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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
49 %
Worst Dorms
- For those who get sick easily: 80 Boylston
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
College Prowler Take
The dorms at Emerson quickly breed loyalty in students. The College’s newest residence halls have quickly gained popularity among students. Piano Row is limited to four- or six-person suites and is home to the new gymnasium, various meeting rooms for student organizations, a dining and eating area, and administrative offices. Freshmen aren’t required to live on campus, and they aren’t always guaranteed housing. Those who send their housing deposit in by May 1 will almost always be assigned a bed, though the school occasionally has to put a couple dozen freshmen
in the local DoubleTree Hotel. Housing is virtually impossible to get for transfer students and becomes increasingly difficult each year after your first. Most Emerson students are the kind of people who look forward to moving off campus sophomore
year anyway, and you should. Overall, residence life is good while it lasts, but few tears are shed when moving out. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
EmeML says: Emerson College 2015 English Language and Literature  |
The dorms are great. I've only...
The dorms are great. I've only ever lived in Piano Row, so I can't really say from experience which one is better, but Piano Row is newer and all the rooms are suites, which I like.
Campus Housing: February 25, 2009
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EmeFM says: Emerson College 2015 Other |
The P. Row (Piano Row) dorms are...
The P. Row (Piano Row) dorms are obviously ten times better than the L.B. (Little Building) dorms because P. Row has suites. L.B. has them too but only a few, while P. Row is only suites that include a kitchenette, a bathroom, a shower, and a common room. They are good because you still get to know your floormates, but at the end of the day, you and your five roommates get your own privacy.
Campus Housing: February 19, 2009
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EmeMC says: Emerson College 2014 Arts, Visual and Performing |
The dorms are pretty nice. Piano...
The dorms are pretty nice. Piano Row is fairly new and all suites. Little Building has singles, doubles, triples, and suites, and it's older
Campus Housing: February 18, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
It’s much easier to live in...
It’s much easier to live in the Little Building, since everything’s right there. |
Anonymous says: |
The Little Building is nice—if...
The Little Building is nice—if you’ve always wanted to live in a completely self-contained environment right out of some bleak sci-fi flick set sometime in the near future, where your entire life is lived vertically, as you occasionally venture down in one of the starkly lit elevators to the cafeteria or convenience store for sustenance, then back up to your room, which looks exactly like every other one on the floor. The windows don’t open more than six inches, and artificial air is circulated by some unseen, omnipresent power structure that you have no control over. For all we know, secret messages such as ‘a tuition increase of a $1,000 or so each year is nothing to fear; I will return in the fall’ are broadcast at a barely audible frequency while you slumber through the night. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookshelf
- Cable TV and phone jacks
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet connection
- Free on-campus phone calls
- Window coverings
Room Types
- Singles
- Doubles
- Triples
- Four-person suites
- Six-person suites
Available for Rent
Nothing
Bed Types
- Bunkable beds
- Lofts
- Twin extra-long
Also Available
- Learning communities in both dorm buildings
Cleaning Service
Common room bathrooms are cleaned daily. However, there isn’t a cleaning service for any of the dorm residences, but there is if you’re fortunate enough to live in the hotel.
Dormitories
The Paramount Center
Number of Occupants: 260
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Doubles, suites
Brand new, floor lounges, kitchenettes, laundry.
Floors: 9
Piano Row (150 Boylston St.)
Floors: 14
Number of Occupants: 560
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Four- or six-person suites
Athletic facilities, The Max cafe, laundry, mail room, Max Mutchnick Campus Center. Home to Performing Cultures, STAR Community (Students Taking Active Roles), and Writers' Block learning communities.
The Colonial (100 Boylston St.)
Floors: 10
Number of Occupants: 372
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Room Types: Suites of singles, doubles
Common lounges with kitchenettes, game rooms, laundry, recently renovated, rehearsal rooms, study rooms.
The Little Building (80 Boylston St.)
Floors: 12
Number of Occupants: 750
Bathrooms: Common, in-suite
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Air-conditioning, bookstore, convenience store, dining hall, fitness center, laundry, mail room, TV rooms. Home to Digital Culture, Local Action, and Wellness learning communities.
Did You Know?With the exception of a few single-gender floors, all floors are coed. Microwaves and mini-refrigerators are allowed in both 80 and 150 Boylston. However, appliances such as coffee pots, toaster ovens, and George Foreman grills are not allowed.
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