Emerson College Top Questions

smoking pot. drinking. eating. watching movies. shopping. going to dinner. internships. very small and gossipy sometimes, especially freshmen year. freshmen tooooonnnnssss of work, and then nothing after that, except in the acting program.

Like any other school, social life and extracurriculars are pretty much what you make it. In terms of film and writing and art/theater, there are tons of opportunities for kids who want to get involved immediately. There aren't really any athletic extra-curriculars, save for some kids who play frisbee in the common and an underground football league. People do like to party, and there are house parties as well as the option of going to clubs in the city.

Kiss goodbye to sleep if you plan to be involved. It's totally worth it. Oh. And GO TO THE GYM whenever you'e free. Freshman 15 exists! fo'real, especially coz you'll be working so hard on organization stuff if you're involved.

One of the major things that appealed to me about Emerson (and that confuses me about friends who went to school in rural Maine!) is that social life is not constricted to beer pong in dorms. The city is at your disposal, and there's always museums, movies, dance shows, theater, restaurants, shopping, concerts, you name it. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, or party, and yet I'm always doing something fun on a weekend. I met my friends by wandering around on campus, pretty much, which is why transfer students are usually at a disadvantage in meeting people. But honestly, I find most people here to be pretty friendly and approachable. In terms of partying and drinking, I would say it's absolutely no more or less than any average college. I think it's important for people to live in the dorms the first year or two, because the social aspect of that is unbeatable.

"What can you do on a Saturday night that doesn't involve drinking?" Uh, homework? Most of the really popular organizations can be directly lated to a major - a lot of writing and publishing students are involved with on-campus publications, a ton of film students belong to film groups, etc. I play softball, and it looks like more and more students are figuring out that we actually have sports every day. Woo-hoo.

Lots of organizations. Sports are a joke, sorry athletes. Weekends spent at movies, parties, or just hanging out with roommates and friends. People here start partying Thursday, but its like that at every college nowadays.

Off campus, you have Boston, so you can do tons of stuff provided you have tons of cash.

All of our groups are extremely popular. Like I said before, Emerson is a passionate student body. People devote to religion, race, sexuality, and causes through activities along with preparing for their careers by writing for magazines, submitting photography, making film, or broadcasting the news. Performance based clubs are equally as popular. I'd say the clubs are one of Emerson's best features because there are well over 100 different ones that all have active, passionate members. I was in Newman Club, which was the Catholic Club, basically. We read scripture, did volunteer work, and spoke about current religious issues in the world. When I joined the club, I began the now annual Spring Break Trip to do religious based volunteer work. We built houses, tore them down, and had a blast getting to know other college kids from around the country. There are always events for every major and plenty of guest speakers. I remember seeing Dennis Leary, an Emerson alum, speak and he was amazinly down to earth and still hilarious. In that moment, I was extremely proud to be an Emerson Student with him as an alum. Other events include theatre, dance, acting, sports, speakers, career based workshops, volunteer based...anything you can think of! Something was laways going on at Emerson. The dating scene at Emerson absolutely sucks unless you are a guy. If you are gay, you have plenty of gorgeous gay men to choose from and get to know. If you are a straight man, you know that there aren't many of you and you take advantage of that. Girls treat straight men like an axe commercial...suddenly throwing themselves at a mediocre man because he's available (only he doesn't necessarily smell like Axe, haha). Also, many of the straight men at Emerson are in love with themselves (that egotistical pretentious thing again) so many women just try to meet men at other schools. People at Emerson like to party, but they're not very good at it. I can't tell you how many people i had to teach how to play beer pong or how to make a Jager Bomb. They are smart outgoing people, but not all of them have college level social skills. Some people at Emerson do have high party standards, but it is definitely of the caliber of a state school. I know one of the reasons I picked it in High School was because I wanted to go somewhere known for it's academics and not for its parties. I met most of my closest friends while abroad at the castle or through other friends. Emerson is all about networking. Again, while I was abroad was the only time i lived in a dorm with everyone, so I got to know a lot of cool people. There are soooo many yearly events I can't name them all! Emerson is very traditional in that sense. There are a few events that go on during the weekends that don't involve drinking, but i can't say I ever sought them out. Not my thing.

One word- Disorientation. If you make it to this event, you'll likely find a group of buddies to get you started. You're likely to make your friends in class or in the dining hall. We are not a sports-based school, so don't plan on tailgates and football games for bonding. You're going to have to go out in the city like a big boy/girl and hit up a party, club, pub, etc.

You will plan your class around your co-curricular organizations. There are the key organizations to get involved with in every major. If you go to this school and don't get involved your wasting your money.