<p>My son is currently a junior in hs and has just begun to look at some colleges. New College is a school he has mentioned as one he wants to look at, I think because it's so different. In reviewing their website they do offer a chemistry major (although not an american chemical society program) and their website states that their grads go on to well known grad schools. With no GPA I wondered how applying to grad school would be affected. I called the school and they said that was a very common question but i would love to get a feel from a student or grad as to the chemistry program, and grad school acceptance rates. It is really difficult to compare this school to some of the others he's mentioned which would be more typical for a chem major ...like Harvey Mudd or RPI or Uof IL. He is also considering medical school in the future.</p>
<p>I"m not a current student, but I'm applying there and it's one of my top choices...I know NCF is ranked #2 by the Princeton Review for sending grads off to top ranking med, law and business schools.
Even though it's so alternative, it has amazing rankings and, I guess, "prestige"...</p>
<p>Any new information on graduate school acceptances by New College graduates? I would love to hear more about this since NCF is probably by son's #1 choice.</p>
<p>From what I've observed as a parent of an NCF student (2nd year), the program really helps a student develop personally and academically. They have to be self-starters and well-rounded to succeed at NCF...I think this is why there are so many that go onto elite grad programs and win prestigous awards. </p>
<p>I'm sure it's also a big plus on the grad school applications to include a copy of their senior thesis and the detailed written evaluations from professors. Students have an opportunity to develop strong relationships with facuty and I think that's helpful when it comes time to get those all important letters of recommendation.</p>