Scrippsie2015

Lets just say...

I can comfortably do several leaps through my room (triple)

Dorms Like Palaces

The dorms at Scripps are spacious and beautiful. Often times girls come here and find that they have more closet space than they did back home. The old dorms (clark, toll, dorsey, browning) do not have air conditioning, but make up for it in charm. GJW is considered the best dorm, as it is very new, air conditioned but retains the style of the old dorms.

Options

Since you have the opportunity to do a major at any of the 5 C's, your options are plentiful. Creating your own major is also a possibility. Most Scrippsies double or dual major, or at least have a minor, since we tend to be interested in many fields.

Options!

I am an intern at an office on campus, and am paid a relatively high amount per hour. Each department offers plenty of paid intern opportunities even to students who do not qualify for work study or financial aide. Time commitments vary, but my bosses are very flexible and encourage me to put schoolwork first. It is a great opportunity to build your resume, get money, and learn more about a field.

CP&R constantly sends out newsletters with job opportunities, so finding a job or internship is no problem.

Computers Are Awesome

Scripps has excellent, speedy wi-fi! Each dorm also has a computer lab that is available at all times, and a printer. I recommend bringing a personal computer so that you can work wherever you want and so you are not stuck if any of the labs are full, but personal printers are unnecessary for the most part. IT will connect your laptop to your dorm's printer and there are several available in other locations. Each student is given an huge amount of free pages, and it only costs a few cents to go over that (which almost nobody does)

The only real complaint that people have about computing at Scripps is that our school emails are on Novell Groupwise rather than gmail.

Claremont Is Totally Safe

The colleges have their own army of campus safety officers who patrol every party. However, their focus is to prevent harm rather than bust underage drinkers. Crime is almost non existant, and students are notorious for leaving their laptops in the open when they leave for a moment. I would still recommend exercising caution though, because there are the occasional reports of petty thefts and uncomfortable encounters with sketchy people from off campus. If you take basic security measures you should be fine though.

Parking Is Fine

Basically, Scripps has a huge parking garage underneath the field house, plus there are other places you can park on campus. I think it costs one set price to park per year, and it is pretty reasonable. I don't have a car, but still can walk or bike to several areas nearby. I would bring a car if I had one though, because it makes going to LA much easier (although metrolink, zipcar, buses, and scripps vans are very useful for this).