<p>I know it's been quiet here for awhile, but I will continue popping my head in every once in awhile if prospective students or parents have any questions about Scripps.</p>
<p>I'm a 2012 Scripps grad. I self-designed a major in creative writing- fiction and double minored in religious studies and European studies. I studied abroad for one semester in Copenhagen, Denmark. I worked on campus all four years and two summers in various offices and met a lot of prospective families through my role as tour guide-- so I've heard a lot of different questions over the years! </p>
<p>Some things (like Core) have changed since my own experiences, but I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my knowledge-- along with the other recent grads and currents students that I know still check on this forum from time to time!</p>
<p>My parents are most concerned with how generous Scripps’ financial aid is. They would like for me to graduate with no debt, but I bet I’ll graduate with $15,000+. How was your experience with FA? </p>
<p>I’m a senior who’s applying ED! I’m so excited, but I’m worried about my essays…</p>
<p>I had pretty good experiences with financial aid-- one of the reasons I chose Scripps was because of the 8 institutions I applied to (including my preferred state school), Scripps was the most affordable. Part of this was because of the generosity of merit scholarships, so I recommend applying for those. I managed to make it through the first 2.5 years without incurring any debt, so I graduated with significantly less than my peers at both Scripps and other schools. I had a family situation in my last semester which made it impossible for us to pay anymore tuition, and Scripps responded by giving me an emergency loan so that I could stay in school and finish my last semester, which case the loans really saved my butt! It’s likely you will have to take on some amount of student loans, but how much you are comfortable with will have to be up to you.</p>
<p>Sidenote, the financial aid office has one of those single-serving coffee machines with all sorts of fun flavors. It kind of takes the edge off visiting the F.A. office!</p>
<p>Re: essays
Have as many trusted readers go through them as you can. Pick people who read often, who are good at grammar, punctuation, but also may help you with subtext, redundancies or tightening your paragraphs.</p>
<p>I should note that Scripps financial aid was not the “best” across the board-- friends of mine chose Scripps despite it being more expensive than other institutions they applied to, and I had friends turn Scripps down for other liberal arts colleges after receiving a better offer elsewhere. </p>
<p>You won’t have that opportunity if you apply ED, however.</p>
<p>I focused on big picture with a few smaller details. There’s no correct answer, and several ways to approach it (lists, anecdotes, expository, etc). Just make sure that when you read it back to yourself, it’s not something that could be said vaguely of any college or university.</p>
<p>I just realized that I made a major typo! Oops.</p>
<p>I talked about a senior interviewer who is majoring in Middle Eastern studies. She was able learn Arabic and that is one of my top goals. I also talked about the 5-C Gospel choir and the online magazine [in]Visible. </p>
<p>Also, did you interview with one of the admission officers or with an alumna? I tried to email the alumnae who’s doing the interviews in St. Louis, but she hasn’t gotten back with me.</p>
<p>I just recently received a deferral letter from Scripps College. Though initially I was upset, I guess I do agree that it’s a little better than an outright rejection letter. Did you know anyone who was deferred from ED1 and received an acceptance? </p>
<p>Do you have any information you could share about the deferral process at Scripps?</p>
<p>Going to Scripps College is my dream-- it seems quite intangible now </p>
<p>Pink, looks like it may be just you and me here in the Scripps forum. Eternal Icicle was transitory after all – maybe she melted in the SoCal sun ;). Hope your other apps are going well, and a happy New Year to you.</p>
<p>I’m currently living in Bulgaria and traveling for the holidays. No SoCal sun for me to melt in, unfortunately. </p>
<p>I did not know anyone personally, but that’s far from a subject that people talk about once you arrive at Scripps for school. </p>
<p>I don’t have any info about the deferral process and can only advise you to keep your head up, and make sure you’ve included everything you think is important to your application. :-</p>
<p>Eternal, you have added as much value to college confidential as anyone else I can think of. You single-handedly convinced me that my daughter was right to put Scripps at or near the top of her list. We haven’t been able to visit, but reading through old threads here was a very helpful second best, thanks to your contributions. I hope Bulgaria is working well for you. I’ve heard it’s very beautiful.</p>
<p>First of all, I have just received an email saying I’m a finalist for the James E. Scripps and New Generation merit scholarships. I’m taking this as an early indication of my acceptance. I’m excited.
I have already visited Scripps and know that I’d love to go there, but I have a few questions.</p>
<p>Could you tell me about the socio-economical diversity? I know once you’re in college that doesn’t really come up… but I’m from a family of 9 with the income of ~$40,000 (low class). I don’t want to feel misplaced.
Are you satisfied with your education? Do you feel well prepared for a career now?
Do most students go to grad school or enter the work force after graduation?</p>
<p>It can come up in college, and sometimes it’s weird, I’ll be honest. Claremont can feel like a very strange place when it seems like all the cars are BMWs, Mazdas and Audis (at my high school, most of my friends drove beat up pick-ups or volvos older than we were). I remember my freshman year hearing about a girl who took a group of friends to Vegas in her private jet for fall break [surreal]. So there will be things that feel weird. You will meet people who take things for granted you never have. What I liked about Scripps was how many people worked on-campus jobs in addition to their classes-- and it’s never put to question whether you work because you need the money or if you work for the “experience” of it. All in all, I think Scripps will be a wonderful place to be, particularly if fin. aid is going to help you out ;)</p>
<p>Very satisfied. There are no words for how satisfied I am with my education, and how happy I am with the semi-professional internships and work experience that have prepped me for this freaking economy. Which isn’t to say everyone from my graduating class is gainfully employed. :-\ But which college can boast that?</p>
<p>~60% of students go on to graduate school within 5 years, which is also my plan is well. But directly following graduation, most try their hand at a full time job or gap year experience to avoid burn out/try new things.</p>
Did you know anyone who was deferred from ED1 and received an acceptance? </p>
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I’m excited.