<p>Son and I will be visiting Emory next weekend. We arrive Thursday evening and depart early Sunday morning. I do know something about the campus since I earned a master's there, but that was many years ago.</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions as to what we should do/see on the campus or in the city in addition to the usual tour and info session? He hopes to go to a class in the afternoon, try out the cafeteria for a meal, and will attend the Hillel service and dinner that evening since that is important to him. He'd love to do an overnight in the dorm, but it seems that isn't available. Is there any way to interact with students in their "native" setting?</p>
<p>The students still hang out at Everybody's pizza, and the pizza is every bit as good as it was in the '70's!! My husband and I have started going back there; maybe to relive our youth!</p>
<p>Phantom of the Opera is here at the Fox, other than that I am of no help, sorry! My son is going to attend Emory this semester after being displaced from Tulane. I wish I could get him to go to something at Hillel, but that isn't him. His sister on the other had is will to attend some Hillel functions at her school.</p>
<p>Thanks, pokey318. I do have some great memories of Everybody's pizza. We will definitely pay a visit there. Can't remember though where it was located...only that it was very close since I didn't even have a car with me when I went to Emory. (Can anyone jog my mind?)</p>
<p>I'll try to post a visit report, either here or on the general forum.</p>
<p>My son is a junior at Emory. He suggests that your son might like to drop by some intramurals in the evenings--I'm not sure what sports are involved in that right now--and also check out the work out area in the afternoon because there are always a lot of kids on the various machines who are always willing to chat.</p>
<p>Going for a walk in Lullwater Park is nice too--always a lot of kids running, relaxing, playing frisbee--plus, it's just beautiful having a park like that in the middle of an urban campus. It's a great place to decompress.</p>
<p>Everybody's was a great suggestion. You might also want to sample a meal at the DUC (surprisingly good, even though it can get repetitive) and at the food court at Cox Hall. The Carlos Museum on the quad is nice, although small, and there is a good restaurant there as well, although it caters more to faculty because it's a bit pricey for students on a regular basis. </p>
<p>What is your son interested in ? Perhaps we could help hook him up with something or someone of direct interest to him.</p>
<p>Thanks, boysx3. His major EC has been theater. He has been involved in a major production (acting and singing, especially comedy) ever since his freshman year. He definitely hopes to keep up some theater involvement in college, if that's possible. His main academic interest is biology. He's a possible pre-med. This summer, he spent four weeks in a biological research seminar at UChicago, which was very challenging. </p>
<p>One of the things that attracts him to Emory is that he feels he'd be able to do the biology and still have some time for theater as an EC. He's not aiming to be a theater major or to be the "top dog" in the most elite productions, but simply to find a niche where he can contribute and enjoy himself.</p>
<p>We will drop by the intramurals. He has an iterest in softball/baseball, though more as recreation than anything else.</p>
<p>Make sure he stops by the new Schwartz Performing Arts Center then! There are many good productions there, and you don't need to be a theater major to be involved. A capella groups are very poppular on campus too. Unfortunately, you won't be there on the First Friday--on the first Friday of every month, all the a capella groups take turns performing a couple of numbers each on the stairs of the DUC, and a lot of students come to listen and kick back as they begin their weekends. It's a nice tradition.</p>
<p>The way you describe your son it seems as if Emory would be a good match for his personality. Most kids seem to be pretty eclectic and involved in all kinds of things--for the most part they aren't the narrow-track type.</p>
<p>If he is interested in getting pre-med type internships, there are tons available and it seeems that most of my son's pre-med friends have had a choice of opportunities available to them because of the Hospital and the CDC being on campus, in addition to the usual campus research offerings. I'm sure you read about Emory selling rights to an anti-HIV drug develped on campus for about $540 million recently .</p>
<p>Emory puts a big emphasis on intramurals--while the athletic program is strong, it doesn't receive the emphasis it does at a lot of schools--actually, that was one of the attractions of the school for my son. I hope you have a really good time--let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>anybody know what the deal is for overnights for high school seniors at emory? i tried to get info from the website but i can't find anything about it.. and the search doesnt work.. getting frusterated...</p>
<p>Our visit was both enjoyable and informative. Son liked the school a lot, and it has inched up to a higher spot on his list. He was especially impressed by the amount of biology research taking place in and near the campus and how so many students were involved with that. The CDC is a big drawing card for him, since he has a possible interest in epidemiology. We also attended the Hillel service Friday night where the group was relatively small but friendly. </p>
<p>What surprised him the most is that, within two hours of being on campus, he'd run into one of the former students from his own high school. What makes this unlikely is that the graduating class from last year consisted of just 38 students, with two attending Emory. This particular girl had had her heart set on going to U. Pa. but that did not work out. She's apparently had no trouble adjusting to Emory, was extremely happy, and is running for a post in student government. That kind of personal recommendation probably carried more weight with my S. than all the official comments and tours combined.</p>
<p>Oh yes....Everybody's Pizza is just as good as I remember it from my own days on campus!</p>
<p>is visiting very important? i heard that its actually quite beneficial to visit but being a senior, theres hardly time to do homework... (that would be funny if it didn't apply to me).</p>
<p>in any case, would visiting AFTER submitting the applicaiton help? but before the results come out, of course...</p>
<p>Our impression was that Emory was one of those schools where visiting ** is ** important. A lot of kids use schools like Tufts, Wash U and Emory as a back-up for the Ivies. The school wants to be sure you are serious about going there.</p>
<p>It sounds like a good idea to visit after the application goes in. You could write the admissions reps and let them know you've visited, ask them to include that information with your application and tell them that you are even more excited about your application than before. </p>
<p>I sympathize about the workload. My son is drowning under a heavy class schedule --AP Calc, AP Physics, etc.---plus play practices. That plus the applications make things tough. At least he's finally through with standardized tests!</p>
<p>yeah definitely make a point to meeeet people so he can have contacts for his application. my impression was that emory was a very "jealous" school they want to know what other schools you are applying to, be careful, they know a lot of kids think its a backup. also try to see dorms, they may change your impression, they are typical dorms but they arent as nice as the rest of the campus.</p>