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Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Scripps. The more of these words you know, the better off you’ll be.

5C

The Claremont Consortium of Mudd, Scripps, Pitzer, CMC, and Pomona

CLORG

Club or organization

Curve

Normalization of scores; not a traditional bell curve

1. By The Numbers
2. Report Card Summary
3. Students Speak Out On Overall Experience
4. The Inside Scoop
   1. Scripps Slang
   2. Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to Scripps
   3. Tips to Succeed at Scripps
   4. Scripps Urban Legends
   5. School Spirit
   6. Traditions
5. The Best & Worst
   1. The Ten BEST Things About Scripps
   2. The Ten WORST Things About Scripps
6. Pictures
   1. Seal fountain
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