<p>I don’t think that you got a real view of the area. McDonogh? Really? That is like saying that NYC sucks because Elizabeth, NJ is twenty miles away. </p>
<p>If you don’t like the place, that is your thing. However, most cultured persons find Atlanta to be a very pleasant and interesting place to live. If you go back, try Buckhead, Virginia Highlands, The Vinings, Druid Hills, Dunwoody, Alfaretta, Sandy Springs, John’s River and Garden Hills. Those are just a few suburban areas that might make you feel better about Atlanta. </p>
<p>However, if this thread is just about making excuses for not leaving home…what ever works for you.</p>
<p>the people of atlanta were really nice, but the urban enviroment seemed kind of unsafe…</p>
<p>And I did live in a major city…I lived in Chicago, but in a suburb that was 30 minutes from NU’s campus in evanston…part of the reason I really wanted to attend NU…</p>
<p>No offense clutch, but Evanston is not the same as Chicago. It would be like calling Marietta the same as Atlanta (for those who know the area). Emory is not a suburban campus like Northwestern. It’s more like DePaul (but not exactly) as far as relative location.</p>
<p>DePaul’s main campus is in Lincoln Park (Chicago). With classroom buildings scattered around city blocks, it can’t get any more urban. Perhaps you are referring to DePaul’s satellite campuses?</p>
<p>Just like Depaul is inside Chicago’s city limits, Emory is inside Atlanta’s city limits. I only meant to compare the two because of their location within a main city, not a suburb. Sorry if I wasn’t clear about that. Certainly Emory is much more suburban feeling, but by the same token, Atlanta is the definition of sprawl. All of it is suburban feeling. There really aren’t many walkable areas like Lincoln Park in Atlanta. </p>
<p>Since you know DePaul, I’m sure you’ll agree that walking around by yourself, especially at night would be dangerous. Hopefully this will help to show to clutch how any major city, even his hometown, has relatively safe parts where you should still be cautious. Lincoln Park is a very nice area of chicago, yet you have to be careful there as well.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I don’t know too many people who would feel uncomfortable walking around Druid Hills (Emory Area) alone at night. It’s really quite safe.</p>
<p>so after visiting one suburb you’re going to assume they’re all like that? I’m from an Atlanta suburb where the average income is 150,000+, and all around me is the same. Very nice and safe. Emory is not in the suburbs of Atlanta. And Atlanta itself is a sprawling city, I doubt you visited every section.</p>
<p>I visited Emory and did not get an unsafe vibe. Sure, parts of Atlanta may be unsavory, but certainly not the area that Emory is in! Druid Hills is beautiful, historic, and not exactly East Cleveland! There are many safe areas an suburbs of Atlanta, there’s no need to venture into the “ghetto” areas. I mean, sorry, it’s a large city, so yes – there are hoods. It happens.</p>
<p>I’m with Amadani- Atlanta is a huge asset to the school, not a disadvantage. So many schools I applied to were small LACs in the middle of nowhere…so glad I ended up here where I can get away if I need to. I have never felt unsafe. There are blue lights everywhere. My freshman year RA said it well: “Don’t be stupid.”</p>
<p>Atlanta is a huge asset to Emory with so many federal and state programs financed nearby that offer internship and research options to Emory students…to say nothing of the private sector in business.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in atlanta my whole life. The area around emory is not amazing but I don’t know what the OP is talking about. You probably weren’t in the suburbs if you still felt “unsafe”…I don’t know where the hell you were. But not the suburbs. If you want preppy atlanta go to Buckhead or Midtown …Atlantas a great place. Ride down Peachtree Street and see the city.</p>
<p>As a native Atlantan, I find this thread comical. It’s obvious that she is not cultured at all. I hope you don’t go to Emory, or Georgia period, with that outlook on life. It speak volumes about the type of person you are. Ok, so you are asian, which makes you a minority, but it seems like you was socialized in an close minded, wealth white neighborhood. You really need to get out and see the world. People love atlanta because it allows them to be themselves. There are so many different types of people here, from all walks of life, and that’s what make the city great. It not to big were you get lost in it and feel disconnected, but its not to small were it becomes boring. Emory is an amazing school and doesn’t need closed minded people who are afraid to leave their private communities. You’ll be suprised at how much you will grow as a person.</p>