It’s one of the most exciting and nerve-racking times of the year: college acceptance season! If you’re among the many incoming students to one of Western Massachusetts’ renowned institutions of higher education, this handy guide will tell you just how far you’ll have to travel in order to escape the intense boredom endemic to this region. UMass Amherst Frankly, UMass is … [Read more...] about Congrats On Getting Into Your Dream School In Western Mass! Here’s How Far It Is From Anything Interesting
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‘I Go To School In Boston,’ Says Vague BU Student Who Wants Strangers From Hometown To Think They Go To Harvard
INDIANA—While home on winter break, Boston University freshman Allie Hayes couldn't wait to take a visit to her hometown coffee shop. “I go to school in Boston,” Allie said unprovoked to the barista, just loud enough to alert every other uninterested guest in the vicinity. Donning a Red Sox cap and an unbranded “Boston” sweatshirt under her jacket, Allie continued. “My … [Read more...] about ‘I Go To School In Boston,’ Says Vague BU Student Who Wants Strangers From Hometown To Think They Go To Harvard
Emerson Graduate Who Never Left Theatre District Moves To L.A. To Tell ‘Authentic Boston Stories’
LOS ANGELES—After one of the biggest bidding wars ever for a first-time script, screenwriter and recent Emerson graduate William Chatley III is sitting pretty. His screenplay "The Brothers Finnigan" was acquired by Amazon Studios for a whopping 500,000 dollars! The screenplay, a story of two troubled genius brother-bartenders from Southie who begin robbing banks after the … [Read more...] about Emerson Graduate Who Never Left Theatre District Moves To L.A. To Tell ‘Authentic Boston Stories’
Fake Exploding Package At Northeastern Still More Real Than Roommate’s Girlfriend Who ‘Just Goes To A Different School’
"Sure, the suspicious package thing may have just been a big ruse for some dude to criticize Mark Zuckerberg,“ said Northeastern sophomore Evan Griswold. "But it still had more truth to it than my roommate talking about his 'girlfriend' who he swears is 'very cool' and ‘goes to Tufts which is too far for her to visit.’ Sure.” … [Read more...] about Fake Exploding Package At Northeastern Still More Real Than Roommate’s Girlfriend Who ‘Just Goes To A Different School’
Williams Graduate Pretty Pretentious About Going To A ‘Little Ivy,’ Whatever That Means
For James Whitefield III, who graduated from Williams in May, going to a ‘Little Ivy’ is a pretty big deal. But to everyone outside his Boston Brahmin circle, it’s not actually a thing. “Actually, Williams routinely ranks as a top liberal arts college in the US News & World Report. We are like a mini Harvard or Yale, but us Ephs, as we like to call ourselves, are a rarer … [Read more...] about Williams Graduate Pretty Pretentious About Going To A ‘Little Ivy,’ Whatever That Means