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 LEAGUE  

MY EXPERIENCE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
   • Columbia University & Living in NYC E...  

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