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Program Basics
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The Scholar Weekend
program is open to 8th through 11th graders who have been identified
as
academically gifted through the Duke Talent Identification Program or
through local school criteria. |
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Students enroll in one
class and explore material typically not included in their school
curricula. |
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The $425 tuition covers
overnight accommodations, food and academic activities. A day-student
rate of $360 is available. |
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Overnight accommodation
at the Marriott Courtyard will be provided. Students will be supervised
by New College residential counselors. |
Weekend
Schedule
Students and parents should check in on Saturday
between 9 and 9:45 a.m.; parents may leave
after
check-in. Overnight students will leave campus at 9 p.m. to stay at
the Marriott Courtyard on nearby University Parkway. Parents are
invited to attend
the closing meeting on campus on Sunday afternoon at 4:30; students must leave
by 5 p.m. A complete schedule will be mailed to
each student upon acceptance to the Scholar Weekend.
Financial Aid
Limited financial aid is
available
on a first-come, first-served basis to families who demonstrate need.
To apply for financial aid, submit your application with your most
recent Federal Income Tax Return (1040) and all applicable schedules.
Upon notification of receipt of a financial aid award, your check for
the balance of the tuition (if any) is due within 10 days. If your
check is not received within 10 days of award notification, your
financial aid and program slot may be offered to another student.
Applications and
Acceptance
Complete the
application
and mail it with the $10 nonrefundable application fee to Duke TIP Scholar Weekend at New College of Florida, 5800 Bay
Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243.
Participants will be placed on a first-come, first served basis in the
highest-ranked open course selected on the application. Scholar Weekend
courses fill quickly. Applicants unable to be placed in any course
choices will be placed on a waiting list.
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance via mail after the
posted deadline date. Upon acceptance, additional information about the
weekend will be
mailed.
Full tuition payment is due within 10 days of acceptance into a course,
or the program slot will be forfeited. (Financial aid award recipients
must send a check for any balance owed within 10 days of award
notification.)
All participants must be covered by health insurance. Applicants not
currently covered will be given information regarding temporary health
coverage.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations will result
in forfeiture of payment except in cases of illness (with
doctor’s note on letterhead) or death of immediate family
member.
Directions
to Campus
Arriving via Interstate 75:
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Use
Exit 213 (University
Parkway)
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Proceed
west on University
Parkway for approx. 7 miles,
passing Sarasota-Bradenton
International
Airport
on your right.
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Turn
right (north) onto US 41 (Tamiami Trail).
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After
passing beneath the pedestrian overpass, turn left on College Drive.
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Continue
straight through the next stop sign, crossing Bay Shore Road.
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Follow
College Drive
as it curves around to the left. When you reach the next stop sign,
turn right. On the bay front ahead of you is College Hall. There is
plenty of parking on the circle and grass in front of College Hall.
Arriving
via North or South
Tamiami Trail (US
41):
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Turn
west onto College
Drive (1/4 mile north of
University Parkway).
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Continue
straight through the next stop sign, crossing Bay Shore Road.
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Follow
College Drive as it curves
around to the left. When you reach the next stop sign, turn right. On
the bayfront ahead of you is College Hall. There is plenty of parking
on the circle and grass in front of College Hall.
For
a printable map and directions, click here.
Route from I-75
Campus Detail Map
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