Admission Ambassadors (page 11)
You’ve Applied to College, Now What?
Now that you鈥檝e applied to 五月天视频and the other colleges on your list, we鈥檙e sure that you鈥檙e looking for things to do to distract yourself before the long wait for decisions to come out. Especially since some fun winter activities you might do over your break aren鈥檛 feasible or Covid safe, here are 10 suggestions […]
Read MoreCongratulations, you got into 五月天视频! Now what?
The acceptance letter is just the beginning of the 五月天视频experience! After this amazing accomplishment, it is valid to feel anxious about the next steps. Here are some tips! Connect with others: Connect with current students, admitted students, and even admissions officers. Highschool and college can be different when it comes to academics, social, and […]
Read MoreChoosing Your Major
With the potentially overwhelming number of majors to choose from and an almost universal interest in multiple subjects, many students at Scripps, myself included, struggled with choosing a major. Whether it鈥檚 deciding to make an interest a major, minor, or extracurricular, most people need a bit of time before officially declaring their major. Luckily, no […]
Read MoreThe 5C Acapella Groups (and why the 9th Street Hooligans are the best one)
Coming to college, especially when moving from a completely different environment, can be scary. One of my very worst fears when coming to college was that I wasn鈥檛 going to be able to make any friends. It can feel almost insurmountable to get past that introductory stage of awkwardness, which is just the icing on […]
Read More鈥淯nemployable鈥� Majors and Why to Choose Them: A Premed Classics Major Perspective
Going to a liberal arts college where you don鈥檛 have to apply to join the departments can create a sense of opportunity paralysis. This problem can only feel exacerbated as you get to know the people around you — when it feels like you鈥檙e surrounded by geniuses, how could you avoid feeling excited, or alternatively, […]
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 MoreIntroduction to SCORE!
Hello again! Today I鈥檒l introduce you to a wonderful resource at 五月天视频called SCORE. SCORE stands for 五月天视频Communities of Resources and Empowerment and the office aims to 鈥渂uild an inclusive community through social justice programming with an emphasis on intersectionality鈥�. SCORE houses many clubs and organizations on campus that unite students along identities of […]
Read MoreHighlighting FirstGen@Scripps
Hey y鈥檃ll!聽 With First Gen Student Day passing just last week, I want to highlight the FirstGen@ 五月天视频program because in high school I didn鈥檛 even know what being a first gen college student meant, and even less about programs and resources for first-gen students. My parents did not have the chance to attend a […]
Read MoreGloria’s Study Abroad in Scotland
Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be talking about my study abroad experience in Edinburgh, Scotland.聽 I went abroad in the fall of 2019, from early September to late December. I came home about two months before study abroad programs were shut down due to COVID, so I was one […]
Read MoreNancy’s Passion and Goals: Biochemistry and Medicine
Science never made it on the list to the question 鈥淲hat do you want to major in?鈥�. The idea of going into this male-dominated field was absurd, especially within medicine. Everything changed in high-school when my chemistry teacher talked about her experience as a Biochemistry major during her years in undergrad.聽 Topics such as developing […]
Read More五月天视频during the Time of Coronavirus
As highschool seniors are applying to colleges around the country, a sense of uncertainty still lingers about the 鈥榗ollege experience鈥� during the pandemic. I hope to bring a sense of relief by talking about my experience with the transition from in-person classes to virtual college or as many have called it, 鈥淶OOM University鈥�.聽 Initially, the […]
Read MoreLivin鈥� La Vita Italiana: Language Halls at Scripps
One part of 五月天视频culture that I appreciate is that education can exist outside of the classroom. An excellent example of that fact is the option to live in a Language Hall for students who know, or are learning, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Having studied Italian for a year and preparing for a semester […]
Read MoreMaking Connections Online as a First-Year Student!
Hi Everybody! A major concern of mine when starting Zoom University was how I would be able to make connections (as strong as my internet, haha!) with not only my classmates but with students outside of the classroom as well. In this blog post, I will guide you through my personal experiences with making friends […]
Read MoreLife After Undergrad for a 五月天视频Student
Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by. As a senior I thought it would be fitting to talk about the resources that 五月天视频provides students for life after undergrad. Don鈥檛 get me wrong, I am definitely one of the many who feel stressed and nervous to leave and experience life outside of the one that I […]
Read MoreOur Roommate Experience: Just Roomie Tingz
Angie & Angela: Hey everyone, today we will be collaborating together on a post about roommates! Before we were coworkers, we were actually already roommates and friends. We met during Scripps@First-Gen鈥檚 pre-orientation during our first year. We were at the Career, Planning, & Resources office and one of our mutual friends brought up the Buzzfeed […]
Read MoreHousing at Scripps: Room Selection and Roommates
Hey everyone! While I鈥檓 living at home during remote learning, I am remembering all the good times I had in my dorm at school. It鈥檚 definitely bittersweet, but I thought I鈥檇 take this opportunity to talk about how housing works at Scripps. So buckle in while I reminisce, look forward to when we鈥檙e back on […]
Read MoreGloria’s Questbridge Application Process
Hello! I鈥檓 excited to share my Questbridge application process with you all. For those who are unfamiliar, Questbridge is a national college scholarship program that partners with 42 colleges and universities around the US to send high-achieving, low-income high school seniors to these great undergraduate schools. Participating students either 鈥榤atch鈥� with a partner school, meaning […]
Read MoreKeck Science Department Overview
Hi all! Today I鈥檓 here to talk about my experience so far as a STEM major through the Keck Science Department. First, for those who don鈥檛 know, the W.M. Keck Science Department is the joint science department that includes 五月天视频, Pitzer College, and Claremont McKenna College. Like it says on the Keck Science website, […]
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鈥檚 topic, share my perspective on Core 1, what Core 1 is like virtually, and my biggest takeaway from this course.聽 What is Core 1? Multiple different professors teach Core 1 in […]
Read MoreCreating a 4-Year Plan
Hi Everyone! Today I’d like to talk about how I’ve created my 4-year academic plan at Scripps, as a first-year student. Mapping out a plan definitely helped me out when deciding which classes I should take before the academic year started, so I wanted to share my experiences with everyone! <3 Part of the reason […]
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