Emerson College - Local Atmosphere

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Interested in moving to a city with big ideas? Then Boston’s for you. Filled to the city limits with colleges, Boston offers everything imaginable for entertainment. From theater to live music, from sports to art, there is plenty to keep you occupied in this city. Some say Boston’s best shopping is located on Newbury Street. Bursting with galleries, restaurants, and high-end retail stores, Newbury Street attracts many tourists and locals who are looking to spend some cash. Other fine shopping areas include Downtown Crossing, Harvard Square, and Central Square. As for culture, Boston’s theater district is a godsend, especially for students. Rush tickets are available an hour before most shows for about half the price of ticket reservations. Emerson’s own Cutler Majestic Theater presents touring operas and ballets, as well as student productions.

The Charles River divides Boston from Cambridge and Somerville, and the Promenade is a gorgeous area for biking, skating, or smooching. Boston’s location in New England allows for easy trips to the beach or the mountains, to New York City or Cape Cod, or even a bus ride to Canada. Though the large number of young people makes the city great for nightlife and social activity, no liquor sales on Sundays and early curfews for bars remind Boston residents that this isn’t New York.

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Students Speak Out

EmeBH says: Emerson College 2016 Communication and Journalism

Boston is a city filled to the... Boston is a city filled to the brim with colleges, so you'll meet students from everywhere really. Boston is a nice mix of current and historical. The JFK Library, the Freedom Trail, and the Movie Tour of Boston are just some of the fun things you can do here. Boston is very strict about nightclubs and enforcing 21+ rules, so very few places have 18+ nights. 12345 Local Atmosphere: March 02, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

I live in Allston. It’s a very... I live in Allston. It’s a very student-oriented neighborhood. There are a lot of cheap restaurants and bars. There are also a lot of scary Emerson College frat boys, who will come to parties you throw and steal your beer; avoid these people. There are a lot of pretentious indie musician boys who are very cute, but will only eat at Grasshopper and talk about Pavement. They’ll also steal your beer. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

EmeEL says: Emerson College 2014 Arts, Visual and Performing

Stay away from Allston. 12345 Local Atmosphere: February 18, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

You should visit the North End,... You should visit the North End, Davis Square, Coolidge Corner, Harvard Square, Brookline, Fenway, the restaurants on the backside and in the basements of the North End, the Harvard Museums, and the Kennedy Library. Take the commuter rails out of the city to Salem or New Hampshire in October. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

Emerson is seated in the heart of... Emerson is seated in the heart of Boston’s downtown area, right at the edge of the Boston Common (a kind of Central Park, Jr.) which has become Emerson’s unofficial campus and a haven for underclassmen. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Facts

Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts about Boston:
• Boston is a city of firsts. Boston’s subway system was the nation’s first, built in 1897.
• The BU Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train, that’s driving under a car, which is passing a pedestrian, as an airplane passes overhead.
• The Boston Common became the nation’s first public park in 1634.
• The 1903 Boston Red Sox were the first team to win the World Series.
• Breathe easy. It’s estimated that Boston’s Big Dig (the underground highway project) will reduce Boston’s carbon monoxide levels by 12 percent.

Boston goes wild about St. Patrick’s Day. Areas like South Boston and Cambridge celebrate for the whole week. Green beer is the drink of choice.

The third Monday in April, Patriot’s Day, is a legal holiday in Massachusetts. At Emerson, classes are canceled.

Famous Bostonians:
Ben Affleck
Alexander Graham Bell
Elizabeth Bishop
Matt Damon
Robert Frost
Jack Kerouac
John F. Kennedy
Robert Lowell
Leonard Nimoy
Conan O’Brien
Steven Tyler
Mark Wahlberg
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Barbara Walters

Local Slang:
Bubbler – A drinking fountain
Barrel – Trash can
Carriage – Shopping cart
Comm-Av – Short for Commonwealth Avenue
Mass-Av – Short for Massachusetts Avenue
Pisser (pronounced pissah) – Awesome
Wicked – “Very,” as in “That grand slam by Oritz was wicked awesome.”
 

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