State University System Legislation

Colleges and Universities A-Z New College of Florida
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<p>Hi Everyone,</p>

<p>I'm a Florida resident attending college out of state; however, a year ago I was seriously considering coming to NCF. With the Bright Futures scholarship, attending a school within the State University System seemed like a very attractive option but New is the only one I would ever consider. It is a wonderful and unique institution and is by far the best school in the system, unless the gigantic university thing works well for you.</p>

<p>With some degree of allegiance towards NCF to this day, I am shocked by recent legislation proposed in the state Senate by Senator Evelyn Lynn (R-7th district, which is somewhere in North Florida-Clay/Putnam Counties, etc.). Essentially, this bill would redefine the missions of the schools within the system so that UF is considered the "flagship" university of Florida. Funding and resources from the other 10 schools (NCF, FSU, UCF, USF, UNF, UWF, FAU, FIU, FAMU, FGCU) would be redirected to UF.</p>

<p>One of the best aspects of living in a state as big and diverse as Florida is that you can choose from amongst many, many different universities, each unique with its own strengths, programs, personalities, locations, size, etc. Why make all the other schools worse off just so that UF can have its name included with others like UMich-Ann Arbor, UIUC, and UNC-Chapel Hill? </p>

<p>If this bill in any way jeopardizes NCF, I would hope you would all take a stand against it. New is completely unique within Florida and to have UF drain its already limited resources would be tragic. I was lucky and got a scholarship to the perfect out of state school for me, but for most other like-minded Florida residents New is the one place to go on reduced/no tuition where they can have a truly amazing college experience. UF isn't for everyone. Don't let its name, size, and influence weaken New or any of Florida's other impressive colleges.</p>

<p>The text of the bill can be found here:
<a href="http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_s2442__.DOCX&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=2442&Session=2010%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_s2442__.DOCX&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=2442&Session=2010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And PLEASE go to this Facebook page for information on contacting your representative. Don't let this bill pass! Against</a> UF as Florida Flagship University | Facebook</p>

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<p>New College of Florida already ranks in the Top 10 Public Universities by standardized test scores:</p>

<p>Sorted first by SAT 25th percentile, then by SAT 75th percentile.</p>

<p>1250 1420 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
1240 1450 College of William and Mary
1230 1440 University of Virginia-Main Campus
1230 1430 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1220 1400 New College of Florida
1210 1390 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1200 1460 University of California-Berkeley
1200 1430 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1200 1390 University of Maryland-College Park
1190 1350 SUNY at Binghamton </p>

<p>Sorted first by SAT 75th percentile, then by SAT 25th percentile.</p>

<p>1200 1460 University of California-Berkeley
1240 1450 College of William and Mary
1230 1440 University of Virginia-Main Campus
1230 1430 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1200 1430 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1250 1420 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
1220 1400 New College of Florida
1170 1400 University of Wisconsin-Madison
1150 1400 University of California-Los Angeles
1210 1390 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill </p>

<p>ACT sorted first by ACT 75th percentile, then by ACT 25th percentile</p>

<p>27 32 College of William and Mary
27 32 University of Virginia-Main Campus
25 32 University of California-Berkeley
28 31 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
27 31 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
27 31 New College of Florida
27 31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
26 31 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
25 31 Missouri University of Science and Technology
24 31 University of California-Los Angeles
26 30 Colorado School of Mines</p>