<p>I know that people seem to have a pretty easy time getting into med school, but what about just for a math or science major. I will be competing for places and grad school with kids from MIT CALTECH HMC Pomona, does the joint science program really prepare me very well for this competition? Do school know the name Scripps at all?-for math-science. Research? I know that most girls have research opportunities, but how advanced are the projects they are working on? ie-do they stand a chance against the things that kids at Mudd and Pomona get to do?</p>
<p>There's a list in Seal Court of places that seniors have been accepted to for next year, and I actually just read through it this morning. So this is only anecdotal, but I think it should show you that the Scripps name, coupled with your own hard work, will get you anywhere you want to be. The list included (note: these are not all different students):</p>
<ul>
<li>PhD in neuroscience at Harvard</li>
<li>PhD in math at UCSD</li>
<li>PhD in chemistry at CalTech</li>
<li>PhD in math or chem (I forget the distribution) at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, Cornell, Univ. of Nebraska, Penn, Oxford</li>
<li>Newton Fellowship for math in NYC</li>
<li>2 MDs at George Washington Univ.</li>
<li>Watson Fellowship (bio student)</li>
</ul>
<p>The college had two Goldwater fellows both this and last year (more than any other Claremont school, I believe, but don't quote me on that). We also had some undergrads recently attend an international conference where they received an award for Best Graduate Presentation. Links to related news articles are included below. Science classes are through Joint Science (except for astronomy, geology, and perhaps some others which are off-campus majors), and math is an on-campus degree, but very cooperative with the other schools. As you say, research opportunities are abundant...I've included some descriptions and articles below, but you can also look up faculty profiles for JSC to see their research interests, which will be a good indication into what students can assist with. Students can also apply for summer research grants to do pursue projects of their own (this year, I believe that all but one of the projects was science-related, but I didn't save the list of descriptions).</p>
<p>Our math professors are wonderful. Really, truly (speaking from experience). They come to us from UCLA/UCLA, Princeton/Chicago, and MIT/Brown, so the department is definitely small, but close-knit and extremely high-quality (and remember that all of the other campuses have math departments, as well). An alum database lists the career paths of some past graduates with math degrees (you only stated "science" in general, so I'm sticking to math, here), so noting that this is a combination of recent and non-recent grads: one woman received her MBA at Berkeley and is now a senior analyst at PG&E, one went on to receive her MA in physics at UCSB and then to teach/consult, one's at JP Morgan, one's a supervisor at Lockheed Martin, one went on to get two Masters at Berkeley, one received Masters/PhD at Michigan and is now a professor at Mount Holyoke, one received a Fulbright but doesn't state employment info...you get the idea. Prof. Towse's favorite fact of 2006 was that we graduated more female math majors than CalTech :p</p>
<p>On a very random note, Scripps also has a great study abroad program, with a few opportunities that cater to math and science students. The only ones I know off the top of my head are Budapest for math students and numerous programs for bio/environmental students (Ecuador, Costa Rica, Australia), but perhaps this is something to look into. Some of the programs take place at universities, but others are centered around student research. The study abroad office is very pro-active and is great about working with students early on so that they can arrange their schedules to accomodate off-campus study (sometimes difficult for science students, so a very helpful concern for the office to address). But anyway...</p>
<p>Plenty of schools will be able to give you similar information about their own students' accomplishments. My point in listing so much random stuff here is just to show you that research is available and meaningful, the departments are strong, and incredible opportunities are there for the taking. Note also that with Harvey Mudd across the street, you can take advantage of a unique "math/science culture"--career fairs, speakers, events. And because of the strength of our own programs as well as the availability of cross-registration and research opps (both on-campus and off...there are summer grants available for off-campus research), you'll definitely be able to prepare yourself well for any grad school you choose. Sorry for how random my info is, but most of it's just coming from memory and quick web searches! I'm fairly certain there's at least one Scripps science student who posts on CC (stickypenguin), so perhaps someone will be able to give you a stronger first-hand account.</p>
<p>Regardless, my own answer is yes. Scripps will prepare you, and grad schools will love you. Sometimes, you might want to cross 12th St. to supplement your experience, but that's pretty much what the Consortium is here for :)</p>
<p>Here are a few hopefully helpful links:</p>
<p>Scripps Math Department Home
<a href="http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/math/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/math/index.html</a></p>
<p>Recent Scripps Math Theses
<a href="http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/math/thesis.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/math/thesis.html</a></p>
<p>*Claremont Research Experience for Undergrads (Math) Home *
<a href="http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/%7Ejhoste/reuwebsite/%5B/url%5D">http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~jhoste/reuwebsite/</a></p>
<p>Joint Science Dept. Home
<a href="http://www.jsd.claremont.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.jsd.claremont.edu/</a></p>
<p>NSF grant awarded to Scripps Joint Science professor
<a href="http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/2006/john-milton.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/2006/john-milton.html</a>
Note: Prof. Milton works with numerous student research assistants. This particular project was also the topic of a recent Scripps thesis, the author of which now holds the world record for stick balancing. Totally serious.</p>
<p>Press Release re: 2006 Goldwater recipients
<a href="http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/2006/goldwater.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/2006/goldwater.html</a></p>
<p>Article re: Autism research org. founded by Scripps students
<a href="http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2007/autism-research.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2007/autism-research.html</a>
Note: To answer the question, yes...she's his niece.</p>
<p>Article re: Recent awards, including 2007 Goldwaters
<a href="http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2007/fellowships.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2007/fellowships.html</a></p>
<p>Article: "Scripps Undergraduates Garner Rave Reviews at Recent International Scientific Conference"
<a href="http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2006/science-conference.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/news/features/2006/science-conference.html</a></p>
<p>Scripps Magazine: Describes a particular undergrad research project (Pg. 20-21)
<a href="http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/newscenter/magazine/pdf_issues/Summer_06.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.scrippscol.edu/dept/newscenter/magazine/pdf_issues/Summer_06.pdf</a></p>
<p>I was chilling out in my gf's hall over Spring Break making a pizza...</p>
<p>One of my gf's friends walked in the kitchen and we started chatting about grad school. As a biology major senior, she had applied to many top schools... and she got in to numerous places... UCSD, Caltech, UCLA, Berkeley (I think).</p>
<p>If you have talent and you don't let yourself slack, you should be able to shine even if you are not in an "ideal" situation.</p>
<p>Good luck and 2much2do I'm sorry people were such asses to you on the HMC threads.</p>