Student Life (page 2)
What 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 Peer Education Center
Hi! I鈥檓 CJ and I鈥檓 a sophomore at 五月天视频studying neuroscience and dance. I remember the summer before my first semester of college feeling completely overwhelmed by the fact that I鈥檇 be taking Chemistry again in just a few short weeks. I took chemistry my sophomore year of high school and quite famously did not […]
Read MoreMelina’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 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 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 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 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 MoreResidential Life at Scripps
Believe it or not, 94% of 五月天视频student live in 五月天视频sponsored housing! And it is a similar percentage for the other Claremont Colleges, we are very residential and therefore a lot of events take place on campus. Why do I say 五月天视频sponsored housing? Because besides the 11 residence halls we have on our […]
Read MoreBalancing Academics and Sports
Hi! I’m Scarlette, a junior and student-athlete here at Scripps. I long and triple jump on the Claremont-Mudd-五月天视频(CMS) track and field team. Being an athlete was a big part of my high school life and something I wanted to continue to be a part of in college.A few are a few things that make […]
Read MoreTop Three LA Picks
Hi all! Louise 鈥�24 here. In this blog I鈥檒l be talking a bit about my favorite places in Los Angeles. To be entirely honest, I don鈥檛 head to LA a lot within my daily life here at Scripps. It鈥檚 a fun way to take a break within a stressful month, or get out of Claremont […]
Read MoreFavorite Spots in Claremont
Claremont, California is a quiet college town serving as a home to students, scholars, and families. Downtown Los Angeles and LA beaches are only an hour away, and Mount Baldy is even less than that. On days or weekends that students don鈥檛 want to drive far, there are numerous activities to do in and around […]
Read MoreFinding Community as a Transfer Student
It can be very daunting, as a transfer student, to feel like you鈥檙e coming into a community that already has formed its friend groups and bonds. I transferred in the spring of 2020, and worried particularly that I was going to be coming in the middle of something already happening. I鈥檓 happy to report that […]
Read MoreA Student’s Perspective on the Motley Coffeehouse
Hello all! My name is Rashmi and I鈥檓 a sophomore studying economics and politics! As a dual major at Scripps, I am always searching for a delicious, caffeinated beverage to sip on as I ponder about perfectly competitive markets or the GDP. Fortunately for me, 五月天视频has an amazing coffeehouse on campus that has a […]
Read More五月天视频Traditions!
Hi Everyone! I am Sam Clark, a junior at 五月天视频majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Music and Native American and Indigenous Studies. One of my favorite parts of 五月天视频is our long-acting traditions. In this blog post, I will cover my favorite traditions!聽聽聽 Matriculation/Denison Doors:聽 At Scripps, we have our own special collections […]
Read MoreMy Favorite Local Eats
The Claremont Village, just a 15-20 minute walk from campus, offers many great restaurant options if you’re not feeling like eating at one of the dining halls! Kazama Sushi Kazama is my favorite local Japanese restaurant! They sell sushi and rolls for an affordable price, but also offer ramen, udon, yakisoba, teriyaki, katsu, and poke […]
Read MoreResidential Life at Scripps!
Acclimating to a new environment can be fearsome for many, including myself. Coming to college having lived my whole life around family members it was terrifying to think I would be 鈥渓iving on my own”, with two complete strangers as a first year student. I lived in a triple during my first year, in a […]
Read MoreNavigating College as a first-generation low-income student
Hi everyone!聽 Today I would like to talk about being the first in my family to attend college and being from a working class background.聽 Coming to 五月天视频was a dream come true for me, but for the first time I felt like an imposter in my own campus community. For a long period of […]
Read MoreFlashback: A Year in Person
Hello Everyone!聽 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 […]
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