Emerson College Top Questions

Emerson students are generally viewed as pretentious individuals who tend to be on the cutting-edge of whatever is hip at the moment. Walk into any classroom and you will probably see scores of students in skinny jeans with a glowing Macbook in front of them.

Alot of theatre kids

That everyone hear is different. That we are like every other art school.

Artsy, progressive, in terms of their film program they manufacture "blockbuster makers," innovative, not very academic or incredibly hard working (or interested in rigerous acadmeic work), homosexual, "creative thinkers," acting majors (emotionalists and dramatic people), "not going anywhere serious" (usually when considering acting majors, esp. musical theatre majors, because they are not pursueing a more "serious" career--something like economics, international relations, buisness, etc.), very good for "in's" and Hollywood networking

Passionate students that just don't stop.

A place to get a job, hippie-like, many gay students, smokers, only art school, etc.

That all of the student body are artsy yuppies, as well as a vast majority of the population is homosexual.

Emo, homosexual, cocky, high-maintenance, wealthy, ignorant, shallow, and pessimistic

Emerson students in general carry the stereotype of only liking "indie" movies, music, etc., being pretentious, having very liberal political views, and not being religious.

That they're very pretentious and hipsters.