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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

stephuga

Anesthesiologist Assistant '11

5.0

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Tons to Do

There are many things to do all around the school. Sports events, cultural activities and places to go, shopping, and friendliness toward students. Safety can be an issue but that is the case no matter where you go these days.

Feb 29, 2012

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oc2015

Psychology '15

4.6

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Local Atmosphere Is Great

Being so close to Midtown Atlanta, Buckhead and all the other little suburbs is awesome. All of them are generally easy to get too, even without your own car. Atlanta sports, though not the best ever are still fun to go to and tickets are generally cheap. The Georgia Aquarium is great too, good place to go if your family is in town.

All the areas are great to college kids, and most of them give students rates and other discounts, etc.

Feb 23, 2012

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pcchoi

Dentistry '12

4.6

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Parks, Eateries, Trivias, Bars!

Emory University is surrounded by fun activities such as visiting Virginia Highlands for a night out for cheap tapas. Once dinner is eaten, one may also grab a late snack of frozen yogurt at the many locations locally. Emory University has its own nature walk & park to use for picnics or simply for exercising. Bars are quite numerous such as Maggies & Famous. Many coupons are distributed to Emory students for free pizza and other various discounts. Trivia nights are held at Mellow Mushroom. Outside of Decatur, Atlanta is HUGE -- full of things to do! Georgia Aquarium, Coca-Cola Museum, Centennial Olympic park, Piedmont Park, golf courses, large concert venues, and screen on the greens (movie screened at parks).

Feb 19, 2012

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