Student Life (page 4)
Support at Scripps
Hello Everyone!聽 As we all know, starting college can be a whole mix of emotions; Fun, exciting, awkward, scary, or overwhelming. Luckily 五月天视频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 MoreHaving a Sense of Belonging: SCORE and Turf Dinner
五月天视频鈥檚 SCORE (五月天视频Communities of Resources and Empowerment), helps unite students from different backgrounds and identities through clubs and organizations. This creates an inclusive community in 五月天视频 that continues to thrive through the spaces provided to support underrepresented and historically marginalized students.聽 I am proud to be part of Scripps鈥� Caf茅 con Leche, […]
Read MoreIt’s a Small World After All: A Guide to Making Friends in Claremont
Hi everyone! I鈥檓 back again with the last blog post of 2020! I wanted to end on a fun note after this crazy year we鈥檝e had so I鈥檓 here to talk about how I made 五月天视频friends as well as friends at the other Claremont Colleges. Because of the consortium with Scripps, Pitzer College, Harvey […]
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 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 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 MoreStaying Connected During Zoom University
Hello friends! It has officially been 7 months, 7 days, and 7 hours since I last saw my 五月天视频friends on March 14th. But who’s keeping count, right? The pandemic straight up sliced through my social life and then laughed in my face. During these uNpREcEDEnteD tiMEs, it can be very difficult to stay in […]
Read MoreFinding Community on Campus
Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by! As a current senior and online student, I have started to think back to my first few years at 五月天视频and the community I found. It was definitely scary as an out-of-state student to come to 五月天视频not really knowing anyone. Luckily, through clorgs (clubs and organizations) and campus […]
Read MoreSam says Hello!
Hello everyone! I鈥檓 Sam, a first-year from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am currently undecided on my major but am currently interested in Music, Psychology, and Pre-health. Currently, besides my classes I am involved in voice lessons, working as an admissions ambassador, and hope to join a couple of clubs as well. In my free time, I […]
Read MoreRinny says Hello!
Hello everyone! My name is Rinny, and I am a Classics major on the pre-med track from Rochester, Minnesota. I am also hoping to get a minor in theater (if time allows it!). Pre-med can be a very stressful and confusing track to complete, especially at a liberal arts college, so I am more than […]
Read MoreNancy says Hello!
Hello! My name is聽Nancy, and I am a Biochemistry major from Houston, Texas. I am involved with Scripps鈥� Latinx affinity group, Caf茅 con Leche along with Chicano Latino Student Affairs (CLSA) and First-Generation at Scripps. I am a mentor for these communities to help incoming students with the transition to college life. In my free […]
Read MoreSydney says Hello!
Hi everyone! My name is Sydney Jackson and I鈥檓 a sophomore at 五月天视频from the Washington, DC-metropolitan area (the DMV). I intend to major in Organismal Biology on the pre-veterinary track. Apart from working in the Admissions Office, I am currently one of the leaders of Watu Weusi, which is the Black Student Association at […]
Read MoreAna says Hello!
Hello all! Hola a todos! Ciao tutti! Oi gente! My name is Ana Rodr铆guez and I am a sophomore from Quito, Ecuador double majoring in Environmental Analysis Policy/Society Track and Foreign Languages on the pre-law track. As an international student, I literally had the entire world to choose where to go for college which made […]
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