After three years experience at Scripps...

CAorBust
Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:25:13 +0000

In response to the posters who have rushed to the defense of Scripps: I DO think Scripps is a wonderful school! At the same time I have been disappointed in some facets, so I want other similarly naive parents and applicants to be forewarned. I do think that on campus jobs and summer internships should be at least as available for non work study students and those not receiving grant aid, since our students MUST earn some money due to not getting grants. I think it is out of balance, since why would my daughter be awarded a competitive grant from a national foundation for her summer work and somehow not be qualified to receive one of the hundred Scripps fellowships (for a student body of less than 300!) Also when so many campus jobs are subsidized by work study, a non work study student is at a serious disadvantage when it is even more imperative for her to be able to earn something. And yes, those beautiful rooms and suites still exist, but only for the relatively lucky few. However even the small forced double had beautiful French doors looking out onto green lawns…so housing is still so much nicer and more charming than other schools, and the common areas and kitchens are great. I only wanted to provide some balance to give a more realistic set of expectations for applicants.