Emmanuel College

Date: Dec 01 2009
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
I thought that Emmanuel was going to be a safe, quiet gem amidst the fast-paced city life. I grew up 40 minutes away in a suburb of Boston so I already knew the city and how exciting it was. However, everything about Emmanuel is entirely misleading. During tours, they did not once show us a classroom, they showed us one upperclassmen dorm and the new science center; that's it. Come to find out, i don't have ANY classes in that building, all my classes are in the "admin" building, which has a church in it and its the original building of the school.

Students: Girls. All girls. which isn't a big deal, except every girl came to this school because it's easy to get into and it's in the city, so they can poof their hair, wear trendy heels and live out their "gossip girl" fantasies. I came here because they gave me a whole bunch of money, and I thought that going to school in Boston would be fast paced and challenging and i would be PART of something. Unfortunately, everyone else came here so they could take cabs to BU and dress like whores, OR to be the typical argumentative hippie you find at most colleges. There's also a small percentage of religious idiots, who literally knocked on my door asking if i wanted to join bible study. No, you fools, I do not want to sit around and listen to you count the days until jesus saves you.

Dorm Life: dorm life…is beyond sub-par. I have not taken a hot shower since September-literally. The water is FREEZING and the showers are always clogged or covered in hair. There are mice. I know this is a city, I'm aware that there are mice and rats in a city…what I was NOT aware of, is that those mice and rats would be IN MY DORM. for 11,000 a year, i'd like my dwelling to be rodent-free.

Classes: the classes at Emmanuel might be the easiest courses i have ever taken in my entire life. I went to public high school, I took a few AP courses but mostly just took standard college-prep courses. I figured college classes would be challenging, and i was looking forward to it. I'm an english major, and i've probably written…two maybe three papers all semester? and they were research papers, requiring very little creativity or style which frustrates me to no end. I have not learned a single thing here.

Professors: yes, the classes are easy, but all of my professors are very nice. They are personable and friendly, and although they're teaching me nothing, they make me laugh. Every professor reminds me of the archetypal lovable loser from high school movies; they're witty and intelligent but they just miss the boat on "cool".

Social Life: you're in boston, boston is a fabulous, exciting city. There's always something to do and always a job available if you need extra cash. HOWEVER. there's only so many times you can go to the museums and the aquarium before you need something else to do. Parties on campus are IMPOSSIBLE, literally. You can pre-game in your dorm as long as your quiet but the RA's are nazis about "quiet hours" and having too many people in your room. there are so many schools around here so there's always somewhere to go…but it's difficult to go anywhere when you don't have people to go with because everyone at this school is an idiot.

So why come to Emmanuel?

The food is delicious, and the weight you gain from eating it is of course a reflection of how awesome it really is. If you're looking for a lame, kumbaya singing, jesus lovin' high school re-do; then you're going to the right place. If you were a student council kid and loved it; you'll probably like it here. If you enjoy church; you'll probably like it here. and if you, in your mind, think that you are a character on gossip girl; you'll like it here. But if you are intelligent enough to see how stupid everyone is that goes here; RUN. one last thing, the church bells ring every hour…starting at 8AM and they're loud.