The motto of Scripps College is Incipit Vita Nova, Here Begins New Life, and nothing could be closer to the truth. From their first academic day (usually spent listening to a required interdisciplinary Core I lecture) to their last (spent finishing the required senior thesis), students are challenged to grow intellectually and personally by faculty and fellow students alike.
The fact that Scripps is a women
| Overall Score (about) | 96.1 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $73,756 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 33 / 1480 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 11 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 92% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 1,071 |
Forget what high school teachers say about college courses: Attendance does matter at Scripps. When a class has only sixteen students (the average class size at Scripps), the professor knows when someone goes missing. In fact, regular participation usually accounts for at least ten percent of a final grade. This helps facilitate the process of students becoming more than just passive recipients of information and instead helps them become active agents in their own learning. The small class sizes also ensure that the faculty creates meaningful connections with the students. It
Gaining admission to Scripps becomes more and more competitive each year with over 1,931 applications sent in for the 253 spots in the class of 2012. Even before being admitted, however, each student is thought of as an individual who has the potential to enhance the Scripps community. The admission committee looks over each application a minimum of three times before any final decisions are made in hopes that the students admitted will become a truly unique and cohesive class come fall. The Dean of Admission has described this process as building a kaleidoscope, picking the brightest of all the beautiful pieces and colors. Scripps enrolls students from all over the world, including women from Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. This speaks to the commitment the college has made to establish a campus of diverse identities and ideas. The admission committee seeks out women with different cultural, economic, and political backgrounds in hopes that each woman
Over fifty-five percent of Scripps students receive at least some type of financial aid, usually awarded in a combination of grants, loans, and workstudy funds. The average grant or scholarship award for the 2008
The center of Scripps activities is located above the dining hall in SARLO (shortened from Student Activities and Residential Life Office). SARLO is the hub of Scripps Associated Students, or student council, as well as many of the other student organizations. It
The Southern California weather provides the perfect environment for students of all athletic inclinations. NCAA Division III varsity sports are offered in conjunction with Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd Colleges, with students from all three schools coming together to form a joint Claremont-Mudd-Scrips team. In total, nineteen teams comprise the CMS program. Female sports teams use the Athenas as their mascot, while the male teams are known as the Stags. Since the inception of the CMS women
Continuing an age-old Scripps tradition, students gather around the Seal Court fountain (named for the two seals who grace the lily pads with a steady stream of water) every Wednesday and enjoy afternoon tea. In addition to the hot tea, hot chocolate, and flavored punches available for imbibing, the Malott Commons caters the weekly event with a new confection every week, whether it be cupcakes, cookies, or chocolate fondue. To keep it on the healthy side, vegetables plates with inventive dips are also available.
The tradition is far from a formal affair, but it provides a tasty break for socializing midweek. The event is usually sponsored by a different campus group or office each week, providing students with useful information and other free goodies.
Ellen Browning Scripps, the founder of the college, wanted desperately to visit the first entering Scripps class in 1927. But by that time, she was ninety-two years old and in no condition to travel. So instead, the first Scripps class each wrote their names and hometowns in a book and sent it down to La Jolla where Ms. Scripps lived.
That tradition has continued with entering students signing their name and hometown in a hand-bound book in the Denison library. The main steel doors of the library are only opened twice a year, once for new students to enter and sign, and again at graduation when students leave through the doors, glancing at their signed name on their way out. The ceremony represents the four years spent inside an institution of learning, and hopefully concludes with students exiting more enriched and enlightened
With a friendly and resourceful Career Planning Resources (CP&R) office, Scripps gives its students the chance to get a headstart on post-Scripps life. The office offers tips on searching for jobs and applying to graduate schools and even provides the opportunity for a student to participate in a videotaped mock interview so she can get an idea of how she is presenting herself to prospective employers. A conference entitled
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