I love Scripps..Chance me?

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<p>I'm absolutely in LOVE with Scripps....... i adore this school so much. it's my first choice. I was wondering if anyone has turned down big name schools to attend Scripps. i wanna apply early but my parents might freak out because i need to "keep my options open." but i love this school so much. Would I get a better advantage if I applied early decision rather than regular decision?</p>

<p>And i wanna know if anyone has turned down big-name schools for scripps. and if you feel you made the right decision.</p>

<p>Oh, and, chance me? :)</p>

<p>Female
CA resident - So. cal
Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>

<p>ACT: <em>COMPOSITE: 30</em> English-31, Math-28, Reading-35, Science-24</p>

<p>SAT: 2000. CR: 720, Math-640, Writing 640.
the first time I took it I got a 1990 and if I superscore both tests then I got a 2080
SAT II US History-710</p>

<p>GPA weighted: 4.3 unweighted: 3.7 ...</p>

<p>Rank- top 10%. </p>

<p>Classes I took in 10th grade: Honors english, ap european history, honors algebra 2, spanish 2, chemistry
Classes I took this year: Ap english language, Ap us history, honors pre-calc., physics, honors spanish 3.
Classes I'm taking next year: Ap literature, Ap economics, Ap government, Ap calculus, honors spanish 4, anatomy</p>

<p>The only classes I got B's in were Ap european history, AP US history, and english in 10th grade, and english 1st semester 11th grade. (the classes were intense)</p>

<p>AP scores-
European history-3
US history-5
English lang.-3</p>

<p>Extracurriculars-
i have alot of volunteer work
4 year varsity basketball</p>

<p>awards- basketball awards, awards from english teacher, etc.etc.</p>

<p>Essay: extremely good essay that talks about some challenges I had to face in the past couple years.</p>

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<p>I've given up trying to read the minds of the college admissions officers, but I'd say you have a pretty good shot.</p>

<p>As for schools that other people give up to go to Scripps, I'm a bit more informed. I passed up Brandeis University and the Tulane University Honors School. A bunch of girls I've met from my incoming class chose Scripps over UCLA, USC, UCSD, Caltech, UCBerkeley, Occidental and UCSB. I've also met girls who have chosen Scripps over Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Reed, Georgetown, Macalester, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Wesleyan, Grinnell, Bowdoin, Middleburry, Wellesley, Cornell, Brown, Whitman, Bates Davidson, Haverford, WUSTL, George Washington, Trinity, Tufts, William and Mary, UPenn, and a bunch of others that I can't remember.</p>

<p>So, that would make 3 out of 8 Ivies, all of the remaining Seven Sisters, 5 out of 19 CC Top Universities, and 17 out of 30 CC Top Liberal Arts Colleges.</p>

<p>Most of the people I know feel like they made the right decision. When I went to check out Brandeis, the admissions officer who helped me make my decision went to Pomona for undergrad and Brandeis for grad. My mother, being a New York Jew, thought that of course Brandeis would be better than Scripps, which she really had never heard of. The admissions officer though gave us a really in-depth opinion of both schools and assured my mother of the reputation of the Claremont Colleges even though he was working for Brandeis. I live in Florida where most people only know that Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA are in California. Most of my friends thought I was crazy to turn down Brandeis for a school most everyone we know hasn't heard of, but I'm sure I made the right decision.</p>

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<p>Well I can't tell you whether or not to apply ED, but definitely plan on the earlier deadline so that you can apply for the James E Scripps scholarship! November comes really quickly.</p>

<p>I personally chose Scripps over Wellesley. I think I could've been happy with both places, but it will definitely be simpler for me to get home to Portland, OR from California. I thought the consortium and location made Scripps a better choice for me than Wellesley, even though it has a reputation of churning out CEOs... and Hillary. Plus, I got better Financial Aid from Scripps. As for other people. One girl from my school turned down a full ride at the University of Oregon to come to Scripps, and another girl from my school turned down Brown to go to Pomona. Since we can take Pomona classes I think it still counts :P</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>I ditto what Eternal Icicle said- if you don't do ED, at least try for the November deadline so you can be applicable for the JES scholarship.</p>

<p>I'm not an expert on "chances" but it seems like you have a good chance of being accepted.</p>

<p>In general, the people I know and have met who chose Scripps and the other 5C schools chose them over other schools because they felt like it was the right fit. My entire family and a lot of my friends haven't heard of Scripps and I chose it over the University of Washington (which to my family is extremely well-worthy and recognized, and no doubt it is). So if you feel like Scripps is the right choice for yourself I don't think name matters in the long run.</p>

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<p>If you feel strongly that Scripps is the right place for you, then it will definitely be better for you than more nationally known schools. Scripps and the consortium offer so many more opportunities than most people realize. So, for me, it was a far better choice than UCSD, which my parents did kind of view as the "better school" until they learned more about Scripps. </p>

<p>As for your chances, I'd say that you have a great shot, though none of us can say for sure. Your scores and grades are very similar to mine, and I got in :) Your essay concept sounds good. It seems to me that Scripps really likes to see passion and genuineness in their students, so I would advise to try and really show that through your essay. If that makes sense...</p>

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<p>Hey there, I am a JES Scholar entering class of 2012 in a month.
SAT: V760 M720 W800
ACT: 35
Scholarships: JES and Nat'l Merit
I would say based on your stats that you have a good chance of gaining entrance to the class. That being said, the purpose of the JES Scholarship is to attract students of exceedingly high academic success to the school when they might otherwise be tempted elsewhere by a big name or a big, giant scholarship to a school of medium liberal artsy reputation like Rhodes or to a state honors college like Arizona or Oklahoma (those were my big offers). A great essay is a big plus if you get to the scholarship interview weekend, but it takes big stats to get there.
I would honestly caution you against feeling like you are a shoo-in for the weekend interview given the stats I was hearing from most of the young women I interviewed with. Although I don't know your whole story, from what you posted I would gauge that in the realm of JES you are in an uphill battle against your stats and the stats of every other girl with aspirations toward Scripps who knows everything about the campus that you do (I don't mean to make it sound like a battle: it's a great group of kind women and the weekend is fun and relaxed if you go, but this is your future and a smart one like you should fight for the spotlight if you need the money like I did).
My advice to you, for what it's worth (which is not that much) is this:
Until you get to the weekend, getting there should be your first priority. What I would do is tell them everything you want them to know. Examine your own application carefully and without bias: make sure that nothing you know about yourself that is part of the reason you want to attend Scripps fails to come across and come across very clearly. If there is something about yourself that you want them to know that they might not know, send it to them. I sent the required graded assignment and another graded assignment that I loved but that was out of the stated time range. I wrote an essay about how I calm down before high-stress tests, my breathing exercises and visualizations and how I feel those visualizations came to be the images that make me calm. Weird, but well-worded and most importantly accurate to my personality. Do the same...reflect yourself completely and make sure that the only reason they might turn you down or not offer the scholarship is that they feel you are not a fit for it, not because of some test score you took as a junior in high school. Best of luck, and this is my real name so feel to contact me on Facebook or anything if you have other questions about the application process.</p>

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<p>catie that was a great post^^^ thanks. I have been following this thread as my D is in the same boat as the OP. Your post not only was honest and to the point but also constructive so thank you!</p>

<p>Oh, and congratulations! Best of Luck to you in you time at Scripps!</p>