<p>Assuming you've even heard of it, what do you think? U.S. News ranks it relatively well (#87 in Liberal Arts Colleges)...yet it supposedly doesn't give GRADES, just written evaluations. Um. Is that really the case? If so, how does that translate into a GPA? </p>
<p>Does NCF prepare students for grad school? </p>
<p>Is New College prestigious, or not so much? That's really what I want to know. I have no idea, and I want your thoughts.</p>
<p>(I would post this in the NCF forum, but I want unbiased opinions!)</p>
<p>Also, it was rated as America's #1 Public Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report (in their '07 edition of America's Best Colleges), but I dunno if that means anything.</p>
<p>Yes, NCF gives written evaluations rather than grades, which means students do not have a GPA. This has not been a problem for graduate schools; NCF has an excellent placement record at top graduate schools. </p>
<p>A few years ago, the Wall Street Journal surveyed some top business, medical, and law schools, to see which undergraduate programs were most successful at "feeding" their students into highly ranked professional schools. The Top 50 list included only four public schools:</p>
<h1>30 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>31 New College of Florida</h1>
<h1>33 University of Virginia</h1>
<h1>41 University of California, Berkeley</h1>
<p>Students who choose to attend NCF tend to be off beat and most couldn't care less about prestige.</p>
<p>Thank you! That was really, really helpful. :]</p>
<p>You're very welcome.</p>