Hi Everyone! My name is Aby Rivera and I am a senior at Scripps. I am an out-of-state student from Chicago, dual majoring in Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies on the pre-law track. Outside of working for the Office of Admission, I am also a coordinator at the Tiernan Field House and part of the residential life team as a Community Coordinator. I have also had the opportunity to work at SCORE as a program intern, developing and implementing programs that promote social and political awareness with an emphasis on intersectionality. For my first two years at Scripps, I also worked at the Motley Coffeehouse as a barista and then student manager! This past semester I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for a Lab at Pomona College. I will be continuing my research interests this summer through the guidance of a Scripps professor to hopefully help me develop my ideas for my senior thesis! Outside of jobs and academics, I’m an active member of Café Con Leche, the Latinx affinity group for Scripps students. I also attempt to attend as many events for the Prison Abolition Club and Chiapas Support Committee—both of which are 5C clubs! In my free time, I like to cook, take HIIT and yoga classes with friends, hang out with my cat, browse through Pinterest, embroider, and dance!
I have loved the experiences that have come with being a Scripps student these past three years. As I look back on my own college search process, I remember learning about Scripps and falling in love with the community. In fact, it is the community that continues to draw me back to Scripps every semester. All of the amazing people that I have met at Scripps have made a lasting and influential impact on my life. I appreciate attending a school where I not only get the opportunity to learn from amazing professors but from classmates as well! It has been amazing to continually be surrounded by friends who have various passions but work together to create a community that uplifts and empowers one another. Scripps has given me the opportunity to learn more about myself both professionally and personally through the amazing resources that we are provided with.
Attending a college far away from home was a big decision for me, but I am glad that I found a school that I can consider a home away from home. Scripps provides an amazing learning environment for students and offers engaging classes from professors—some of which I have come to consider as mentors. I hope to take all that I have learned at Scripps and bring this information back to my own communities back home.
There are a lot of experiences that I would love to continue to share with you all about my life as a Scripps student. I hope that this provided you with a brief and informative introduction on what’s to come from my blog posts. Please feel free to reach out to me via email: [email protected] or through future events and interactive information that we will be creating! Make sure to check our Scripps on Your Screen webpage for other contact info, events, and more information.