<p>Hello, I'm a high school senior from Texas who is looking to go to community college for either six months or a year and then transfer to Emerson. I want to double major in theatre and communications. I know that if I want to audition for theatre as a transfer I will have to audition next winter in NOLA or Houston and then enter the following fall. However, for communications I can transfer into the second semester of my freshman year. I guess I should do that and then audition at Emerson for the theatre double major? I'm not sure, but either way, I am so scared to be a transfer. Will it be hard for me to make friends and find my place? That's what I'm mainly worried about because I have read many transfer horror stories from different places.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about friends and finding a place, but you need to know is that I’ve heard over and over again that being a transfer to Emerson can be difficult. This is because Emerson offers little if any need-based FA (or even merit scholarships, but I’m not 100% on that) to transfers - I think it goes to already admitted students first. I’m also pretty sure they don’t guarantee housing for transfers, because they give priority to first-year freshmen and sophomores, who are required to live on campus. Transfer students can be asked to be put on a waitlist. I know that in particular will probably make it difficult to find a place and make friends, because you’re already isolated from the center of activity and from the students who are your age/year.</p>
<p>I also found this on the admissions website:
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<p>I’m also fairly certain you’d have to audition at the time of application rather than after you get there, but I’m not 100% on that either - I’d contact admissions. You should also be aware that if you want to do any performing arts major, you have to apply to transfer for the fall semester.</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Good luck to you!</p>