Sam ’24
Theater at the 5C’s
Hello Everyone! My past two semesters at Scripps, I expanded my activities and joined musical theater at the Claremont Colleges. Today I am going to take a deep dive into theater at the 5C’s and give everyone a little peek behind the curtain. At the 5C’s, we have 3 main student-led theater groups: Claremont Chinese […]
Read MoreWhat Makes Scripps Stand Out?
Hello Everyone! Today, I will discuss what makes Scripps stand out as its own institution, specifically stuff that I wish I had known coming into Scripps. When I think about this, a few main things come to mind. While Scripps is an academically rigorous environment, classes will challenge people and force them to look at […]
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 MoreTips for Navigating Your College Decision
Hello! I am Sam Clark, a junior majoring in Psychology and double minoring in music and Native American and Indigenous Studies. We are coming into the home stretch of college decisions! Depending on where you are in your college decision process, that sentence probably gave you butterflies, made you sweat, or a little of both. […]
Read MoreMaking Friends at Scripps and Across the 5Cs
College, for all of the fun and excitement it can bring, can be intimidating in many different ways as well. Hopefully, this blog post will be helpful in settling some nerves about making friends at Scripps and the 5Cs. At the 5 Claremont Colleges, there are just over 6,000 students, while at Scripps alone the […]
Read MoreAcademic Support
Hello Everyone! I am Sam Clark, a junior at Scripps majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Music and Native American and Indigenous Studies. I am a huge advocate for students to use the resources on campus, so today, I will focus on the academic resources available to our students. All these resources are housed […]
Read MoreScripps Traditions!
Hi Everyone! I am Sam Clark, a junior at Scripps majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Music and Native American and Indigenous Studies. One of my favorite parts of Scripps is our long-acting traditions. In this blog post, I will cover my favorite traditions! Matriculation/Denison Doors: At Scripps, we have our own special collections […]
Read MoreMeet Sam ’24
Hi Everyone! I’m Sam (she/her), a Junior from Hopkins, Minnesota. I am a Psychology major with a minor in Music and a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies. Outside of class, I work in the admissions office, participate in voice lessons and choir, and am co-president of Blend the mixed-race affinity group. My favorite […]
Read MoreFlashback: A Year in Person
Hello Everyone! As we come upon the last week of classes and finals I have been reflecting on my first year both in person and on campus. Memories keep flashing through my mind ranging from moving all my stuff into my room with my parents to meeting new friends at Matriculation, to sitting on the […]
Read MoreThe In’s and Out’s of Intramural Sports at Scripps College
Hey Everyone! A new activity I have started this spring semester is my roommate and I joined a trivia team through CMS (Claremont, Mudd, Scripps) recreation, which means it qualifies as an intramural sport! I was really intrigued by the intramural sports that CMS has and decided to ask around and find out more. At […]
Read MoreDorm Living Tips No One Talks About
Hello Everybody! Today Louise and I are going to discuss different aspects of dorm life at Scripps! Louise is going to touch on how to make your dorm room feel homier and I am going to talk about tips for living with roommates. First, here are some basic facts about the Scripps dorms. Scripps is […]
Read MoreTips for College Apps and Senior Year
As we draw ever closer to the start of the school year and the start of application season suddenly life is a lot busier – both applications and normal school. Application on their own can be overwhelming and stressful and so can school. When both are happening it can be hard to remember to take […]
Read MoreThe In-State vs. Out-of-state College Decision
Hi everybody! As we get closer to the start of the fall semester, the anxieties I had when picking an out-of-state school are coming back. For context, I am from Hopkins MN which is about 1,870 miles away from campus. I knew from the start of my college search that I wanted to go to […]
Read MoreTo Interview or not to interview
Hi everybody, we are in the time of year where the dreaded debate begins, do I do an interview or not? In my opinion, I always say go for it! An interview can never hurt your application, even if you are quiet or shy the ambassadors understand that and know it can be scary talking […]
Read MoreCollege Classes – What do they mean?
An amazing part of Scripps is being a part of the consortium, however, that means there are over 2,000 classes to pick from each semester. The process of registering for classes can be overwhelming and confusing. Especially when looking at all the different classes and names, how do you even decide? Hopefully, this blog post […]
Read MoreSay hi to Sam!
Hi Everyone! I’m Sam, a Sophomore from Hopkins, Minnesota. I am undecided in my major but am interested in exploring Psychology, Music, Media Studies or Biology. Outside of class I do voice lessons, work in the admissions office, and attend the mixed race affinity group Blend. I am super excited to be on campus and […]
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of Course Registration
Hi! Sam and Serena here, In light of class registration season, we thought it was only suitable for us to write a blog post on how to register for classes and things you should consider while registering for classes! Registering for classes is definitely a stressful time of year, and is particularly difficult if you’re […]
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 MoreJoint Music Program
Hello Everyone! This blog post is going to provide some info about the Joint Music Program! We are going to dive into the choir options offered and also voice lessons both classical and musical theater. Then we will be talking about the piano lessons and the orchestral options. Please enjoy! Hey Everybody! My name is […]
Read MoreBreaking Down Core 1
Hi everybody! I am going to give you guys a little insight into my Core 1 experience at Scripps. I will address this year’s topic, share my perspective on Core 1, what Core 1 is like virtually, and my biggest takeaway from this course. What is Core 1? Multiple different professors teach Core 1 in […]
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