I think it is abundantly clear that they cannot do this again.
It is now clear to absolutely everyone that this was a terrible way to handle the problem. Rather than suck it up and make a more compelling offer, Res Life made a poor and lazy decision, and placed first-years off campus instead. Upperclass housing is very nice, and students wait years to get the best rooms and suites… and the incentives offered were insultingly weak. When the housing shortage became evident, Residential Life began asking upperclassmen, who already had room assignments for the fall, to give up their housing and move off campus. They were faced with an unmanageably large entering class, on top of the existing challenges. They admitted more students than normal, anticipating a lower yield… and yield did not drop. The admissions office became convinced that yield would drop. There was bad press, and campus visits for prospective students were disrupted because of the turmoil, and because tour guides also went on strike in solidarity. The student was also an RA, and the incident galvanized the other RA’s to protest the pressures of their positions and, when dissatisfied with the response, to go on strike. The history of the incident cited above: In the early spring of 2017, a gifted and well-loved Scripps student took her life (in part because of cyber-bullying and doxxing instigated by the nationally-funded right-wing 5C’s publication). Will they make new mistakes? Possibly - the question is whether they’re any worse of a bet than other schools that are facing the same challenges. I do not think Scripps will make those same mistakes again. Housing for the entering class of 2017 was absolutely bungled. I lived in a triple during my first year and had a really great time, but it doesn’t mean that I felt cheated in terms of how expensive room and board is. It is pretty outside, but rooms inside can be a different story. A lot of first years are placed into triples or really tight doubles. Even in non-pandemic circumstances, Scripps always had issues with providing enough housing to students that was not suffocating. Just want to give potential first years this warning before you accept your decision to Scripps. We probably will be overcrowded once again since Scripps accepts too many people, and some folks (seniors and juniors) had taken a leave of absence because of the pandemic. Be wary of coming here especially since it is very likely that they will repeat a similar policy during this upcoming fall. Class of 2021 had 38 first years forced into off-campus housing provided by Claremont Graduate University. Hello, I am a current student of Scripps.Ĭlass of 2025, gonna give a bit of advice to you.