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Being that i am neither gay or a smoker and i know many who are also neither, I'd say that it not accurate.

Mostly yes.

Although there are people like this at Emerson they can be found at every school. And there are plenty of people who go to Emerson who do not fit this stereotype.

About the people--very true. People aren't exactly open minded but more so anti-religious and anti-republican...just different than the rest of the country. There are plenty of sports here, just not football or anything water related.

To a degree - Emerson definitely has a larger population of the alternative crowd than most other schools. Many who go here do share a common interest in theatre and film, and a lot of the kids here are very stylish. There's a sizable LGBT community, but it doesn't make up the whole school. The one true stereotype is that this is a very liberal school - almost everyone here has very similar political views. Though for many these stereotypes are true, most only fit this stereotype to a degree, and a lot of kids don't at all.

yes

To some degree, yes. All stereotypes are based on truth.

Loads of people at Emerson are figuring out how they want to express themselves, so artsy-fartsy or society-shunning styles emerge here and there. In general, students here are extremely friendly and try not to take themselves too seriously.

Not everyone at Emerson smokes cigarettes, nor is there not a staight guy to be found on campus. With the smoking stereotype, I think they are just noticed moe because of our limited area on Boylston where most students choose to congregate while smoking. It's hard to avoid, but it certainly doesn't mean that Emerson students are unhealthy and constantly reek of tobacco.

Some Emersonians are pretty pretentious. There's a big gay community, especially gay guys, but there are a lot of heterosexual people too. Some people did apply for NYU and got rejected, some didn't apply to NYU at all, and some got into NYU but chose Emerson. A lot of people are from the East Coast, especially New England, but there are some international students and students from other parts of the country as well.

Sometimes

No...well, some of them. Specifically the colorful and loud ones.

Absolutely.

Some of these stereotypes are more accurate than others. Emerson does have a sizeable GLBT community, but it is by no means the majority. We have plenty of straight males and females. While there are many students at Emerson who come from well-off families, there are also many on financial aid, workng to pay their way through school. Emerson does lack in diversity, a shortcoming that the administration is striving to change, but not everyone who comes to Emerson is rich. Smoking is part of the college atmosphere. There are no more smokers at Emerson than at any other school. I'm sure there are people you rock at math, but no one needs it to pursue their major here. Emerson isn't a hack school; one must be intelligent to get in.

If American Apparel were a college it would be Emerson. It's a place where you will never get tired of looking at people's exteriors. They always make it interesting. Sometimes to the point of trying way too hard. People who call other people "hipsters" tend to be the hipsterest of the hipsters. There are many, many gays. Most of the gentlemen are and a hearty percentage of the female population is bi. Theater kids are annoying and loud and try to take over gen ed classes with their performance voices. They know it's true. There are a few athletes and annoying Ugg-wearing girls but they are all Marketing majors. Everyone is extremely insecure, has severely addictive personalities, have anxiety disorders, have money, and think they are awesome (most likely to mask their insecurities?). Everyone takes themselves very seriously. Everyone hates a lot. They are very vocal and think their opinions are right. But there are good looking people even though most of the people were definitely not good looking in high school. They think this is their second chance to shine.

Every single one of them. All the girls dress like Mary-Kate olsen (leggings and giant bags/sunglasses), read Nylon, and listen to the Shins. All the boys wear tighter jeans than the girls, and drink PBR / Miller High Life, have combovers, and oh, are super-gay.

to some degree. I think we are very unique and artsy, but some people mistake it for weird. Also, not everyone is as liberal as they seem.

60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the guys at emerson are gay. There are a lot of indie kids, but its not only indie. Plenty of kids fit other catagories.

I think that although there are a lot of kids who fit into these different stereotypes, these stereotypes do not encompass the entire student population. We also have our fair share of people who fall into other categories of people, and still others who do not fall into any stereotype and who have their own unique personality.

Yeah they are, but most Emersonians love it.