Lina Monsalve '13 said one of the best things about Scott, whom she met their freshman year of college, was his compassion.
"I remember I hurt my ankle towards the end of my freshman Winter term, and I called Crispin to help me bring my stuff upstairs, and instead of helping me with my stuff, he carried me three flights of stairs up to my room," Monsalve recalled.
Marisa Fang, a junior at the University of Washington in Seattle, met Scott at University Preparatory Academy. The two began dating their senior year of high school when Scott asked Fang to the homecoming dance and had been dating for over three years at the time of his death.
"I'd always tell him how lucky I was that I was with him, but he was always so humble and loving and would turn it on me and tell me he was the lucky one," Fang said.
Fang recalled a time when she wanted to visit a tulip festival in the Seattle area. Scott agreed to go with her, but the couple ran into "so many hours of frustrating traffic." Throughout the ordeal, Scott remained upbeat, telling Fang how much he enjoyed being with her, she said.
"It didn't take long for anyone to see that Crispin was a genuine, charismatic and just through and through good person," Fang said.
Even "mundane things" were fun with Scott, Fang said.
Several of Scott's friends spoke highly of his easygoing and happy personality. Julie Powers '13, who lived on the same floor as Scott their freshman year, said "he was always up for an adventure."
Scott, a 20-year-old native of Seattle, was a member of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity and the Dartmouth men's rugby team. Scott was studying mathematics at the College.
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved son Crispin," Pat and Norm Scott said in a statement. "We are grateful for the love and support we have received from so many in the wake of such heartbreaking loss."
Scott spent much of his youth in Japan, where his father worked, and entered University Preparatory Academy in the eighth grade. In addition to participating in a variety of activities, Scott studied Japanese for a semester and became fluent, according to The Seattle Times.
Aly Perez '13, who also lived in the same building as Scott, said his "love for life" was one of his defining characteristics.
"He was laid-back and loved to have fun because he truly seemed to love where he was, who he was with and what he did," Perez said. "I think that type of passion is something to admire and something very valuable that he's left us all with."
Scott's friends also praised his sense of humor.
"The first time I met him, the first thing he did was make me laugh," Monsalve said.
Kevin Kennedy '13, who met Scott at an event for accepted Dartmouth students in Seattle their senior year of high school, said Scott looked for humor in any situation.
"Whether it was putting salt in a drink as its owner innocently went to the bathroom, rehashing an embarrassing story about himself or simply laughing at the absurdity of all the things we take so seriously at Dartmouth, the jokes never ended," Kennedy said in an email to The Dartmouth.
Elizabeth Reynolds '13, who met Scott in the eighth grade at University Preparatory Academy, said her favorite memory of Scott was a yoga class they both took during their senior year of high school.
"Crispin was a constant source of laughter in the class," Reynolds said in an email to The Dartmouth. "He would always be the loudest one singing the yoga chants, and I remember him trying to do things like headstands or splits and completely failing."
Powers also said Scott was "just someone I always could count on as a friend."
"He always stayed in contact with me on off terms, and on campus always made an effort to spend time with people," Powers said.
Scott always put his friends and his family first, and he was very close to his older brother and "incredibly kind parents," Reynolds said.
"If I ever needed something, I knew that Crispin would have my back," she said. "He was the kind of person who would drop everything if his friend were in need. I think a lot of Dartmouth students get caught up in the stresses of classes and activities, but Crispin was different in that he managed to always find time for his friends."
Scott's friends and teachers also spoke of his intelligence, which Reynolds described as "a keen ability to solve problems, both inside the classroom and out."
"We studied a lot together and he was by far one of the smartest people I've met, but also really humble and never once made me feel guilty or inferior," Powers, who took a number of classes with Scott, said.
Reynolds also said that Scott's intelligence was a major contribution to the Dartmouth community.
"Crispin was ready to take on the world," Reynolds said. "It's not fair that this had to happen to him. Dartmouth was very lucky to have him as a student."
Mike Mantell '13, also a math major, said he likely would not have passed several classes without Scott's help.
Scott "was just an incredibly bright student who carried that capability with great humility," Erica Hamlin, head of school at University Preparatory Academy told The Seattle Times.
Math professor David Webb, who served as Scott's first-year adviser, said Scott "seemed very bright and motivated." Webb said that he and Scott "used to talk about rugby, and he enjoyed the camaraderie and was juggling a fairly demanding academic schedule with rugby practices."
"He was just a very solid, down-to-earth guy friendly, articulate, well-spoken and had a clear idea of what he wanted to do," Webb said. "He was a real achiever."
Scott was studying abroad on the Academy of Liberal and Beaux-Arts program run by Portland State University, Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson said in a statement to The Dartmouth.
On Friday evening, Scott was at a "large gathering of ALBA students 40 or more at an upscale seafront hotel, which devolved into smaller groups," ALBA Director Charles Grant said in an email to The Dartmouth.
Scott was with several friends, all of whom returned to their own apartments except Scott, according to Grant. Scott failed to return to his apartment and did not show up for an ALBA orientation session at noon on Saturday, at which time the police were notified, Grant said.
"I have no idea how they conducted the search, but [Scott's] body was apparently found in an apartment not one of ours some way from the original hotel location later that day," he said.
The police would only confirm that "there did not appear to have been any physical violence and he appeared to have died in his sleep," Grant said.
Director of Media Relations Justin Anderson said he "had no update on the investigation," in an email to The Dartmouth on Thursday.
