Scripps College

The campus itself is gorgeous and beautiful, especially if you are into the Spanish villa architecture and style. There are trees and grass everywhere. The single occupancy dorm rooms are spacious and include a cute sink off to one side.
The college tour needs some spice and improvement… but otherwise, we weren’t sure how Scripps differed from any other women’s college.

I loved that it had a small college feel, yet so many activities, clubs, dining halls, class options, parties etc. from the other Claremont schools. Wonderful experience at Scripps with a great education. Best choice ever to go here!

Great dining hall food, fun people, strong academics… What more can you say!
I think Scripps is underrated an probably deserves a higher ranking on the us world news report.

My husband and I attended a wedding here this past Friday evening. The ceremony took place right in front of the Balch Auditorium. The reception took place on the grassy lawn that faced the front of the auditorium.
Both the ceremony & reception was nicely done. The venue and weather was perfect. The only bad thing, party had to end at 10pm because it was still a college. There was security on premise the entire night. I guess it’s not a big deal if you want to end things early. =)

#33. It might be the smallest campus, but it’s the prettiest. The Tiernan Field House looks like a fitness room at a resort (
). You can also study peacefully at the Denison or grab a drink at the Motley. I especially loved Afternoon Tea on Wednesdays and the late night munchies on Tuesdays– both of which were a convenient walk away. Thank you for satisfying my study needs, Scripps.

So, again, I feel a little strange reviewing a college, but hey, I can still express my opinions based on personal experience, and isn’t that what Unilocal is all about?
Overall, I got a fantastic education at Scripps, in large part due to the Claremont Colleges as a whole, since my major was joint with the other five schools. I took plenty of classes at Claremont McKenna and Pomona, and had wonderful professors there, several of whom I still speak to on occasion. Also as part of the consortium, there are five dining halls to choose from (and the food is better than I remember getting at most colleges), and a fair amount going on on campus (es).
The Scripps campus itself is beautiful, as is the Southern California weather (except for those weeks mid-​winter when it won’t stop raining). Claremont can get a bit boring, but there are a few cute shops, some decent restaurants, and an accessible movie theater down Foothill Blvd.
My biggest complaint is probably health services. They’re good enough, but could be a lot better… and maybe they are, since I graduated several years ago, and they’ve since moved into a new facility, at the very least.
I’ve also heard that Scripps has a new (desperately needed) exercise facility. The old one was small and pretty lacking, so I’m pleased to hear there’s something new and state of the art, though I wish it was there when I was in school.
Scripps — and the Claremont Colleges as a whole — may not be well known, but I don’t think I could have asked for a better education. Hey, it did get me in to Harvard for grad school!

Scripps is simply the best college experience I could have hoped for. I miss Scripps terribly. Even though I’ve had some good experiences since then, there was just something wonderful and idyllic about my four years at Scripps.
Although Scripps is expensive (I can’t imagine taking out the entire four years of tuition, room, and board in loans — get some scholarships and/​or have a nice trust fund), it was worth every penny. My classes were intellectually stimulating, both at Scripps and the other 4Cs. Although I took off-​campus classes at every school, I actually enjoyed my classes at Scripps the most — they were full of information and debate, without the pretension and angry students I found at certain other campuses. There was always a lecture or concert happening at one of the 5Cs as well. Scripps professors are laid back and really care about getting to know each individual student. I also benefited from the instruction and prestigious reputation the school has, which helped me get into UC Berkeley for graduate school!
Scripps also offers a wonderful place to study for those classes. The campus is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen and is meticulously maintained by the groundskeeper staff. The weather is nice almost all the year; I spent a lot of time studying outside on the lawn or at the outdoor tables. The dorms are also nice, although I hear it’s harder to get singles these days. (I had my own dorm room sophomore year and up.) The old and new dorms are all beautiful, except for perhaps Kimberly — and even that dorm has nice sized rooms. The dorms are clean and quiet, which is conducive to a good night’s sleep. The dining hall has good food as far as college dorm food goes, just beware of the freshman 15!
Socially Scripps is pretty quiet, but the other Claremont Colleges give it a lot more social life than a typical small all-woman’s college. Scripps only had parties once or twice a semester, and they were pretty lame (they only served beer, and they strictly carded), but fun parties and great booze (uncarded) can be had at Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd every weekend. If you prefer pot, Pitzer is your place. Pomona has fun parties as well, but they usually card. Outside of parties there’s lots of clubs and student organizations to get involved in, as well as leadership roles. I enjoyed being a Peer Mentor, an Outdoor Orientation Leader, writing for the Voice, and working in IT with Donna at various points in Scripps.
Also socially, I personally made a lot of great friends in my four years at Scripps, mostly at Scripps and Harvey Mudd. I haven’t had such great friends ever, before entering Scripps or since graduating. My favorite memories involve sitting in dorm rooms with my friends, ordering Mix Bowl late at night and relaxing. I also never had problems getting a date at any of the 5C campuses if I looked for one — or a hookup if that’s your fancy. So don’t worry, Scripps won’t isolate you from men or turn you into a nun for four years.
While I love Scripps and am enthusiastic about my five-​star rating, I’ll also acknowledge it’s not perfect. Scripps is very expensive, and I can’t say I’d recommend going 150k in debt for *any* undergrad school, especially if your plans include something like medical or law school in the future. I also had some run-​ins with student life /​the administration while I was there, which has some weird rules and plays favorite. In that vein, some of the Scripps dorm policies are weird. For example, if you have 7 or people in your dorm room it’s considered a party and needs to be registered, the person who’s dorm room it is can’t drink (even if 21) because they’re the «server» of the alcohol, and the always-​fun escort rule.
Even with those tiny issues, I would gladly go back to Scripps all over again. Is it time for my reunion yet?

It feels strange to rate my college but I must say it was some of the best money I ever spent.

Since graduating in ’02, I can say all my life experiences have been attributable to my 4 years here in undergrad. I want all my female family members to come here. I used to think it was all hogwash when professors and administrators told me that we would always look back to these 4 years with a fondness that can only be understood by another Scripps woman. It ain’t hogwash ladies …
My most valued asset today are the friends I made at Scripps. In fact, the only thing that saddens me is the fact that my best friends here are spread all over the world, and I do not get to see them as often as I need.
I truly appreciated my liberal arts education here when i went to Hastings for law school. Impersonal, disgustingly competitive, and just plain cold. Hastings brought out the worst in people, and if it weren’t for my experience at Scripps, it would have brought out the worst in me. Scripps was competitive, but never in a way that forced you to become ugly to your classmates. Damn, I miss that love!
I could go on and on, but you’d get bored. If I have kids one day, and they happen to be female, I want them to go here. ‘Nuff said.

Ok, I feel like I’m putting myself out there by writing this review. I loved my experience at Scripps, but some of that love has had to happen long after graduation. I wasn’t fully «integrated» into the Scripps experience as an undergrad and as a result I felt really alienated from my school. However, I have met fabulous Scripps women *after* graduation which suggests that I had some bad luck.
The good:
— amazingly beautiful learning environment complete with your own secret garden
— awesome dorms and housing situations in general
— great faculty who really care about you and want you to be involved
— tiny classes where you won’t be able to pretend you’re not there
— a great involved community
— access to 4 other colleges with their own specialties
— for the first year or two, a cute small-​town environment that is not too distracting
–single sex education w/​possibilities for socialization
— The Motley!
The bad:
–a sometimes clique-​y community, especially after your first year when everyone has made friends
–faculty are amazing teachers, but not always in touch with professionalization/​graduate school stuff
— Claremont wears very thin
–dining hall food is supposedly good at Scripps, but I ate mostly at Mudd which was (5 years ago) pretty bad (pasta night was sometimes enough to make me want to slit my wrists)
Scripps rankings keep on improving and I think that some of the minor issues I had have changed since I left.
Keep it real, Scripps!

I went to undergrad here and can’t possibly say enough about it. Attending Scripps was the best thing that ever happened to me. You really will become an incredible woman, not just because of the academics but because of the people. I’ve never met so many genuine people in my life, professors and students alike. It’s hard to find so many smart, funny and lively women who really take pride in their community. I miss all my Scrippsies!
If you’re looking at schools and are wondering if you should attend, PM me! I’ll tell you everything you need to know (not only the good but the bad as well). Scripps is definitely not for everyone but it was certainly right for me.

best college ever!!!

Kaplan’s/Newsweek just named Scripps «America’s Hottest Women’s College» and The Princeton Review has named Scripps one of their «Best Value 2007 Colleges.» As an alum I can vouch for the academic strength as well as the physical beauty of this college (it’s on the National Historic Register). Scripps is a great place for a budding scientists, artists, CEOs, teachers, writers, politicians, etc. Scripps will build your critical thinking and writing skills and give you a broad based education that will serve you well in the future. This place holds a special place in my heart and I believe, as a woman, I was fortunate to attend this institution.