I had a great time at Emory, the admissions staff and students do a great job of making interviewees feel welcome. The first years were taking a "joint" on the day I interviewed, which is like taking all your finals on the same day, but they still came up and chatted with us and answered questions. The panel interview is great cause you get to interact with more faculty as well as get to know the other interviewees. It is not competitive at all and they say they want to see how you act in a group. The one on one interview is enjoyable too.