<p>theoretically shouldn't it be newb??? ;)</p>
<p>Well yes, newbie may actually be the more accepted spelling. Except for those who spend excessive amounts of time on the internet and/or in the gaming community (i.e. yours truly), where it is much more commonly n00b. Which i abhor, as 0's should never replace o's ever. :)</p>
<p>eternal Icicle :) I t0tally agree</p>
<p>ouch, sorry to say, I didn't get the acronym until Eternal just cleared it up. I need a dictionary. newbie, I get- lost on the other spellings.</p>
<p>Goodness Eternal Icicle! This conversation pretty much just made my rainy day life!</p>
<p><em>bump</em>
It's been very quiet here lately. No questions? Is this the quiet during the "wait and see" period?</p>
<p>I think the girls and their moms are all too busy pacing the floor to post.</p>
<p>When are decisions announced? Are they sent snail mail or email? Are FA letters included in admissions package?</p>
<p>You'll hear back on or around April 1st, and they're sent by snail mail. Fin. Aid information is included in your admissions packet.</p>
<p>If you're on the east coast you'll hear back about 4 to 8 days later than people on the West Coast. So don't worry if people are hearing back earlier than you.</p>
<p>Apologies if this has already been asked, but what percentage of courses at Scripps would you say are 100% female? I know that the other Claremont schools can take Scripps classes.</p>
<p>I'm trying to explain to someone that while it's a 'Women's College', there are some men to be found, if you need them... LOL</p>
<p>The only courses that are mandatory all women's will be your Core 1, 2, 3, and Writing 50. Otherwise it really depends. Science courses will have a variety since Claremont McKenna and Pitzer are part of the Joint Science program. Women's studies courses probably won't be male-dominated. But the rest are pretty mixed and will have males in them most likely. It's hard to give an actual percentage, but if you're trying to explain it to someone, you are free to cross-register at any of the other 4 schools, and Scripps is surrounded by 4 co-ed schools. It'd impossible not to see a male walking around or at a dining hall or in one of your classes (depending) every day.</p>
<p>The only classes that are 100% female are the Core sequence and Writing 50. I'd say all other classes will have at least 1 guy (usually more!). That has been my experience so far with Italian, Marine Bio (Joint science, so there were many guys), Intro to Anthro, and Religious Studies. The ratio of girls to guys in Scripps classes is definitely skewed, but if you take a class off campus it's usually much more equal (depending on the subject).</p>
<p>Some of the Scripps PE courses are women only. There aren't that many of them, but I know that there are a couple. I wouldn't worry about not seeing enough men in your classes, all of my on-campus courses (that weren't Scripps only) have had a decent number of guys in them.</p>
<p>when is outdoor orientation and what is it exactly?</p>
<p>Here's a link to Outdoor O info: Scripps</a> College : Outdoor Orientation Program</p>
<p>When it says applications are now closed, it's referring to spring admits, not your class.</p>
<p>Basically it's a camping trip where you meet a group of Scrippsies before regular Orientation even starts. There's more details in the link above. It's usually the week directly preceding Orientation. I know people who went and had a blast. Apparently it's a good way to make fast friends and have a good time (but all that happens during regular orientation, too, so if you can't make it, don't worry).</p>
<p>I just discovered Scripps and I realize that I reallyreallyreally like it. This thread has been great. I'm a junior right now contemplating SAT IIs (probably Latin, US history, and math); are they helpful in the admissions process? Everywhere I look it says recommended.</p>
<p>Yes, SAT IIs are very good to have! In fact, a lot of colleges I applied to required 2 of them. It's been long enough that I forget if Scripps is one of them, but it should be easy enough to find on either the admissions part of the website, or at Collegeboard.
I took US History and Math, and didn't think either of them were that bad. It felt redundant since I was also taking the AP US History test, and since Math was already part of the regular SAT, but I think having those scores available may have helped.</p>
<p>If you take, and score well on, the Latin test, I think that would be very impressive.</p>
<p><em>hint</em> Since you're on top of the process anyway, when things are "recommended" try reading that as "required." Same thing when it comes to "optional" things like short essays. The more you give them, the more dimensions you add to your app.</p>
<p>Eh, while I'm not that shabby at Latin, I kind of suck on standardized testing of it. Who knows, though, you know? And I'm in APUSH now, so I'm kind of hoping the SAT II for it doesn't dramatically deviate, and I'm going to have to take the math in fall, seeing as there're only two more SAT dates left and I'm paranoid about forgetting everything, haha.</p>
<p>And again, I <33 Scripps, and I hate making those little heart symbols, so you know this is fo' real. But I'm nervous in general, mostly about money and my ECs (or lack thereof.) I hope I don't sound like one of those crazed rankingsOMGGPA??!!enufawards?? CCers, because I'm really not, though I suppose making this post kind of refutes that lol. </p>
<p>Does Scripps look down on spotty ECs? I started three this year and just sort of lapsed with my Latin EC (JCL, if you cared.)</p>
<p>just another option, i didn't know what to take for subject test since i didn't have a traditional high school experience, so i took the ACTs instead...Scripps accepts SATs with SAT subject test OR the ACTs (I found the option of ACTs with no subject tests much easier), and I was accepted, so if you're worried that Scripps wants the SATs with subject tests more, no need to worry :).</p>