Catherine

As an acting major all of my friends are either actors or film majors but from all different years. It's really easy to make friends with upperclassmen just from working on plays or films. I also don't have very many friends that I made from class, it's mostly from outside stuff I auditioned for. Your first week at Emerson will be all about getting to know people, some of the get to know you events are fun and some of them suck. The truth is I met most of my close friends that week from a couple of the events and also at New York Pizza, which is a popular place right next to campus. A lot of people also make close friends with people who live on their floor. And a lot of people don't meet any close friends in the first week and it just takes getting involved to meet people. The first two months everyone is really friendly because you're all in the same boat, trying to make friends and form groups. The people at Emerson are generally incredibly nice and open so I wouldn't worry about making friends. No one goes to sporting events, I mean no one and everyone goes to the plays. Every little student show has a packed audience and usually the shows rock. The party scene at Emerson is difficult. I guess the main party place would be the SAE house, pretty much our only social frat. They suck and are gross so after the first month you stop going and it's pretty much the same group of people who go, you shouldn't be one of those people. The best parties are just at peoples apartments or houses. Also a lot of Emerson students go to BU, BC, MIT, and Berkley parties which are really great, especially MIT parties. If you don't drink don't worry, you could see a different student show every night and a lot of kids do other things on the weekends. People go the the Rocky Horror Picture Show a lot although i'd say it's probably way more fun drunk, you don't have to be. Weed is probably more popular than alcohol on campus. Students smoke up and then do creative things.