New College of Florida
About
As Florida’s designated public honors college, New College of Florida is renowned for its highly personalized liberal arts curriculum, boasting particularly strong programs in marine biology, environmental studies, and the natural sciences. Rather than earning traditional letter grades, students navigate their education through a unique academic contract system, receiving written narrative evaluations and completing a mandatory senior thesis and oral defense to graduate. The campus culture is intellectually rigorous and highly collaborative, offering an intimate, waterfront student experience along Sarasota Bay where self-directed learning and undergraduate research thrive.
Wikipedia:The New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida, United States.
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New College of Florida accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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