At the start of the 2015ā16 academic year, we as they were moving into their residence halls about why they chose Scripps and what their plans were for their college careers. Now, four years later, weāve caught up with some of those seniors to see how their plans shaped up, how theyāve grown, and where theyāre off to after graduation.

āFour years ago, I had said that I wanted to major in English, but I ended up majoring in art history! Scripps has been a place where Iāve not just grown academically and professionally, but emotionally, as well. Iāve figured out what I care about and who I am. I was an intern at the Williamson Gallery last semester and got the chance to curate my own showāan experience I wouldnāt have gotten anywhere else. Iām now hoping to go into museum work, and I have an internship this summer at a museum in Memphis. I was the film and music columnist for the Scripps Voice, and that was an awesome experience. Iāll miss doing that and having the chance to be published. Scripps has made me so poised for my future and for the variety of opportunities out there.ā
āAli Bush ā19

āOn Move-In Day, I had said I wanted to major in linguistics, and I did it! Iām really grateful that I got such amazing support from my professors. Iām really close to one of my professors; I babysit his daughter and get dinners with their family. Itās amazing to have that connection to someone within my department who can provide both academic and life advice. To be able to have that and to know that Iām going to carry that connection post-graduation is really important and special to me. I am really going to miss the community Iāve found here as well as the loving and accepting support system that Iāve created and been part of. I really loved getting involved on campus and within The Claremont Colleges as a whole, specifically through CafĆ© Con Leche, Challah for Hunger, and by being a linguistic mentor at Pomona College.ā
āKaela Fong ā19

āI clearly remember Move-In Day, when President Tiedens was introducing herself and people were taking pictures. It was interesting to read what I said four years ago about being excited to meet people and loving the campus atmosphere. I chose Scripps based on what I envisioned the community to be like and, four years later, I see that itās what I had hoped for. The Scripps community has broadened my horizons and taught me to be more thoughtful. I am thankful for my entire experience and the ways Iāve grown both academically and personally. I really liked getting to know my professors, and Iām glad I took advantage of their office hours, especially in my last two years. Iām now working with a professor and advisor on publishing my own academic work. Iām planning to move to New York City to pursue marketing after I graduate with my bachelorās in media studies and economics.ā
āTaylor Milana ā19

āIām an English major, and Scripps has the best professors in that department. The quality of my humanities classes was great, and I will miss having the departmentās supportive resources. Assistant Professor of English Tessie Prakas was my thesis reader, and I will miss going into her office to talk about not just academics, but about life in general,ā says Patel, who in 2015 shared that she was interested in neuroscience and writing. āI really enjoyed that my major and course of study didnāt inhibit me from participating in other things as well, both academically and socially. I went to Germany to do neuroscience research, which was completely out of my comfort zone. Iām one of the editors-in-chief of the Scripps Voice and president of the Hindu Society. I work in Denison Library, and Iām also the vice president of Tech for Claremont and Claremont Tamasha and the stage manager for Sanskriti, which is stressful but incredibly fun.”
āRena Patel ā19