<p>Hello everyone! If by chance you're applying to New College, go ahead and just add your name and perhaps describe what made you feel so attracted to New College. Maybe how along you are on your essay, or any concerns you have for the admissions process.</p>
<p>I visited last week and immediately fell in love. I know I'm going to apply and almost worried about applying to any other schools because I know they will be a waste compared to New College. </p>
<p>If you're NOT applying to New College but are still intrigued, feel free to ask questions. I'm sure any one of this applicants could answer. </p>
<p>I'll start and say that I'm in an in-state applicant, so I might appear a bit more biased. However, it's important to know that a majority of New College caters to in-state, academically achieved students. The combination of their financial aid and that of Bright Futurers sets the tone of a basically "free ride" to New College. </p>
<p>However, I would really like to promote New College to students outside of Florida. It has all of advantages of a typical LAC you read on the top 10 lists (Grinnell, Vassar, Oberlin, etc.). These are all schools I considered applying out of state for, but decided New College is just that, and cheaper. It's probably even cheaper for out of state than Vassar and Grinnell. </p>
<p>Hopefully we'll be seeing some updates on acceptance letters on here. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Hello! I visited New College last week and share similar feelings. I am actually an out-of-state applicant, I live in Georgia. I loved the feel of campus, and I feel as though I can definitely see myself there.</p>
<p>I’m an out of state student considering this school but i’m worried about the number of kids who might go home on the weekends, and if the campus is empty on weekends. I’m also looking at LAC’s in the midwest Kenyon, Oberlin and Grinnell I know these schools draw students from throughout the US and was wondering if the same was true about the new college of florida.</p>
<p>I haven’t visited but was really looking into this school, I really liked how “free” it seemed compared to other schools and the location was great, small city very close to the beach.
Lastly this may sound weird but when looking for New College campus tours on youtube i found this channel called Gradlife, they went to NewC and in from their videos i saw a lot of the campus.</p>
<p>i am an out of stater as well. my parents wont pay much for college, so I am really happy that such a great school like new college is so cheap. with financial aid/scholarships, i should only have to pay 19k, which is a bargain for the value. i have family in the area, so I was thinking about living with them to knock off an additional 8k from the price.
1)do many students live off campus?</p>
<p>To reiterate some of dntw8up’s answers: (although I am not a current student, just a well-researched prospie!) </p>
<p>1) I’m an out of state student considering this school but i’m worried about the number of kids who might go home on the weekends, and if the campus is empty on weekends.</p>
<p>No, everyone pretty much stays on campus. Every Friday and Saturday night, there is a campus-wide party thrown that everyone is invited to attend, including some unwelcome residents in the Sarasota area (the town New College is located in). The parties, called Walls or, sometimes, Palm Court Parties (the bigger ones), have large turnouts and are planned by the students, so it’s almost expected that the students go because they helped planned it. Plus, it would be expensive and a hell of a trip to drive across the state if someone went home every weekend, seeing as New College draws many students from around Florida, as well as out of state.</p>
<p>2) I’m also looking at LAC’s in the midwest Kenyon, Oberlin and Grinnell I know these schools draw students from throughout the US and was wondering if the same was true about the new college of florida.</p>
<p>New College of Florida is almost a typical LAC. While it does not have the large-scale community of Oberlin, the isolation of Grinnell, or something Kenyon-esque (this is a school I did not research, but the others I considered), New College does have many similar aspects that the schools you listed have. There are certain benefits: being on the waterfront of Sarasota Bay, near the beaches, in a lovely little town, no grades/no GPA, and excellent teacher-student relationships built on trust and a thirst for knowledge.</p>
<p>1) i am an out of stater as well. my parents wont pay much for college, so I am really happy that such a great school like new college is so cheap. with financial aid/scholarships, i should only have to pay 19k, which is a bargain for the value. i have family in the area, so I was thinking about living with them to knock off an additional 8k from the price. </p>
<p>New College is known for being so “cheap,” yet also being a Fiske Best Value. It’s one of the few LACs to make the Best Value list. It is spectacular with financial aid as well.</p>
<p>1)do many students live off campus?
Someone has said ~20%, but like said above, you have to have permission. </p>
<p>2)how is the political scene on campus?
You should definitely “like” New College of Florida Admissions on Facebook - they post links to articles in newspapers about protesting, recent board meetings held at New College, and very political-stuff (I’m not into politics, so please excuse me na</p>
<p>Hi! I live in CA and am definitely applying to New College. I haven’t gotten a chance to visit campus, but some research and talking with a local alum have convinced me that it’d be a great place for me, particularly because of the opportunity to combine different fields of study into one cohesive major, the financial aid, the progressive and intellectually inclined student body, and the weather (like any typical Californian, heh).</p>
<p>Questions: How “open” is New College’s open curriculum? Are tutorials easy to come by?
I’m also really curious to see an example of a student’s evaluation.</p>
<p>I am working on scanning a student evaluation. I received one from New College. I’m sure if you request information from New College, you will also get one in the mail.</p>
<p>How open is relative. Each area of concentration has specific required courses. Alternatively you can design your own AOC, but you will need faculty approval, so your design is expected to be rigorous and defensible. Tutorials are easy to arrange provided you have a well thought out plan, including materials to be used, subjects to be studied, and the method by which your work will be evaluated. It’s a lot of responsibility, but if you’re up for the challenge, anything is possible at New College.</p>
<p>Questions about New College: We are just starting to look into the choices of Colleges that Florida has to offer (we are ‘in state’) and New College is looking really interesting! 1) What does it mean, as far as degrees, that it is a liberal arts college? When you graduate do you have a bachelor’s in something/ a major? ( I see they call them ‘areas of concentration’, but not sure what that means for a degree) If not, does that mean you really need to go on to graduate school in order to best apply your New College degree, or is it still applicable to the job market without graduate school?
2) How is New College viewed in the job market and/or by graduate schools? I hadn’t heard of it until we started the search, so I wonder if those hiring and making admission determinations recognize and value degrees from New College.
3) What is the party scene like at New College? A lot of drinking, average, very little?
4) I read what I could find on the college website, and from what I see there is no organized music program for those who play instruments (band or orchestra…), is that correct? The lack of music programming (outside of an area of concentration) might be a concern for us.
I posted a couple of these questions on the fb page too.
Thank you!</p>
<p>1)The vast majority of post-secondary schools in the U.S. are liberal arts colleges. It simply means there are no graduate studies available; the focus is on undergraduates.</p>
<p>2)Among all public institutions, New College is second only to The University of Michigan in the percentage of students admitted to top graduate programs in medicine, business and law. New College is also among the nation’s top 10 liberal arts colleges in terms of per-capita Fulbright production. As to the job market for New College grads, most go to grad school. However, there are many, many liberal arts colleges you’ve never heard of, and most of their graduates are employed. After your first job, what you’ve done trumps where you went to school.</p>
<p>3)The “party scene” is all-inclusive on weekends. There is drinking, but plenty of students have a great time at these functions without drinking. At New College there is a complete absence of social pressure to drink (or do anything else).</p>
<p>4)There are some instrumentally talented students, but there is no school band or orchestra. If this is a concern you may want to email someone in the music department.</p>
<p>I am thinking of having my son apply to NCF from London. Will he be in for a total culture shock, having grown up in a huge city like London? Also, is the student body primarily “Christian”? That would be a big turn off for us. Thanks, Londondad</p>
<p>The student body is not primarily Christian. Many have likely been reared in Christian households, but the student body is decidedly alternative. There are students of every faith, but probably more atheists and agnostics than religious adherents. As to culture shock, it depends on the adaptability of your son. If he needs to be in a city like London, then he’d be happier in NYC. There are about half a million people in the counties that contain Sarasota and Bradenton, and the Tampa Bay area is less than an hour away with about four and a quarter million people. We are clearly in a small city, so if your son needs the distractions of a bustling place this isn’t it, but many cosmopolitan students are happy here.</p>
<p>londondad,
How interesting that NCF is on your radar! My D, who just graduated in May, had a wonderful experience there. She did her study abroad at Oxford, and was quite at home with the tutor-style learning there which is very similar to NCF…something you will rarely see in other US schools.</p>
<p>As far as your concern about religion, it’s really a non-issue at NCF. As dntw8up says, students are from diverse backgrounds. There are active Christian and Jewish groups on campus, but they only figure into campus life as much as your student is interested in them…otherwise you’ll hardly notice they are there. NCF students are a very accepting group and there’s no pressure to be part of any religious community.</p>
<p>As far as the area goes, most NCF students stay in the campus bubble and don’t venture into the surrounding community much. There are campus-wide parties on weekends and other activities that pretty much keep them entertained when not studying. Sarasota is known for it’s vibrant arts community and does have a variety of shops and restaurants, as well as one of the best beaches in the world. Great for you when you visit, but chances are your student will hang mostly around campus like the others.</p>
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