<p>Which night would you be looking at?</p>
<p>I will be there Aug. 31 for the interview and will stay for a couple more days, still trying to decide how long – maybe until the 2nd or 3rd. I am staying at a hotel nearby – I just want to sample a bit of the dorm life/ social scene without being a “fifth wheel” or putting anyone out.
PM me if you have some ideas for me – Thanks!</p>
<p>Does anyone sing with any of the Claremont choirs/vocal groups? Do all of them require auditions, or are some of them for all students? D was pleased to hear that another school has a choir for anyone interested, but didn’t think to ask about that on our Scripps tour.</p>
<p>hmm not completely sure, but in the forms we had to fill out for new students this year it asked if we wanted to audition for the choirs and it looks like there are auditions on the orientation guide</p>
<p>Karen Colleges – </p>
<p>Can’t answer your question for certain, though I think auditions are required across the board. Try these for more info:</p>
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<li><p>Current course schedule (clicking “requirements” will tell you whether there are pre-reqs, an audition required, etc.): <a href=“https://portal.claremontmckenna.edu/ics/Public_Course_Schedule/[/url]”>https://portal.claremontmckenna.edu/ics/Public_Course_Schedule/</a></p></li>
<li><p>Music dept. website (try “course listings and requirements”): [Scripps</a> College : 2008-2009 Course Catalog : Music Courses](<a href=“http://www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/catalog/music.php]Scripps”>http://www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/catalog/music.php)</p></li>
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<p>There are also a number of student-run a cappella groups across the campuses. All require auditions, but some are less competitive than others…depends largely on which parts each group needs to fill and what the general audition pool is like in a given semester. If you’d like any more detailed info, just send a PM. </p>
<p>There’s definitely space for non-majors in the music program, but I can’t speak to how competitive auditions are (or aren’t)…sorry for the lack of detail. Good luck to your daughter :)</p>
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<p>I was involved in the Scripps music program and was neither a major or minor. I was in choir for 3 years and took voice lessons for 2. The general (Concert) choir, when I was attending (I graduated in '06), did require an audition but was not especially competitive. As long as your daughter can carry a basic tune she should be fine. The audition was more to place the student into the appropriate vocal section. The smaller (Chamber) choir, on the other hand, is quite competitive for women. The Concert and Chamber Choirs are both open to students at Scripps, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna. I highly recommend she joins - the choir is really fun and a great way to make friends! Prof. Kamm makes singing fun, and the class is an easy A as long as you show up.</p>
<p>Scripps women can also join the Pomona Choir, which is a more intense choir and a bit more difficult to get into. Most of the more serious Scripps vocal musicians sang in this choir rather than the 4C Concert Choir (it is mostly Pomona students, though). I sang with them for a year and found it to be more intense musically and less of a social experience than Concert Choir. The advantage is that the choir is somewhat better, gets more difficult pieces, and often better attendance at concerts.</p>
<p>Thanks Fish, that is the info I was looking for. Some of the colleges we looked at mentioned the ‘open to all choir’, but we didn’t remember hearing what the Claremont colleges had.</p>
<p>Hi, I am a prospective Scripps student. Although I am hesitant to do one of these…I am REALLY interested in this school, and so I want to get an opinion on “my chances.”</p>
<p>I cannot get a handle on the admissions selectivity because I come from a very competitive high school. It is ranked third in the state. Often because of the difficult level of courses offered at the school, grade deflation is so severe that local colleges/universities are aware of the curriculum and take it into consideration when doing the admissions process.</p>
<p>Anyways…saying that…I’ll run through my stats…</p>
<p>-GPA: 3.8/5.00 weighted
(This is my weak point, but is HARD to get an A!)
-We do not have class rank.
-But I am in National Honors Society (which I believe you have to be in the top 20%)
-I am on Student Council.
-I am part of the Ambassador’s Program (helps 8th graders transition to the high school…)
-I work part time.
-I have volunteered at the local Hospital for two years.
-Including at the Cancer Registry, and Breast Health center.
-I have two gold medals (Latin I & 2) for the National Latin Exam (I didn’t even take Latin II! haha)
-I have not taken my SAT’s or the ACT. (Scheduled to do so in Oct.) But I have a 710 in Biology and 650 in US History
-I have the Presidential Award 100+ hours for last year, and will eligible for this year’s at the end of the summer.
-And I got a 5 on the AP US History exam.</p>
<p>System:
SP: Standard Prep<br>
CP: College Prep<br>
AE: Advanced/Accelerated<br>
H/AP: Honors</p>
<p>Fresh:
AE Earth Science
AE Algebra I
AE Fresh English
AE Spanish II
H World History</p>
<p>Soph:
AE American Lit
AE Geometry
AE Spanish III
H Biology
H Latin
H US History I</p>
<p>Junior:
AE Chemistry (lab)
AE Algebra II
AE British Lit
AE Spanish IV
AP US History II</p>
<p>Will be taking Sr. Year:
AP Psychology
AP Enviro
AP Biology (lab)
AE English
AE Trig/Intro to Calc
AE Spanish V</p>
<p>I am a rising senior and was able to visit the school even though I live in MA…what suggestions do you have for me for this upcoming year until application time?</p>
<p>Judging by your courses and your ECs, it looks like you would be a good applicant! Don’t let the GPA thing worry you. If students from your school have applied or been admitted before then Scripps is probably aware that it is a challenging environment. If not, there is space in the app to mention that your HS doesn’t believe in grade inflation. Start on your application now, if possible. It’ll get a lot harder once school and all your AP classes begin. It’s good that you were able to visit the school! If possible, you should try to arrange an interview with an admissions officer if there will be one in your area in the near future, or perhaps with an area Alum. (I’m not sure how the away interview process works, or if they do it. I interviewed on campus)
I’m glad your so interested in Scripps! Good luck with your SATs.</p>
<p>Well, that is an issue I worry about. My school has “Naviance” which is a college database connected with the school and your profile. According to Naviance, no one from my school has ever applied to Scripps (from the years that our school has used Naviance). Consequently, I don’t think they will know anything about my school.</p>
<p>But my counselor at school told me a comprehensive school profile is sent in along with your application, to allow schools to get a feel of what environment you are coming from.
I hope that helps.</p>
<p>Thanks for you advice! :)</p>
<p>You know, no one having come from your school before could be a good thing. Admissions officers says that they are usually trying to create a “well-rounded” class. Your school could offer some sort of demographic; geological, socioeconomic, ethnic, etc. That they previously have underrepresented in their admissions. Also, I read an article once that said that some admissions offices like admitting students from schools that don’t have a long history of alums because by admitting a student from that new environment they’re spreading the word about their institution to new prospective applicants.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that your school will necessarily help you get into Scripps, I’m just saying that there are many reasons why it might not hurt you.</p>
<p>Also, auditions are open for the choirs and the acapella groups. That doesn’t mean you’ll get in, but I’ve only heard of maybe one or two people not getting into any choir or group, so I think it’s pretty rare. Also, if you would like to take a music class you also have to audition but are guaranteed a spot. The audition is only so that they know where to place you.</p>
<p>E. Richard: this is kind of random, but do you go to Concord-Carlisle High School? I just saw that you’re from MA and your school uses novience…and so did mine (CCHS), i’m a freshman at scripps by the way</p>
<p>A lot of schools use Navience now. Mine did. But I think the flaw with that system is that it’s only privy to the information that people bother to input.</p>
<p>Just curious-- all the other Claremont Colleges that we looked at had an info session given by a Dean of Admissions. Scripps just had a tour, and a private interview. Anyone know why they don’t do an info session? We learned a ton at the others…</p>
<p>I think part of it is because Scripps doesn’t get as many applicants as the other schools (for instance, Pomona) and therefore doesn’t feel the need to have an info session. Sometimes there is just one family on the tour- giving an info session to them might be slightly awkward. And usually you can find out most of the information on the tour- I don’t know who your tour guide was but when I give tours I cover a lot and then always answer questions during and after the tour. Usually people end up satisfied.</p>
<p>I remember that the Fall I applied all 5 deans of admissions traveled together to give regional info sessions. I don’t know if they still do that, but I thought it was really helpful and made a lot of sense since a lot of applicants apply to more than one college.</p>
<p>My D loved the tour that Scripps gives, and did not miss the info session at all. She got just as much information out of the tour that she needed to make her decision. Those nasty details will be left to us parents. This is the number one school on her list.</p>
<p>My daughter also loved the tour - which was actually given by three guides (2 of them were in training). Since there were only two prospective students on the tour, it was certainly personalized attention.</p>
<p>My daughter also has this as her number 1 school and is in the process of gathering up the info for her application. One question she asked me - and I thought I would ask some of the current students - is about the book list on the supplement. </p>
<p>What is the point of asking for the book list? Does the school seriously want every book she has read in the last year? She reads a great deal and the list would be quite lengthy - especially if she included all the books she read out loud to her baby sitting charges. Even without “Go Dog Go” it would probably be over a hundred books. </p>
<p>Is there something they are looking for in the list? Should she include only serious books or should the Harry Potter re read also make the list?</p>
<p>scualum-- wow, 3 tourguides! I’d like to have been on that tour. </p>
<p>We were wondering about the book list also…</p>
<p>The TASP application also asks for a booklist. I keep a booklog, so I knew exactly which books I’d read in exactly the past year, but I only listed books that were actually meaningful to me. Not just serious books–if rereading HP is a yearly ritual, it would be meaningful and thus included.</p>