<p>is it possible to visit campus and ask to speak with someone in admissions? Because my school recommends this, however I know Emory says visiting does not matter, but I think it will strengthen my stock and I will be able to include specific details about why I like emory related to my visit</p>
<p>Yes, you can. I did it. </p>
<p>But that f-ed up lady didn’t even smile. Didn’t like it. If they won’t let you then I wouldn’t even be surprised. I would’ve pulled out my gun and shot them then if it was possible.</p>
<p>Oh, crap, if they read this and find out who I am they’ll rescind my acceptance.</p>
<p>Emory admissions office is known to be unfriendly and inefficient.</p>
<p>Why do you all spread so much misinformation? </p>
<p>First of all, Emory does NOT say that visiting does not matter. On the contrary, Emory is one of the schools that closely tracks something known as demonstrated interest. If you visit campus, email adcoms etc it will be noted down on your application and it will give you a bit of an advantage. In fact, in the Common Data Set, Emory says that Demonstrated Interest is “very important” whereas other things like class rank is merely “considered”. That shows you how much they care about your visit.</p>
<p>Secondly, since when is Emory admissions office known to be unfriendly? I have never heard that and I have done PLENTY of research on Emory. Just speaking from personal experience, when I emailed them, they replied timely and busy admission officers took the time out of their daily schedule to accodomate my questions. When I visited the campus, the admissions officer gave us his email and insisted that we email if we had any questions. I am just speaking from personal experience but I certainly would not agree with the fact that Emory admissions is “known” to be unfriendly. Quite the contrary.</p>
<p>my expierence with emory admissions has also been very good. i have called them plenty of times and they ahev always been very friendly and helpful</p>
<p>Agreed with the previous post; my experiences with Emory admissions have been extremely positive.</p>
<p>I would recommend doing this. Emory loves to see that you’re taking interest in the school, and even asks how you have done this on their application. Write down the name of the person you speak with and the date, as you might want this information in the future.</p>
<p>I spoke with an Emory admissions officer who was in my area (NJ) and she was very friendly, so I’m sure it just depends who you speak with and the kind of day he or she is having.</p>
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<p>On the contrary, when my daughter and I attended an information session during a visit to the Emory campus last year, the admissions officer who hosted the session explicitly stated that a student’s visiting the campus, as a demonstration of interest, was a very important admissions consideration. And, as others have stated, they do seem to closely track attendance at admissions events both on and off campus. In our experience, the Emory admissions department has been very responsive and helpful in addressing any questions or concerns that we’ve had.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, do you remember the name of the lady you spoke too? All of my experiences with the admissions staff at Emory have been positive.</p>
<p>The admissions person for me was amazing.
The financial aid people… Different story.</p>
<p>^^ Same. </p>
<p>With regards to admission - order the video, visit, email, check out an off campus info session. Learn all you can and show your interest…and then you can be really specific when you write your “why Emory” essay!</p>