<p>Is anybody besides me worried about Emerson's price tag? :/</p>
<p>I am also worried about Emerson’s price tag. Emerson is my number one but sadly if I can’t afford it I can’t go. I applied EA and got in but got no merit aid.</p>
<p>Same here.</p>
<p>It’s an issue hat’s nagging at the back of my head :/</p>
<p>Seriously a problem for me. Emerson was my number one school but they’re the only school that didn’t offer me merit aid. All of my other schools offered me their top scholarships and they’re all just as selective. So I will probably be going to one of those schools.</p>
<p>vinegarchips, </p>
<p>That’s the same thing with me. I’ll end up at some not as amazing school, but that school loves me enough to give me money to attend, plus they put me in their Honors program. </p>
<p>I <3 Emerson, and it makes me sad that I might not attend because that school will put me in debt.</p>
<p>Not only will it put you in debt , but the likelihood of finding gainful employment isn’t that great
Not bashing the school as my daughter went there and got a good education , but it’s been two years and although she graduated cum laude with some impressive internships ( unpaid ) under her belt, not one job offer…barely any interviews and not much in terms of support from the school unless taking their advice to " volunteer " in your field in the hopes of securing a job that might get you $12- $ 15 an hour. Many of her classmates are saddled with hefty student loans and jobs they could have easily had without attending college at all , if they are lucky enough to have a job</p>
<p>Again, this wasn’t meant to bash the school but I sincerely hope they aren’t still peddling the unrealistic job stats they were back when my daughter decided to attend</p>
<p>If your parents are wealthy and can afford to pay your rent and expenses indefinately , then Emerson is awesome …but if you take the plunge with the hopes of making a decent living post grad , then you might reconsider to go to a school that will give you $$</p>
<p>Can I ask what your daughter’s major was? My daughter was accepted into Interactive Media and is trying to decide what to do.</p>
<p>@weather123, my daughter was a studio production / television major. Like I said , she * did* get a great education but there just aren’t many jobs at all out there in her field any longer. Television is a tough industry to break into ( wish we knew that back when she was a high school student mapping out her life ) One of the problems, I feel is there are awesome internships , but no real need for the employers to hire because they can easily say , " thanks for your work, if you need a recommendation…" but then there are more wanna bes lined up to work again for no pay.
She does have some friends who secured jobs but most are free-lancing and or working for very low pay.
The good news is , she has decided to move on and go back to grad school. The one silver lining to the dark cloud is that while she has spent the last two years endlessly sending her resume into cyberspace , she discovered that she really loves teaching and is good at it 
She is in high demand with the districts she has been subbing in</p>
<p>Emerson told me that their students get jobs easily, and that the Emerson “Mafia” helps out a lot.</p>
<p>One prof said that journalism is low pay, but Emerson can help students get to where they need to be.</p>
<p>My other school gave me so much in scholarships that I would be paying $5,000 to $10,000 per year. People tell me that i’m crazy for even considering other schools still, especially schools that offered me nothing.</p>
<p>…to those posting re: no merit aid…I have heard that there are deferred scholarships…we were told they could offer aid up to April 1.</p>
<p>" Emerson told me that their students get jobs easily, and that the Emerson “Mafia” helps out a lot "</p>
<p>I’m bothered that they are still telling prospective students this because it is not really true</p>
<p>I’m not just going by my own daughter’s experiences , but those of her classmates and friends too</p>
<p>More and more of her fellow grads are throwing in the towel and pursuing other avenues. I also realize this isn’t a problem unique to Emerson , but it isn’t right for them to continue to mislead</p>
<p>RE: Mafia - not sure but that you may be right that is part of a bigger(economic?) problem…my D goes to an arts high school and I hear repeatedly that kids that have gone to Emerson or NCSA or SMU for arts always get hired vs. other arts colleges…</p>
<p>I don’t have any knowledge of other school’s success rates for hiring their grads . I have two old friends from high school that have worked in production ( different companies and specialties ) for 25+ yrs and had nothing but good things to say about Emerson and were not terribly surprised by the lack of jobs industry wide. One of them gave her a temp job for a local production which was great , but he uses free-lancers and very few actual regular employees.
He kindly paid her a small stipend and loved her work , but it is what it is
I think I might have a different perspective if they were more generous with scholarships.</p>
<p>I’m really surprised…
thanks for sharing your opinion. I’ll take this information into account when making my final choice.</p>
<p>Yes thanks lje62 good info we will also take that into account</p>
<p>I hope it is helpful. I am really not trying to bash the school. She did get a great education , but I think if I knew then what I know now, things may have been a little different
I know when it my youngest daughter’s turn to find a college and a major, I will look at it from a different perspective and hope she chooses a more practical major that she can actually find gainful employment in :)</p>
<p>Uhg first no merit aid, now barely any need based aid 
my parents plan on contributing significantly less than the EFC they were given…I am already working two jobs, I don’t think I’ll be going to Emerson :(</p>
<p>its particularly bad if you’re a transfer. No housing, no merit based. It almost looks like they don’t want transfers.</p>