First-Year Students

How do I apply?

HOW DO I APPLY?

Option 1: New College Application – Priority Application Deadline February 1

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New College Application (no application fee)
Personal Statement/Essay
Official Transcripts or SSAR (Self-reported Student Academic Record)
SAT or ACT Scores (Self-reported or official)
Recommendation (Optional): From your college counselor, principal, dean, or teacher who has taught you in an academic subject. Through the application, provide contact information for the person writing your recommendation. We will send the information directly to them.

Option 2: Common Application – Priority Application Deadline February 1

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Common Application (no application fee) – add New College to your list of colleges
Personal Statement/Essay – submit through Common App
Official Transcripts or SSAR (Self-reported Student Academic Record)
SAT or ACT Scores (Self-reported or official)
Recommendation (Optional): From your college counselor, principal, dean, or teacher who has taught you in an academic subject. Send through the Common App.

Official transcripts and SAT/ACT scores will be required for enrolling students, regardless of application type.

HOW DO I CHECK MY APPLICATION STATUS?

Your New College applicant portal status page is where you can track receipt of your application materials, check your application status, and confirm enrollment if you are admitted.

APPLICATION PORTAL

What are the deadlines to apply?

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:

Fall 2022 First Year Applicants

The 2022 application opens on August 1.

DEADLINES

Priority Application Deadline – November 1

Deadline #2 – February 1

Deadline #3 – April 1

Final Application Deadline – July 1

Enrollment Deposit Deadline (for admitted students) – May 1

Spring 2022 First Year Applicants

The 2022 application opens on August 1.

DEADLINES

Priority Application Deadline – November 1

Final Application Deadline – December 1

Enrollment Deposit Deadline (for admitted students) – January 5

All required materials must be received by New College Admissions in order to receive a decision. Please plan ahead to make sure we get all of your materials on time!

How will my credits transfer?

How will my credits transfer?

For more information, please review New College’s transfer credit policy.

The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid can arrange an unofficial projection of transfer credit. For an official award of transfer credit to an enrolling student, New College of Florida needs a final official transcript from each previously attended institution. (Grade reports and unofficial transcripts are not acceptable for this purpose.)

A final official transcript from each previously attended institution should be sent directly to the New College of Florida Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.

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A high-quality education against the backdrop of bayfront Sarasota. That’s us, New College—the state of Florida’s honors college—and we happen to be right in your backyard. Our personalized, career-centric collegiate experience is a hometown homerun—for your budget, for your family and for your future.

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