Why you should choose Liberal Arts Colleges 🌷

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5 years ago, I chose Scripps over UC Berkeley and UCLA. Having the unique perspective of going to both a small liberal arts college and a bigger research school has made me realize what defines a good school is beyond prestige in name and college rankings. The purpose of this video is NOT to pit schools against each other, I think they’re all great schools. My main goal of this video is to give more exposure to colleges that the majority of people probably haven’t heard of. Hoping to share lessons that took ME 5 years to learn... #liberalarts #claremont
HOW I GOT A DUAL DEGREE
• How I got into an IVY ...
MY EXPERIENCE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
• Columbia University & ...
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Quick Note: Purpose of this video
0:37 What is a "Good" School?
1:40 5 Years ago when Melody was deciding colleges
3:01 17 year Old Melody's thoughts
3:45 Why I chose Scripps over UC Berkeley and UCLA
4:09 I want to debunk presumptions people have of liberal arts colleges
4:49 Quick Disclaimer
5:13 Addressing Presumption: "Not as many resources at Liberal Arts Colleges"
7:01 Addressing Presumption: "It's not good to study STEM at Liberal Arts Colleges"
9:29 Why I loved studying STEM at Scripps
9:54 Why I LOVED the humanities classes at Scripps
10:11 Addressing Presumption: "You can't find a job with a liberal arts degree"
11:39 Why coming to Scripps was the BEST decision I made in my life
12:29 Concluding Thoughts
Huge SHOUTOUT to the friends, professors, career center, alumni for all the support you gave me while I was here. You helped a girl achieve her dreams 🥺 Scripps'23
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This video features 17 year old Melody's immature college reactions, ha ha ha

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@theshoe46 Жыл бұрын

Scripps ‘15!!!! I didn’t study STEM but now am working in big tech. I really benefited from the Claremont consortium, but most importantly, Scripps and my classmates helped me build my confidence. I attribute my education to a lot of my successes post-grad. Liberal arts colleges are really underrated, but understand it is out of reach financially for a lot of folks. It’s still worth to consider it an option if you are able! Nice vid! ❤

@meloteay Жыл бұрын

honored that a Scripps alum stumbled onto my video 🥺

@serrinazou7210 Жыл бұрын

I love your insights into the small LAC v.s. big research university experience! It's so important to keep these factors in mind since college is SO EXPENSIVE. People should be getting value out of the $360K price tag of college, but it's a lot harder to do that at a big research university where support isn't always present since emphasis is placed on research rather than undergraduate education.

@meloteay Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment!! These are really important insights that high school seniors should consider as well when applying for colleges!

@ilanashapiroflute Жыл бұрын

The authenticity is so on point!!!😍

@iShootWild 2 ай бұрын

What an inspiring video! My 17 years old has big dreams and planning to aplly to USC/UCLA/NYU/Georgetown and some backup universities. She would be out of state for CA, but loves the LA area so much. She is just a big fan of big cities. I have been encouraging her to look into Liberal Arts Colleges too. I will have to share this video with her. Thank you for making this!!

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and best of luck and wishes to your daughter ❤️ Please feel free to comment if you have any more questions 🥰

@a0955000655 11 ай бұрын

great insights 😊

@meloteay 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 🥰

@Hellokitty-uw5xj 11 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing these insights, It was great to learn more about other schools 😊

@meloteay 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for all of your support 🥹

@Gemashke 6 ай бұрын

The Claremont Colleges are just as good as the UC schools (if not better) academically...students at the Claremont Colleges are the best of the best students. People shouldn't worry about people not recognizing the name of any of the Claremont Colleges, or other comparable schools such as Amherst, Bates...I've found that if those who matter (the people doing the hiring) aren't familiar with a school, they'll look it up. Once one looks up one of the five Claremont Colleges, they'll see that the applicant is first rate. And YES...Hao Huang is AWESOME!...he's such a cool guy and a great pianist!! Excellent video!!

@meloteay 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and for sharing your thoughts! I really enjoyed reading them. And yes, I love Hao Huang too! What a wonderful pianist, professor, and human being. Thank you so much again for your kind words 🥰

@catherinec2967 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! You have clearly given it a lot of thought and I really appreciate your balanced perspective.

@meloteay 6 ай бұрын

So glad you liked the video, and thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to me ❤️

@alexandracosto 2 ай бұрын

Deciding between scripps and a wayyy bigger school with more of a name right now and this was so helpful thank you so much

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

omg congrats!! and aw, I'm so glad to hear my video was helpful!! Please feel free to comment if you have any more questions!! 🥰

@onesky3626 Жыл бұрын

Great insight!! Making a decision on where to apply for university can be quite overwhelming, ++ for the guidence! This is quality content!

@meloteay Жыл бұрын

aw thanks so much!! glad I could be of help, and best of luck with your university applications. Feel free to ask more questions if you have any :)

@irapower2677 Жыл бұрын

Great information

@Lee-zm8yo 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It's very informative. Did you stay in the dorm even you lived only 20 minutes away? We live about 30 minutes away and want to save dorm & meal plan costs. But I know dorm experience is also important. Looking forward to your point of view.

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words!! I stayed in the dorm and starting my 2nd year of college I worked in Residential Life every year to reduce my housing costs. Hopes this helps, and feel free to ask more questions!

@Lee-zm8yo 2 ай бұрын

@@meloteay It helps. Thank you!

@madiyee383 4 ай бұрын

this is so great! i’m really interested in scripps. would you say that scripps also sets up non-stem majors for good career opportunities?

@meloteay 4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much for watching and excited to hear you're interested in Scripps! I have a couple friends who are non-stem majors at Scripps and I heard about them going into consulting or investment banking. Scripps has a strong alumni network and I often see career talks from these people come to our campus!! These events give current students the chance to network. Hopefully this gives some insight - Feel free to ask more questions!

@dmodemd Жыл бұрын

On the financial aspect. You mentioned that Scripps could be about the same as UC. I assume you mean in-state tuition at UC since you were a CA resident. Did you receive a scholarship at Scripps or offered any at UC? Did cost play any role in your decision making?

@meloteay Жыл бұрын

Ah yes! Now that I think about it, my friends who told me that, I believe they were CA residents so, yes referring to in-state tuition. I received a merit scholarship at Scripps and with some other outside scholarships I got, I decided to come to Scripps. I also worked in residential life to help with housing expenses.

@justin7808 Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Liberal Arts!

@lexineff3171 2 ай бұрын

Hey! I am in at Scripps, but have seen a lot of controversial opinions on Scripps. I am also interested in engineering or the EEP programs. How was the career center, or resources for life after college? That is my biggest concern (and getting internships).

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

hey! thanks for leaving a comment - are you potentially interested in doing the 3+2 program? and I really loved the support I was given by the career center! They helped me prepare for my first ever corporate interviews with the mock interview programs they have and I actually still regularly connect with Scripps' career center. Feel free to leave more questions if you have more!

@maiiii722 8 ай бұрын

hey!! i'm a hs senior considering applying to scripps, do you have any tips on finding specific details abt stem in scripps (or in general) for the why scripps essay? thx for the video :)

@meloteay 8 ай бұрын

Hey yes! For learning more specific details about STEM in scripps or in general I would google search “scripps college stem” You should have a bunch of Scripps and stem related links that pop up like STEM archives. I think reading through the articles can give you a good idea of the experiences and insights on what it’s like to study STEM at Scripps! Feel free to ask more questions if you have any and best wishes with the application ❤️

@ellaa-1105 2 ай бұрын

Would it be a good idea for people with social anxiety disorder to go to liberal art colleges?😢I’ve always thought that it would be great to study in a small college until one of my friends said you’ll have limited privacy there since you’ll be familiar with every single person in the college.

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

When I was at the Claremont Colleges, I definitely found myself bumping into people all the time, the way I never seemed to once I started at Columbia University. I do have to say though - even though it WAS a small class, there were definitely a good amount of people I still haven't gotten a chance to meet... I'd say it's up to personal preference - I personally really liked how small and tight-knit the college felt because it felt like there were a lot more resources and support accessible to everyone ❤️ feel free to leave more questions / comments

@JinaMukherjeeF 2 ай бұрын

I am going to wooster thank u this helped

@meloteay 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching my video!! So glad to hear it helped and best wishes in college 🥰

@JinaMukherjeeF 2 ай бұрын

@@meloteay

@jas663 7 ай бұрын

Without this journey, there would be no video like this. If I were you, I would be sad too. Fortunately, you found your own way eventually. Happy for you. 文理學院，聽過Wellesley College，因為有一個歷史人物是這間的校友，宋美齡(Soong Mei-ling)。不過，的確是不清楚文理學院的課程有哪裡不同。

@meloteay 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment! and yes, I did find my way and thank you so much as well for your support 🥰❤️🥹

@hexise Ай бұрын

For the dual degree program, is this kind of program common in Claremont colleges? What is the ratio for Scripps students go to graduate school? Thank you!

@meloteay Ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! When you say common are you referring to students participating in them? Or if multiple colleges offer them?

@hexise Ай бұрын

@@meloteay Thanks for your reply. I mean students participating in them, is that common?

@meloteay Ай бұрын

@@hexise when I was doing the program (and from what I heard about other years), there’s high interest during the first year of college in the amount of people wanting to do 3+2 but students tend to either switch majors or choose not to do the program and as the 3rd year comes up. Hope this helps, please let me know if you have more questions!