Admission Ambassadors (page 3)
Meet Frances ’26
Hi everyone! My name is Frances, and I am a second-year student at Scripps College. My prospective major is English, and I will probably be minoring in Biology. I was drawn to Scripps because of its tight-knit community and beautiful campus when looking for the college I would attend. When I attended my admitted students’ […]
Read MoreMeet Jannat ’26
Hi! My name is Jannat, and I am a Junior majoring in Politics and American Studies. I work two on-campus jobs: Admissions and Scripps Scrapps. Besides that, I also compete with the Pomona Model UN team. My favorite pass time on campus is sipping coffee at the motley. I spend a lot of time with […]
Read MoreMeet Emma ’26
Hey! I’m Emma (he/they/she) and I’m a third-year from Santa Clara, CA. At the halfway point of my undergrad years, I’m kind of in a funny position. I’m currently pivoting to pursue a joint major in Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies off-campus at Pomona. Entering college, I was pre-med and had been working towards […]
Read MoreMeet CJ ’25
My name is CJ and I am a senior at Scripps majoring in computational neuroscience and minoring in dance. Outside of admissions, I also work as a TA for neuroscience and chemistry. This semester, I’ll be writing my thesis! I work in a neuroscience lab applying movement analysis to an app-based cognitive task. I spent […]
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2023: Melina Durre ’25
Hi everybody! My name is Melina, and I am a senior from Rancho Palos Verdes, California. I am a Media Studies major and a Biology minor. I first started seriously looking into the Claremont Colleges when I was a junior in high school- one of my best friends was looking to get recruited for softball […]
Read MoreMeet Louise ’24
Hello everyone! I’m Louise Schiele, a senior here at Scripps from Seattle, Washington. I’m dual majoring in both Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures (I think this is the longest major name at the 5Cs), and Cognitive Science. It took me a veryyy long time to come to this fun combination, but as […]
Read MoreMeet Scarlette ’24
Hi there! I’m Scarlette. I’m a senior at Scripps from Lafayette, California (20 miles east of San Francisco). I’m majoring in anthropology and am writing my thesis this year. Aside from working in the Admissions Office as an ambassador, I am a member of the Claremont Running Club on campus (I trained for my first […]
Read MoreMeet Nana ’26
Hi everyone, My name is Nana and I’m a junior, and I am an international student from Ghana. I came into the US for a liberal arts education. So far, it’s been a life of exploration and has been one of the best experiences I have had. Being away from home, I am glad to […]
Read MoreMeet Sam 24′
Hi Everyone! My name is Sam (she/her). I am a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in music and Native American and Indigenous studies. Outside of my classes, I am president of our mixed-race affinity group on campus, a part of our musical theatre club, working in admissions as a co-coordinator and taking voice lessons. […]
Read MoreMeet Suzie Dawn ’24
Hi everyone! My name is Suzie Dawn and I am senior this year (crazy)! I am originally from Brookline MA, and I transferred to Scripps after my second year of college. I am double majoring at Scripps in Psychology and Dance. Outside of the Admission Office, I work as a lifeguard at the Tiernan Field […]
Read MoreMeet Malena ’26
Hi all! I’m Malena, a current second year at Scripps, and I’m from Monterey, California (just south of the Bay Area). I am majoring in Linguistics, with an emphasis on acquisition, and minoring in Anthropology and Chinese. My time at Scripps has been eye-opening, as the variety in our course offerings have allowed me to […]
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2023: Meet Audrey
Hi everyone! My name is Audrey, and I’m a current third-year from Seattle, Washington. I am majoring in Biology and doing a minor in Data Science. When beginning my college search, I would say that I really didn’t know what I wanted in a school. I ended up applying to a really wide variety of […]
Read MoreSecret Spots of Claremont
As someone who has lived in Claremont for the past 19 years, I think it is my duty to let you all in on the secret spots of the city! Lost Levels Arcade The arcade is underground- partly because not too many people know about it, but mainly because it is physically underground. It is […]
Read MoreCome on a Walking Adventure With me Around the 5Cs!
I am a big fan of walking around. It’s just the perfect way to socialize and get my body moving. Naturally, one of the first things I did when I got to campus was walk around to find cool things! Over the course of my time here, I believe that I have truly honed in […]
Read MoreThe Scripps Academic Experience: My Favorite Classes at Scripps
Scripps is a community of intelligent individuals who are eager to learn. Because of how easy it is to take classes at the other Claremont Colleges, there is such a wide range of classes available to us Scripps students! I myself am an off-campus major, so I am very familiar with taking classes at the […]
Read MoreTips for Navigating the College Process & Why I Chose Scripps
Close your eyes and imagine…HEY! Why aren’t your eyes closed?! Just kidding. Imagine a stressed out teenager fresh out of a virtual junior year, with no idea of what to major in, what career path to follow, or what colleges to apply to. That was me. But now I am here to give you my […]
Read MoreMeet Aviva ’24
Hello everyone! My name is Aviva, and I am so excited to join the admissions team! Here’s a little bit about me — I’m a rising senior dual majoring in Theatre and Jewish studies and I’m from Los Angeles. Apart from working in admissions, I can be found working in the scene shop for the […]
Read MoreWhat to Know as an Incoming Sophomore
Oh man, sophomore year, what a delightful blur it was. Because of COVID, my freshman year was entirely online, and so sophomore year was actually my first year on campus! So in a lot of ways, my sophomore year sorta felt like freshman year since it was my first time really being At College. And […]
Read MoreThe Senior Thesis Process
As a part of the General Education requirements here at Scripps, all students are required to complete a senior thesis before they graduate. No matter the major (chemistry, dance, media studies, economics, etc.) students complete a large encompassing research project (or equivalent for non-research based majors) that showcases the practical skills and knowledge acquired during […]
Read MoreThe Peer Education Center
Hi! I’m CJ and I’m a sophomore at Scripps studying neuroscience and dance. I remember the summer before my first semester of college feeling completely overwhelmed by the fact that I’d be taking Chemistry again in just a few short weeks. I took chemistry my sophomore year of high school and quite famously did not […]
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