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Get the inside scoop on Emerson College admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
For me, it was pretty easy. I wrote my essay on overcoming depression and didn't have to have an interview. I also applied for early decision.   READ MORE
Alumni
It was pretty general as admission processes go. Definitely tough, they are selective and it is a small school. Roughly 2000-3000. It offers a ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The process was quite simple. I heard that it is easier to transfer in as opposed to starting as a freshman from many friends who were going to coll...   READ MORE
Current Student
I had requested an application be sent to my house after I checked out their website, as referred by a friend. It was a fairly typical college appli...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Academics are kind of a joke. I had a history class with a professor that barely spoke English. Another class was with a guy that graded you bas...   READ MORE
Alumni
It was a pretty simple and worry free process so long as you did everything in time. Some classes you were not able to choose the time for variou...   READ MORE
Alumni
Overall I would give the program an average score. It really depended on the person and how far you wanted to challenge yourself. The classes were h...   READ MORE
Current Student
The classes here are amazing and I mean it. The largest class I've ever had was one with roughly 60 students, and that's still small compared to oth...   READ MORE
Status
Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Thumbs down on this. I had to claw my way into my field. The intership information was pathetic.   READ MORE
Alumni
This school has amazing career propspects. That is actually one of the reasons I chose it. In every field the school offers three abroad programs. ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I feel that this institution did nothing to help me or prepare me for actually searching for a job. I have had and still am having an extremely diffic...   READ MORE
Current Student
We have a Career Services office which I visit fairly regularly. So far they've helped me write a resume and cover letter, look for internships, conne...   READ MORE
Status
Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Housing stunk. The walls in the dorms were paper-thin, and one year, I signed up for a quiet floor only to find that the college had decided the ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Quality of life is "Boston"; which can be very high. The school owns four huge & gorgeous brownstones each right on the Boston Common. It is ver...   READ MORE
Alumni
Since I did not live on campus I have a biased idea of what it was like living on campus. I know that they had campus police and guards to escort yo...   READ MORE
Current Student
Top notch. I live in dorms and they are always nice. Never any problems with heat, water, mice, anything. Dining hall food is fairly standard and I ...   READ MORE
Status
Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
If you don't drink, this isn't the place for you.   READ MORE
Alumni
It's Boston, this is a college town that adhere's to college night life. Tons of bars, restaurants, etc. All the different schools are always ha...   READ MORE
Alumni
There were always parties to go to. They mostly took place off campus at someones apartment. There were a few sororities, but I noticed that there ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The social life is obviously wonderful being right in Boston. I love the music scene because there are so many small clubs and venues like The Middl...   READ MORE

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