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Campus Strictness

Quick Stats

Students Are Most Likely to Get Caught...
  • Behaving irresponsibly or inappropriately with drugs or alcohol
  • Having a party loud enough to be heard off campus
  • Parking in the 15-minute parking zones for longer than 15 minutes
  • Violating fire codes or housing pets in dorms

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

New College operates under the assumption of possessing intelligent and responsible community members. There is quite a bit of social and individual self-policing involved. However, the "New College bubble" is not hermetically sealed, even though it might seem so at times. Students are encouraged to report suspicious outsiders. There are no student curfews and very few regulations enforced in the dorms other than a "no pet" rule and fire codes. Many students report feeling safe and secure on campus because of the trust they have in their fellow students. When an outsider defaces New College property or harasses a student, the campus will unite in outrage. 

New College of Florida’s mission is one that trusts the individual, and it is a student-centered campus. The administration takes grievances seriously when proposed by the student government. Rules are created in the most direct democratic fashion possible for an institution of higher education. The campus provides a very safe environment. Few incidents occur, the most common being bike theft. As long as this trend continues, the student body will retain power over the affairs of its education and lifestyle. This freedom is rare and nearly impossible to obtain at other schools.

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Campus Strictness at New College of Florida

pryapa77

Anthropology and Archaeology '15

4.6
A

Compared to most colleges, refreshingly lax

You never have to worry about RAs getting you in trouble for having overnight guests or smoking ganja. Ever. In fact, during orientation I smoked a bowl with my RA in her room.

The only thing they were slightly strict about was, oddly, furniture placement during room inspections. I have moved my bed and was charged $200 because the new placement was a "fire hazard."

Apr 11, 2012

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Campus Strictness at New College of Florida

ashling

English '13

4.2
A-

Pretty Lenient

My impression of the campus police is that their aim is to protect the students and make sure everyone is safe, rather than just trying to find rule breakers and punish them. There have been some recent incidents where many students felt that the police acted unfairly or were unusually strict, seemingly at the request of the administration, but overall the school is pretty lax about most things. If you are being smart and careful then you should be ok.

Jan 05, 2012

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Campus Strictness at New College of Florida

Jesuszilla

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '14

5.0
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The School Is Liberal on Most Subjects That Won't Get Them in Legal Trouble.

The school maintains strict safety rules concerning fire code, events, etc. But, they certainly follow the theory that an intelligent group of young adults can be trusted to make wise decisions. The people who can't handle that sort of freedom/trust responsibly, tend to drop out within the first 2 semesters. There is an understanding between the campus police and the students that everyone is there to maintain a safe environment and the localization of parties to a very small area prevents any safety issues with DUI's etc.

Sep 09, 2011

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User rating for New College of Florida - Campus Strictness is 4.6 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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Facts

Visitation Policies

Visitation policies are fairly simple. Students must get their guest a "guest pass" from Student Affairs or the Cop Shop. They can also get parking passes from these two locations.

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Name
Taylor Welsh
Hometown
West Palm Beach, Fl
Major
English Literature/Socioloy
Grad Year
2014

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