Emory c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
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If those of you posting are current emory students can you give some info regarding oci and how bad/good it was this past year. Is emory really that bad, by TLS standards, as some people say it is?
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kneedrag wrote:It all depends on where you end up. It can be very easy to have a 1hr commute to/from emmory living lots of places in town. Emory is in a rotten location and the roads that lead to it are small and get congested. That said, distance wise, it isn't super far. There are plenty of great places (with lots to do) that are within a 45 minute commute, you should be fine.
But they said no car- you can't 45 min. commute anywhere around here with no car... except the airport... anywhere in the burbs would be disastrous 45 min. out with no car... Marta doesn't even go ITP except south to the airport....
No way you can live 45 min. from Emory without a car in ATL.
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Ga0-3L wrote:kneedrag wrote:It all depends on where you end up. It can be very easy to have a 1hr commute to/from emmory living lots of places in town. Emory is in a rotten location and the roads that lead to it are small and get congested. That said, distance wise, it isn't super far. There are plenty of great places (with lots to do) that are within a 45 minute commute, you should be fine.
But they said no car- you can't 45 min. commute anywhere around here with no car... except the airport... anywhere in the burbs would be disastrous 45 min. out with no car... Marta doesn't even go ITP except south to the airport....
No way you can live 45 min. from Emory without a car in ATL.
You're correct, I meant with car.
Without car it takes about a day and a half to get anywhere. Speed in the MARTA system was cut from the budget somewhere around 1984.
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freaknroll wrote:If those of you posting are current emory students can you give some info regarding oci and how bad/good it was this past year. Is emory really that bad, by TLS standards, as some people say it is?
Neither myself nor Ga0-3L are current emory students. We just happen to live in Atlanta.
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kneedrag wrote:freaknroll wrote:If those of you posting are current emory students can you give some info regarding oci and how bad/good it was this past year. Is emory really that bad, by TLS standards, as some people say it is?
Neither myself nor Ga0-3L are current emory students. We just happen to live in Atlanta.
True, true. I do work on the campus so I know that commute well-enough but I'm most assuredly not a student there. . . . YET! **crosses fingers**
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Ga0-3L wrote:kneedrag wrote:freaknroll wrote:If those of you posting are current emory students can you give some info regarding oci and how bad/good it was this past year. Is emory really that bad, by TLS standards, as some people say it is?
Neither myself nor Ga0-3L are current emory students. We just happen to live in Atlanta.
True, true. I do work on the campus so I know that commute well-enough but I'm most assuredly not a student there. . . . YET! **crosses fingers**
I am a current Emory Undergrad and I will likely be attending Emory Law next year (whoo hooo) but I wanted to just add that you MUST have a car to attend Emory. While MARTA and the Cliff Shuttles may help you with the real basics - supermarket, airport, hospital, they do little else to connect you to any of the events, restaurants, or nightlife that you will want to experience in Atlanta. I love Emory, I love Atlanta, and the campus, and especially the law school are beautiful. While I am not 100% sure Im attending yet (waiting on a few schools) I cannot begin to convey how great Emory is and how much I personally feel they care about their students.
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Wow, it looks like the verdict is to both live close to campus and have a car. Thank you all this information!
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
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headress wrote:Wow, it looks like the verdict is to both live close to campus and have a car. Thank you all this information!
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
It all depends. Many would consider decatur one of the best parts of town. Super desirable for families, but tons of great restaraunts and bars. The campus proper is about 2-3 miles north/east of the square.
Its also close to the highlands/morningside, reasonably close to midtown and buckhead. Lots of options. Will depend on what kind of area you want, what kind of housing (apartment? highrise? house? etc) and especially how much you want to pay.
Lots of diversity in Atlanta, its part of what makes living in town so amazing.
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In with $ as of March 5th (Monday)! I'm international, and they kindly e-mailed me the acceptance letter. It was a pleasant surprise! Hope people hear more good news this week 

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I've heard the student parking at Emory is practically not existent. Can anyone speak to this?
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tamarind49 wrote:In with $ as of March 5th (Monday)! I'm international, and they kindly e-mailed me the acceptance letter. It was a pleasant surprise! Hope people hear more good news this week
Congrats!!!!!....I guess they sent out the third round of decisions today..lhopefully everybody waiting will get something in the mail in a few days
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mcdeeremitch wrote:tamarind49 wrote:In with $ as of March 5th (Monday)! I'm international, and they kindly e-mailed me the acceptance letter. It was a pleasant surprise! Hope people hear more good news this week
Congrats!!!!!....I guess they sent out the third round of decisions today..lhopefully everybody waiting will get something in the mail in a few days
^ This
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kneedrag wrote:headress wrote:Wow, it looks like the verdict is to both live close to campus and have a car. Thank you all this information!
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
It all depends. Many would consider decatur one of the best parts of town. Super desirable for families, but tons of great restaraunts and bars. The campus proper is about 2-3 miles north/east of the square.
Its also close to the highlands/morningside, reasonably close to midtown and buckhead. Lots of options. Will depend on what kind of area you want, what kind of housing (apartment? highrise? house? etc) and especially how much you want to pay.
Lots of diversity in Atlanta, its part of what makes living in town so amazing.
If one was looking to rent a house (at least 2bd/ba) for under $1300 or so, where would this be possible? Would it be possible at all?
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vissidarte27 wrote:kneedrag wrote:headress wrote:Wow, it looks like the verdict is to both live close to campus and have a car. Thank you all this information!
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
It all depends. Many would consider decatur one of the best parts of town. Super desirable for families, but tons of great restaraunts and bars. The campus proper is about 2-3 miles north/east of the square.
Its also close to the highlands/morningside, reasonably close to midtown and buckhead. Lots of options. Will depend on what kind of area you want, what kind of housing (apartment? highrise? house? etc) and especially how much you want to pay.
Lots of diversity in Atlanta, its part of what makes living in town so amazing.
If one was looking to rent a house (at least 2bd/ba) for under $1300 or so, where would this be possible? Would it be possible at all?
House? Probably not... Though I could be wrong because I live in midtown and my apartment is 980 sq. feet 2bd/2ba and is 1299
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tamarind49 wrote:In with $ as of March 5th (Monday)! I'm international, and they kindly e-mailed me the acceptance letter. It was a pleasant surprise! Hope people hear more good news this week
exactly the same for me, good to hear
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vissidarte27 wrote:kneedrag wrote:headress wrote:Wow, it looks like theverdict is to both live close to campus and have a car. Thank you all this information!
Is the area surrounding Emory pleasant?
It all depends. Many would consider decatur one of the best parts of town. Super desirable for families, but tons of great restaraunts and bars. The campus proper is about 2-3 miles north/east of the square.
Its also close to the highlands/morningside, reasonably close to midtown and buckhead. Lots of options. Will depend on what kind of area you want, what kind of housing (apartment? highrise? house? etc) and especially how much you want to pay.
Lots of diversity in Atlanta, its part of what makes living in town so amazing.
If one was looking to rent a house (at least 2bd/ba) for under $1300 or so, where would this be possible? Would it be possible at all?
You'd definitely need to live out at least a few minutes, I would think... I pay $1500 for an 1100 sqft 2br in L5P... You could do it in Decatur or Clarkston... 15 min. out.... or Tucker. Check out Realtor.com and search rentals with Emory Law (on North Decatur Road) in the address field.
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abaugus wrote:I've heard the student parking at Emory is practically not existent. Can anyone speak to this?
Everyone who applies for it gets parking. However, it's rather pricey and 1Ls don't get to park in the lot right next to the law school. The other parking decks are around a 10 minute walk away. Everyone can park in the LS parking lot after 4 though, so most 1Ls either move their cars then, or take the shuttle to and from class and then bring their cars later when they study in the library.
vissidarte27 wrote:If one was looking to rent a house (at least 2bd/ba) for under $1300 or so, where would this be possible? Would it be possible at all?
I don't know much about renting houses, but some of the families I know live in Decatur, one lives in a townhouse about 5 miles down LaVista/towards the suburbs (I forget the name, but I can ask when I see him), and one of my friends rents a room in a pretty cheap house in Edgewood, but he says the area is kind of sketchy. Also, it's not a house, but I rented a 2br/2ba for $1165 last year, and it was over 1200 square feet in one of the nicer/more expensive apartment complexes right by school.
Edit: I'm a 2L at Emory, and I love it here. I'd be happy to answer any questions about the school or the area.
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vissidarte27 wrote:If one was looking to rent a house (at least 2bd/ba) for under $1300 or so, where would this be possible? Would it be possible at all?
Sure.
http://www.padmapper.com
I have friends that are renting out their 2b/b single family house about two blocks from oakhurst (very reasonable distance to emory) for $1300.
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Oooo Emory is good.
Emory is GREAT!!
Send me my admissions letter
Please dont be late!!
(more bad poems to come if I don't get in soon....)
Emory is GREAT!!
Send me my admissions letter
Please dont be late!!
(more bad poems to come if I don't get in soon....)
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shroeder wrote:Oooo Emory is good.
Emory is GREAT!!
Send me my admissions letter
Please dont be late!!
(more bad poems to come if I don't get in soon....)
This is a horrible poem... yet it moves me... please let this person in, lest more poems come......
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Got my admission packet complete with 20k per year! So excited! I think I'll be attending! Yay!!! Good luck to everyone else and I hope to be classmates with you!
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skolks wrote:Got my admission packet complete with 20k per year! So excited! I think I'll be attending! Yay!!! Good luck to everyone else and I hope to be classmates with you!
Are you in Atlanta? Just wondering when to hope for my acceptance in the mail and if they were mailed on Monday.
Edit: And congratulations, of course!
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adika86 wrote:skolks wrote:Got my admission packet complete with 20k per year! So excited! I think I'll be attending! Yay!!! Good luck to everyone else and I hope to be classmates with you!
Are you in Atlanta? Just wondering when to hope for my acceptance in the mail and if they were mailed on Monday.
Edit: And congratulations, of course!
Yeah, I'm in Atlanta so it hit me first I guess. So they definitely went out yesterday! Thanks!
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Are there any other waiters desperate to go to Emory? I hear it all over the Georgia waiting thread but I feel all alone all sad-faced waiting to be picked for dodgeball over here at the Emory thread...
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Ga0-3L wrote:Are there any other waiters desperate to go to Emory? I hear it all over the Georgia waiting thread but I feel all alone all sad-faced waiting to be picked for dodgeball over here at the Emory thread...
I'm with ya. I wish I could be more optimistic but at this point I'll believe it when I see. Good luck! Btw what are you numbers? I'm over 75th GPA and median last
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