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Points of Interest
  • Atlantic Station
  • Centennial Olympic Park
  • CNN Center
  • Georgia Aquarium
  • High Museum of Art
  • Little Five Points
  • Virginia Highland
  • The World of Coca-Cola
  • Zoo Atlanta

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Atlanta has tons of things to do for fun. Having a professional team in all four major sports means that you can enjoy pro sports year round. Atlanta has several great bohemian areas, like East Atlanta and Little Five Points, full of cool shops, restaurants, and exciting nightlife. Areas like Virginia Highlands, Buckhead, and Midtown also offer great nightlife and restaurants. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation is a beautiful historic site that has great spiritual and political meaning to many residents of Atlanta. Athens, where the University of Georgia is located, is just one hour away, and Savannah, a beautiful and fun place to visit, is about two hours away.

The atmosphere in the immediately surrounding town provides its own interesting dynamics. Emory is situated in North East Atlanta, about a ten-minute drive from Buckhead (a dining and entertainment district) and a fifteen-minute drive from Midtown and Downtown. The closest neighborhood is affectionately called Emory Village, and it features restaurants varying from pizza and bar food to Chinese and Middle Eastern food. There are also coffee establishments, an alternatively stocked bookstore, a great photo shop, and a women’s clothing store. Emory Village is the only thing about Emory’s local atmosphere that isn’t exciting. The poor quality of transportation and Emory’s isolation sometimes restricts students’ social life, but overall, it’s hard to beat such a young and vibrant city to spend four years in.

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Local Atmosphere at Emory University

emorysophomore

'14

Marketing

4.6
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A Lot to Do in Atlanta

Atlanta is a big city with anything ranging from the mall, to the aquarium, to live music, to big concerts. The local attitude towards students is very accepting and helpful. There is always something to do off campus. The amount of restaurants and butiques throughout the highlands and buckhead give students a wide variety in itself. Big attractions like stone mountain, the Georgia aquarium, and sporting events also add to the allure of living in Atlanta.

Feb 06, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Emory University

mkohn1224

'14

Psychology

3.8
B+

Much to Do

Atlanta is a very happening place with very much to do. From Midtown, to Buckhead, to Little Five, there is plenty to do and lots of great entertainment venues for all sorts of events.

Feb 05, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Emory University

joycezhang93

'15

Finance

4.2
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Atlanta

Atlanta offers the students many outlets to do things that are off campus. There are tons of attractions and the public transportation system is fairly well organized.

Jan 09, 2012

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • Lenox Square Mall
  • Perimeter Mall
  • Phipps Plaza Mall
Major Sports Teams
  • Atlanta Braves: baseball
  • Atlanta Falcons: football
  • Atlanta Hawks: basketball
  • Atlanta Thrashers: hockey
City Web Sites www.atlanta.com
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Athens: GA: 1 hour, 30 minutes
  • Florida: : 4 hours
Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts About Atlanta:
• Atlanta was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport is the busiest in the nation.
• Atlanta is one of the most rapidly growing U.S. cities.
• Atlanta is the second highest major U.S. city in terms of geography.
• Atlanta was burned down during the Civil War.

Famous Atlantans:
Bobby Jones, Brittany Murphy, Chilli and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Elton John (has a residence here), Evander Holyfield, Jermaine Dupri, John Mayer, John Portman, Ludacris, Martin Luther King Jr., Monica, Outkast, Spike Lee, Ted Turner, The Black Crowes, Usher

Local Slang:
ATL – Short for Atlanta; a very common abbreviation.
Shorty – A girl, or someone younger than the person speaking.
 

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AMC Fork & Screen Buckhead
3340 Peachtree Road NE
(888) 262-4386

AMC Theaters Phipps Plaza 14
3500 Peachtree Road NE
(404) 816-4262

Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 16
261 19th St. NW
(404) 347-9894

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Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Major: English

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