<p>so do freshman need a car at emory? hows the public transportation system tehre?</p>
<p>Well, you don’t need a car. You will make upperclassmen friends who will have cars, and they can take you places. The shuttles are available on weekends to take you to the malls in Atlanta. But, everything is pretty much on campus for you.</p>
<p>Parking passes are also pretty expensive, and there is an expected significant increase in the prices of the passes (nearing $1000). They make sure to make all stops to letting freshmen have cars, too.</p>
<p>The Mata system is pretty reliable.</p>
<p>you can’t have a car your first year. you will want one after that, though</p>
<p>Yes, the above poster is correct. You will want one seeing that you’ll be somewhat stuck on campus. But, with that being said, Emory offers a lot of things to do, maybe not the caliber of fun that Atlanta has, but they are pretty inviting none the less.</p>
<p>our tour guide said that some Frosh do have cars on campus – you just have to befriend an upperclassmen and bargain for thier parking permit.</p>
<p>I don’t have a car and I probably never will while I’m at Emory, and I really don’t feel like it’s much of an inconvenience. MARTA really isn’t that bad, and plus, I have tons of friends with cars who are more than willing to let me borrow/give me a ride if I have to get somewhere. I actually think having a car on campus can be a hassle as far as parking goes and everything.<br>
If you can have a car here at some point, that’s great, but if you can’t, it’s not a problem.</p>
<p>If you just need a car occasionally, Emory has ZIP cars that you can rent, right on campus. It’s really a good deal in the long run for students. Insurance & gas is included in the rental price. You can rent the cars quite a few time just for the price of the parking permit. Check out zipcar.com for more information. Lots of campuses are starting to provide these.</p>
<p>thankss peopless</p>
<p>but ^^^ zipcar sounds cool except if i’m not mistaken, i think you have to be 21 or older to rent a car. which really doesn’t help until senior year lol</p>
<p>ZIP cars are available to 18+. Confirmed at open house.</p>