Emerson Journalism Major

Emerson College is known for its flamboyant musical theater majors, over-driven marking students, and left-leaning political students. The school itself is known for being one of the more expensive preforming arts schools with tons of tolerance and not a ton of productivity.

Absolutely.

Outside of Boston, people have never heard of Emerson. Occasionally someone recognizes it in association with liberal liberal arts schools. In Boston, people usually are familiar with Emerson and assume you're pursuing some crazy career in poetry that will never materialize into any substantial income. Boston is the ultimate college town, but thats not a bad thing. There are plenty of events at other campuses and plenty of students to meet in different schools. Just when you get sick of the Emerson artsy bunch, you can head off to Boston University for some good down time with frat house bros. But at least they recognize that you've been accepted into one of the best schools for starving artists. It's just the right size-- you can make friends and acquaintances without feeling like a face in the crowd, but you don't have to run into your ex-boyfriend on every corner. The administration at Emerson takes pride in the schools reputation. So much so that they spend all their money on expensive new buildings and other, more superficial investments. This isn't the worst thing they could be spending money on, but for students who are paying tens of thousands of dollars to see little pay off, it can be a little frustrating. School pride at Emerson consists of artsy Emerson students hating on artsy Emerson students.

After a semester or two at Emerson, you'll be more than glad to discuss silly mundane things. At Emerson, all discussions are intellectual. Its impossible to escape film critics, political analysis, and 'poets.' Class is intellectual, your friends are intellectual, and eventually, you'll be one too. At first its delightful-- you'll feel quite college-y. By the end, your brain will explode. Marketing majors are bloodthirsty. They're competitive to the millionth degree and will stop at nothing until they're the CEO of Disney. They'll work till 3 in the morning to finish a group project and suck up to the professor like it guarantees entrance to heaven. Shameless self-promotion seems to be a common theme among Emerson students. The basic required classes are quite simple and easy. Professors seem to make sure everyone gets an A. After that, there's not quite so much hand-holding. Classes required for your major, especially the higher level classes are a little more difficult and involved. Emerson makes great use of technology. In most classes they at least introduce technology that is used in the field. The technology is always available for our use. By the time I graduate from Emerson, I feel I'll be at least competent at my job.

There are NO poor kids at Emerson. Get used to it now if you are one. I'm a poor kid and I may as well be a minority. Speaking of minorities, there aren't any of those either. The Emerson student body is 99% rich, white kids, often Jewish. 99% of Emerson is also gay. Good luck, straight ladies. If boys aren't already gay when they come to Emerson, they will be by the time they graduate. "Gay by May," as the saying goes. It's a little clicky- the musical theater kids only hang out with other loud, obnoxious theater kids, and the acting majors often feel too elite to hang out with other people. Most Emerson students are from wealthy areas in New York or New Jersey. A few kids are from wealthy New England towns. Students are super political and will tell you all about it. I can count the republicans on one hand. They're all friends with each other, trying to find some safety in numbers.