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Being that i am neither gay or a smoker and i know many who are also neither, I'd say that it not accurate.

Mostly yes.

Although there are people like this at Emerson they can be found at every school. And there are plenty of people who go to Emerson who do not fit this stereotype.

About the people--very true. People aren't exactly open minded but more so anti-religious and anti-republican...just different than the rest of the country. There are plenty of sports here, just not football or anything water related.

To a degree - Emerson definitely has a larger population of the alternative crowd than most other schools. Many who go here do share a common interest in theatre and film, and a lot of the kids here are very stylish. There's a sizable LGBT community, but it doesn't make up the whole school. The one true stereotype is that this is a very liberal school - almost everyone here has very similar political views. Though for many these stereotypes are true, most only fit this stereotype to a degree, and a lot of kids don't at all.

yes

To some degree, yes. All stereotypes are based on truth.

Loads of people at Emerson are figuring out how they want to express themselves, so artsy-fartsy or society-shunning styles emerge here and there. In general, students here are extremely friendly and try not to take themselves too seriously.

Not everyone at Emerson smokes cigarettes, nor is there not a staight guy to be found on campus. With the smoking stereotype, I think they are just noticed moe because of our limited area on Boylston where most students choose to congregate while smoking. It's hard to avoid, but it certainly doesn't mean that Emerson students are unhealthy and constantly reek of tobacco.

Some Emersonians are pretty pretentious. There's a big gay community, especially gay guys, but there are a lot of heterosexual people too. Some people did apply for NYU and got rejected, some didn't apply to NYU at all, and some got into NYU but chose Emerson. A lot of people are from the East Coast, especially New England, but there are some international students and students from other parts of the country as well.