fair share of traditions students partake in from the moment they officially matriculate to the day they graduate on Elm Tree Lawn. Below, I have listed our traditions in order of when they occur! Matriculation & […]
Read MoreCollege can be hard but being a dual/double major doesn’t have to be
When I started college, I knew I wanted to study Environmental Analysis, I was passionate about it and knew I wanted to work in an environmental field in the future. Being who I am, I knew that once I had decided to major in EA, I would go through with it and there would be […]
Read MoreTime Management in College
In college, time management is vital to balancing academics, extracurricular, health (mental, physical, emotional and spiritual), a social life and jobs or internships. As I continue to take upper-level courses and become more engaged with my community, I have found that managing my time has become easier. This was not the case in the beginning […]
Read MoreTheatre Opportunities: How to get your Head in the Game!!
If all the world’s a stage, the community of the Claremont Colleges has access to many worlds. Even as someone who had been involved in theatre in high school, I was absolutely terrified going into college. Everyone spoke about college theatre as a scary “next step”, the first real example of theatre in a way […]
Read MoreSydney’s Favorite Spots in the Claremont Village
I’ve been missing Claremont a lot lately and so today I’ve decided to tell you all about my favorite places to go in the Claremont Village. The Village is only about a 10-15 minute walk away from Scripps which makes it a frequent hangout spot for students across the Colleges. The places I’ve listed are […]
Read MoreSupport at Scripps
Hello Everyone! As we all know, starting college can be a whole mix of emotions; Fun, exciting, awkward, scary, or overwhelming. Luckily Scripps has plenty of different organizations and ways to support its students. As someone who is going to college for the first time, the idea of creating a new support system can be […]
Read MoreGetting Involved in Summer Research Labs at Keck: Where do I Start?
Hi all! As a student interested in STEM, the terms “research” and “labs” are often floating around the midst of everyday conversations, especially as many students are beginning to look into summer opportunities during the spring semester. Although the idea of research is consistently drilled into the back of your head, unlike the labs you […]
Read MoreWhy I Chose Scripps
Hi again everyone! Today, I wanted to share my journey in finding Scripps and ultimately choosing to make Scripps my second home. I’ll start at the very beginning: the college search process. I’ll be the first to admit that Scripps wasn’t initially on my radar of schools I was interested in attending. Even though I […]
Read MoreHaving a Sense of Belonging: SCORE and Turf Dinner
Scripps College’s SCORE (Scripps Communities of Resources and Empowerment), helps unite students from different backgrounds and identities through clubs and organizations. This creates an inclusive community in Scripps College that continues to thrive through the spaces provided to support underrepresented and historically marginalized students. I am proud to be part of Scripps’ Café con Leche, […]
Read MoreUsing Cross-Registration to Your Advantage: The Benefits of a College Consortium
One of my favorite aspects of the academics at Scripps is the ability to cross-register at the other schools. Although the Claremont Colleges are a fully functioning consortium, they all create their course offering lists as if they’re all isolated. Basically, if you attended one of the schools, you could easily take all of your […]
Read MoreIt’s a Small World After All: A Guide to Making Friends in Claremont
Hi everyone! I’m back again with the last blog post of 2020! I wanted to end on a fun note after this crazy year we’ve had so I’m here to talk about how I made Scripps friends as well as friends at the other Claremont Colleges. Because of the consortium with Scripps, Pitzer College, Harvey […]
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