Emory University Reviews

Emory has cracked down hard on...

Emory has cracked down hard on Greek life recently. The new GLA points system limits how many parties a fraternity can throw per semester, the Row is now off limits to freshmen until after fall break, and a couple of fraternities have been kicked off campus. There are so many rules that have to be followed now that throwing an on-campus party is no longer fun—it's just a huge liability. You can't have music after 2 a.m., there's no liquor allowed at all, and if any freshman gets in trouble for drinking and says what house they were at, that fraternity gets in trouble. Rush is 100 percent dry, and Emory actually called the cops when it got word of an APES rush event off campus this year. I would seriously reconsider before you pledge a fraternity at Emory now.

The computer network is excellent....

The computer network is excellent. However, lab space is very limited, so students should bring a computer.

The restaurants in Emory Village...

The restaurants in Emory Village are decent and a good option for those who are sick of dining hall food. Panera, Starbucks, a Chinese Restaurant, and pizza are all decent and within walking distance. Ordering food is also a popular option for students. Atlanta has tons of great restaurants further from campus, but unfortunately they're only really accessible to those with cars.

The new freshman dorms are...

The new freshman dorms are beautiful. Few, Evans, and New Turman are your best options as far as looks, amenities, and location. As far as old freshmen dorms go, avoid Dobbs, which has tiny rooms, and Harris, which is really dark. Trimble and McTeiyre are also small but have good locations, and Complex (Thomas, Hopkins, and Smith) is far away from the others but has big rooms with lots of storage space. Upperclass housing is all pretty good (except for the Old Turman Buildings), but it's not guaranteed after sophomore year.

Try and apply for Few, Evans, and...

Try and apply for Few, Evans, and New Turman since they are the newest and have the largest rooms. Complex and Harris are not bad places to live, they are just large and somewhat un-unified. Avoid Dobbs.

The facilities here are...

The facilities here are unparalleled. The athletic center boasts an olympic size pool, a great workout area, and tons of tennis courts and classrooms for yoga, pilates, etc. The Clairmont campus also houses a beautiful outdoor pool, workout center, and basketball courts with a pretty decent restaurant that freshmen use to get away from the DUC every once in a while.

Cox Hall has a really, really...

Cox Hall has a really, really nice, super high-tech computer lab with meeting rooms fully wired with the lastest AV equipment for small groups to meet in and classrooms with similarly high-tech equipment for larger groups and review sessions. It's usually busy but rarely crowded. The whole campus is wireless, and the connection is pretty good.

Freshmen can't have cars at Emory,...

Freshmen can't have cars at Emory, but it's pretty useless as everything you need as a freshman is on campus. If you really have the urge to go off campus, you can use an Emory shuttle to get to the mall, grocery store, or weekend hangout spots. If not, you can always ask an upperclassman friend, or grab a Zipcar, which is a car-sharing program that gives a discounted rate for all Emory students. If you must bring a car, parking on campus is incredibly expensive at more than $600/year, and you are only allowed to park in the parking garage to which you are assigned at the beginning of the year.

The easiest place for freshman to...

The easiest place for freshman to get to is Emory Village, which has several places to eat. Most are relatively cheap. There are plenty of places within driving distance too, since Emory is pretty well situated within Atlanta. The most popular thing to do is probably ordering food to be delivered. There are plenty of cheap options. Check out Doc Chey's in the Village, where a meal is about $7-9.

The DUC is mostly only used for...

The DUC is mostly only used for dining, but there are study areas and club meeting areas as well. The library has everything you could ever need, including eight floors of books, a Music & Media floor with current movies to rent, study rooms that groups can reserve, and endless computers, including PCs and Macs. There's also a 24-hour coffee place in the basement for late-night studying. Cox Hall also has a computer lab with a more relaxed atmosphere and plenty of resources, including SmartBoards for study groups to use and computers with video and photo editing software.

Emory has amazing facilities. The...

Emory has amazing facilities. The WoodPec gym is great: Olympic-sized pool, basketball, yoga studios, indoor tennis, workout machines--the works! The library is great, too. Cox computer lab is really chill--you can sit on floor cushions and eat while you study on the computer. There are computer kiosks in all of the buildings. The student center is pretty good, too.

The food in Emory Village isn't at...

The food in Emory Village isn't at all representative of the great restaurants Atlanta has to offer, but do offer diverse and well-priced options that range from soups to Chinese to pizza to Italian to Greek. Panera is a campus favorite, as well as Doc Chey's and Saba.

Just across the street from the...

Just across the street from the entrance of campus is an area called Emory Village that has a number of restaurants including Everybody's Pizza, Saba (a pasta place), and Doc Chey's Noodle House. All three are really good and reasonably priced. With the availability of cabs and public transit, it's also easy to get off campus and go into Atlanta for dinner, where the possibilities are essentially endless.

The freshmen dorms are steadily...

The freshmen dorms are steadily improving as new dorms are being built. The new dorms are fantastic and environmentally friendly as well! As for upperclassmen housing, the Clairmont Residential Campus is beautiful--its nickname is "the country club." After sophomore year, though, you aren't guaranteed housing. Regardless, many upperclassmen decide to move into off-campus apartments, and there are countless options for that!

The computer labs here at Emory...

The computer labs here at Emory are wonderful. There are many computers and none that are bad. There is also the option to use 40-plus-inch screens with a wireless mouse and keyboard in the Cox lab. About half of the computers in the library have two monitors, and the other half has 20-plus-inch monitors.

Right now, Emory is spending...

Right now, Emory is spending significant amounts of money in revamping its housing situation. 2008 saw the introduction of two great freshmen dorms. These new dorms are to be followed with an entire freshman dorm complex over the next two years. Also, the Clairmont campus, usually reserved for upperclassmen, has been opened to sophomores and above. Often described as a resort on campus, the Clairmont housing complex is beautiful and well-equipped. Many of the older dorms on campus have been torn down in recent years and are in the process of being replaced, though many buildings such as the Clifton Towers are still relics of the past.

The dorms are great if you can get...

The dorms are great if you can get one of the new dorms. Definitely avoid Dobbs and some of McTrymble, but the rest of the dorms are OK. Few and Evans are the best because they were built most recently and are basically brand new. New Turman is also only two years old.

The dorms are all relatively new,...

The dorms are all relatively new, and all have air-conditioning units that keep you cool during the hot spring and summer months.

This school pretends to be...

This school pretends to be diverse, but hardly anyone mixes into other groups. If you are black and you join a white sorority or fraternity, then the other black students will not respect you as much. There are all-black fraternities and sororities and there are Jewish frats and sororities.

I have enjoyed the diversity at...

I have enjoyed the diversity at this school. There is a great mix of all races, religions, and people from all areas of the country. I’m from Florida, but I have friends from New York, California, Illinois, and even South America.

Some of the teams are very...

Some of the teams are very successful here, yet no one seems to care. IM sports garner more interest than Varsity. For instance, people read a weekly ranking of IM teams with more excitement than any report of Varsity sports.

The guys tend to be more...

The guys tend to be more easy-going but with a large population from the North. The northern dominance is also present for the girls, who are less easy-going and tend not to be very attractive. Many of the students come from a higher-income family and feel the need to show it, which gets annoying.

As a whole I would say that the...

As a whole I would say that the guys are definitely better looking than the girls here. I feel bad for my guy friends because there isn’t much to choose from, especially when it comes to the girls that go out a lot. There are some really pretty girls who rarely leave their rooms.

The soccer, baseball, and softball...

The soccer, baseball, and softball fields are three of the nicest sports fields I think I’ve ever seen.

The main dining hall is located in...

The main dining hall is located in the Dobbs University Center, and the quality of food is typical of most university dining halls; however, they offer a number of different options, and are sensitive to the diversity of dietary lifestyles on campus. Some people prefer Cox Hall because it operates like a small food court, with chain-style dining, and has a regular crowd of Cox-rats, making it a social scene more than a dining facility. The restaurant Caffè Antico caters the museum café, and a lot of faculty dine here, and the food is pretty good but overpriced. I rarely eat on campus because it is such an ordeal to avoid the scene.