do colleges penalize you for visiting after you apply but before your decision?

<p>I want to apply to Emory but I hear they weight campus visits because they believe it shows a student "interest" in the school. I haven't been able to visit yet since I live in New York but I do really like everything I know about the school, and have researched it. The application is due Jan 15th but if I visited in February would they see this as me having an "interest" in the school, or not even regard it at all? Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>