Looking for a "Perfect Fit"

PengsPhils
Sun, 31 May 2015 18:39:50 +0000

I just want to put in another vote to highly consider Emerson despite its scores.

I’m a CS major. I never even heard of Emerson until 6 months ago. I go to Northeastern, and my best friend (communications) had it as their 2nd option because of the program’s quality and ability in the real world. In fact, we went and toured the school for fun just last semester: If I was in any field they offer, it would have been a perfect fit for me. I had a very similar list as you, minus the large school part which I was fine with.

I’m not saying take it over NYU etc, but I’m guessing you will get a very good scholarship offer. It will by far be the best fit and value besides the average SAT/GPA etc. But, in the real world, Emerson has a name and an incredibly alumni network in the industry. In the end, it won’t be as big of a gap as the scores would suggest. Because of its size and limited focus, it has less top students applying. But it’s not directly representative of the quality.