Emerson College Top Questions

Emerson is a good environment for people that have a strong idea of what field they want to go into, especially for the visual/media arts and performing arts. If you want a very well rounded education, it is not the best learning environment. That is not to say that there aren't classes for all subjects, just that if you have a certain major you will focus on that subject almost exclusively after your freshman year.

Someone who knows what they want to do for the restof their lives before entering college. They need to be able to navigate red tape and they also need to be extremely organized because this school lacks a significant amount of structure. Emerson students are self-motivated and driven beyond compare. Even though we may not be big on school spirit - we have a lot of pride in extra cirriculars as most students are involved in at least three or more clubs.

Artistic, someone with multiple talents who likes to experiment with differnet things and believes in stretching themselves as a person.

Someone career-minded and with the drive to make his education into what he wants it to be. The film/new media program is rewarding but you have to go into it with full force, in order to take full advantage of the resources available to you.

A Liberal, artsy, independent thinker who knows what they want out of life, and is willing to work for it.