


The original four residence halls, listed in the National Register of Historic Obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently,Īnd the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully.” This driving missionĮnsures that Scripps women graduate with the ability to think, live, and succeed in an everchangingĪt its heart, Scripps is a residential college with ninety-six percent of students choosing Situated thirty-five miles east of Los Angeles, the lush campus of Scripps opens up likeĪ hidden oasis as soon as one steps through the western-facing Honnold Gate, welcomingĮntrants with a quote from Scripps College founder Ellen Browning Scripps: “The paramount Sense of self-determination, most find the all-female environment to be collaborative rather They are expected to, no matter what their field of study. The fact that Scripps is a women’s college makes this growth all the more meaningful.įrom convocation onwards, students are not just encouraged to make a splash in the world. Thesis), students are challenged to grow intellectually and personally by faculty and fellow Required interdisciplinary Core I lecture) to their last (spent finishing the required senior From their first academic day (usually spent listening to a The motto of Scripps College is Incipit Vita Nova, Here Begins New Life, and nothingĬould be closer to the truth.
