Physics at New College?

2forcollege
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:13:37 +0000

My D knew a few students at NCF that had been home schooled and they transitioned very well there. That being said, you will be very young to be in the unstructured academic and social environment there. I also started college early (at age 16) and while I thought I was mature enough to handle it, I wasn’t. Even though you would be commuting from home (not sure NCF will allow this…students are required to live on campus), the academic expectations are very rigorous and based on a contract system. You don’t just take a class like other schools, so I’m not sure it’s even possible to dual enroll at NCF while still in high school. You’re best bet would be to call admissions to see if it would be possible.

As far as physics goes, not sure. I do know they go out of there way to facilitate student’s research interests and some arrange to do research at other institutions when necessary.