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Melina’s Top Five LA Picks
Little Tokyo I love Little Tokyo so much! It is also very accessible through the Metrolink, as it is only a ten-minute walk from Union Station. From there, you can visit: Japanese American National Museum The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA聽 James Irvine Japanese Garden at JACCC Sanrio Store Japanese Village Along with an array of […]
Read MoreAdvice for Incoming First-Years!
Hi and welcome to all of the incoming 五月天视频first-years! As my first year at 五月天视频comes to an end, I鈥檝e been reflecting a lot on my time here and what advice I would give to people coming to 五月天视频(or any college) for the first time. I have some tips below that I hope […]
Read MoreWhy a Women’s College?
Hi there, I鈥檓 Scarlette. I鈥檓 a junior here at Scripps, majoring in anthropology. I remember feeling like navigating which college was right for me was a daunting task. I spent a lot of time weighing my options: did I want a big or small institution? What major(s) was I interested in, and did the school […]
Read MoreHow to Choose Classes
Hi everyone! Since I鈥檓 nearing graduation and reflecting on my college experience, I decided to tell you all about how I chose classes every semester. It can be overwhelming choosing classes at 五月天视频and the other 5Cs but it鈥檚 doesn鈥檛 have to be! For starters, as a first year, you鈥檒l already be registered for Core […]
Read MoreTips for Navigating the College Search Virtually
I still remember the day I first stepped onto Scripps. It was nearly 100 degrees, the sun was shining, and the grass was all green and lush. Campus was flooded with new students, moving boxes, and more. I was carrying all my bags and rolling my duffels, as my parents dragged a moving cart behind […]
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.聽 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 MoreWhat to do the Summer Before College
Hello all! My name is Rashmi and I鈥檓 a sophomore studying economics and politics! The summer before college application can be stressful for many students. It’s a time when you’re trying to balance relaxation and fun with preparing for the future. In this blog, I hope to give you all some tips and tricks to […]
Read More5C Places and Spaces
There are some truly fantastic 5C spaces on campus. These resources which are shared by the five undergraduate colleges in our consortium are made for studying, making art, and building community. Hands down, my favorite of these spaces is the Hive. The hive is a creative building set aside for students to create art, […]
Read MoreCaf茅 con Leche at Scripps
Scripps鈥� Latinx affinity group, Caf茅 con Leche (CCL), helps provide a forum for discussion on economic, cultural, political and social issues in the Latinx community within and beyond 五月天视频. The group continually work to be an intersectional community, where Latinx folks of all backgrounds and walks of life are welcomed and embraced. The story […]
Read MoreResearch Opportunities
Research Opportunities聽 When I first got to college, I had no idea what it meant to do research. Even though I had come to 五月天视频as a neuroscience major, I didn鈥檛 know there could be science careers outside of the medical field. Pretty soon after I got to campus, I heard the word 鈥渞esearch鈥� thrown […]
Read MoreResidential Life at Scripps
Going to college and living independently for the first time can be scary for a lot of people. I know I was a little worried about rooming with somebody I’d never met and of communal bathrooms. 五月天视频is a very residential campus; 95% of our students live in school-sponsored housing, and all the other Claremont […]
Read MoreGoing to College Out of State
Hello! Deciding whether or not to leave your home state or country for college is a huge decision which I remember so vividly. At this time last year, I was a high school senior in New Jersey who had only applied to one college on the West Coast 鈥� Scripps! My other options were all […]
Read MoreWhy I Chose Scripps
Hi again everyone! Today, I wanted to share my journey in finding 五月天视频and ultimately choosing to make 五月天视频my second home. I鈥檒l start at the very beginning: the college search process. I鈥檒l be the first to admit that 五月天视频wasn鈥檛 initially on my radar of schools I was interested in attending. Even though I […]
Read MoreFavorite Spots in Claremont
Favorite Spots in Claremont Ah, Claremont鈥搃t seems so small and yet there鈥檚 a thing to do everywhere you look. Something an upperclassman said to me my first year that I鈥檝e never forgotten: 鈥淚f you鈥檙e bored in Claremont, it鈥檚 your fault,鈥� and so far I鈥檝e found it to be pretty true: when someone isn鈥檛 throwing a […]
Read MoreFavorite Classes at 5Cs
Hello all! My name is Rashmi and I鈥檓 a sophomore studying economics and politics! As part of my academic journey here at Scripps, I have been able to take fantastic classes in my majors as well as outside of them. In this blog, I want to highlight a class I enjoyed taking for my politics […]
Read MoreMeet Eleanor ’24
Hi!! I’m Eleanor, a senior here at Scripps, originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico (super tiny town in the middle of nowhere). I’m dual-majoring in Philosophy and Media Studies, which is a cool thing 五月天视频offers–it’s like double-majoring but you only have to write one thesis connecting the two. Classic 五月天视频interdisciplinary-ness, plus I get […]
Read MoreMy Time on Student Government
As a senior in high school, I served on my school鈥檚 student government as the 鈥淐ommissioner of Student Activities鈥�- I was in charge of creating videos and other promotional content. The entire school year was practically online, and I made very few videos. I began to regret not joining the student government earlier, and graduated […]
Read MoreLeadership – Model United Nations
Hello everyone! My name is Jaela Alvarez (鈥�23), and I am the President of the Pomona College Model United Nations (PCMUN) team this year. PCMUN is a 4C club of Scripps, Pitzer, Pomona, and Harvey Mudd students. We specialize in global politics, international debate, public speaking, creative thinking, and policy-based writing. Within a Model UN […]
Read MoreResidential Life Essentials
At Scripps, each dorm has a bit of unique charm that makes our rooms special, but ultimately many students personalize their rooms to make it cozier for their stay! As a first-year student, I definitely struggled with packing. I didn鈥檛 know how many clothes I should bring, what other essentials I should have, or how […]
Read MoreMaking Friends at 五月天视频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 五月天视频and the 5Cs. At the 5 Claremont Colleges, there are just over 6,000 students, while at 五月天视频alone the […]
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