Emerson College Top Questions

There is a good amount of people with accepting attitudes about race, sexual orientation, etc. but many of the students that come here are the same. Although it is not a preppy white school, there are many rich white kids that seem to be the same in opinion, style, etc.

not very diverse. Very upper-middle class, lower-upper class white students. High percentage of Gay and Lesbian students. Very VERY liberal and democratic student body.

There's a large gay population at Emerson. This doesn't mean there are only gay guys; compared to other schools we have a bigger gay population. People are very indie-minded. You can't really say they are open minded tho. They won't have problems with homosexuals but they will try to be so different from everyone else that they end up being the same. All the film majors want to be the next Spielberg and most of them are very stubborn and hard to deal with. Theatre majors have the reputation of being loud and dramatic. Broadcast journalism major girls have the reputation to be "too high-maintenance" and sometimes are demeaned by names... but again, there always are exception to these stereotypes.

Very conservative and more traditionally academic-minded students will feel out of place at Emerson. As far as what students wear to class, you don't get nearly as many who just roll out of bed and show up as I expected. Most Emerson students are from California, New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, but you can find someone from any state and a few different countries too. Upper middle class is the most prevalent financial background, but I consider myself to be a little lower than that.

If you're looking for a very active Jewish group, you will be disappointed at Emerson. The Emerson Hillel is basically me and two other guys. I miss being active with my Judaism, but I'm also committed to it, so I find other ways to express myself. People at Emerson are very open about all different kinds of races and religions, although it is predominantly white anglo saxons. I feel like I'm kind of left out sometimes because of my financial situation. The majority of the people at Emerson can afford it. They're also usually very wealthy. Neither of those things apply to me. It can be hard living in Boston on a budget, but I do it and I know other people who do it as well. Sometimes I also have trouble in because I'm too normal. Emerson students are avante-guarde and wacky and all individuals. They wear unusual clothes and dye their hair a thousand different colors. I wear jeans and a t shirt, and that usually makes me stick out more than if I was totally unique and crazy.

Emerson students are without a doubt very fashion forward. I am talking guys with crazy hair, big glasses, skinny jeans and Urban Outfitter shirts. For the girls don't go outside without your hot new boots and tights., and slip on a skirt or dress to go with. Pee Coats are also a big trend here at Emerson.

Emerson's student body is interesting. They're all very friendly and inviting. A lot of them are loud. Most are into their own thing so most friendships and groups are organized by interests like film, musical theater, or smoking pot. There are exceptions of course, my group of friends is just an incredibly diverse group of guys who happen to all get along well. Basically, it's not hard to make friends cause everyone's really cool and passinate about one thing or another.

LGBT experiences are excellent, good luck being straight though :) Everyone is a democrat... it's frustrating.

The campus is very LGBT friendly. The student that would probably feel out of place at Emerson would be an ultra-conservative Republican. Most students are from the New England area, but there are a lot from all over. Students are very politically aware and are predominantly left.

everyone is pretty open about their orientation, and people are very accepting of that at Emerson. The majority of the students are white, but there are your fair share of the other races too.