Recently, I spoke to someone who had a really bad experience at Scripps. She’s pretty intelligent, liberal, and quirky, and she attended Scripps for a year before transferring to Boston U (where she is very happy). She hated Scripps; said there was an atmosphere of cutthroat competitiveness and that she wasn’t able to make any friends.
Anyway, my question is, are some freshman at Scripps really not able to find any friends? Is the student body too small or homogenous?
Scripps is a surprisingly ‘fit’ school (surprising mostly b/c it’s part of the Claremont McKenna consortium, so there are a lot of choices). I know a couple of students who love it, and a student and a professor who couldn’t stand it & left. It is one that I would strongly recommend having an overnight visit before committing.
I think there is a culture of inclusivity and supportiveness around here. Putting other people down for grades/academics usually gets called out pretty fast, and so does not being understanding/inclusive of other people’s struggles. I really like how people are friendly.
I’ve made most of my friends either by living next to them/with them, or in clubs. I don’t personally find it hard to make friends; there’s a culture of great sisterhood.
Hope this helps! ~enchantingly SC '18