Admissions directors ask BOG to waive SAT/ACT requirement

Florida is one of only two states in the nation that hasn’t dropped the SAT/ACT test as a requirement for admission to a state university during the pandemic, according to FairTest: The National Center for Fair & Open Testing.

 

Wyoming is the only other state that still requires the test. 

 

Now admissions directors at Florida’s public universities want the state to change its rules for the current admissions cycle, according to the Sun Sentinel.

 

Students seeking admission to one of Florida’s public universities are scrambling to find a location to take the test, but those the test sessions keep getting cancelled due to the pandemic.  High school seniors have already started applying to schools and the admissions directors want action soon because they say many students won’t meet the criteria for acceptance.

 

Last month, admissions officials from Florida’s public universities sent a letter to the Board of Governors asking for a one-year waiver on the exam requirements.

 

The admissions directors predicted a “major impact” if the waiver was not granted. They worry that top high school students without scores will be lured to out-of-state schools that aren’t requiring them this year, the letter said. 

 

Suspending the SAT and ACT requirement would require action from the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system.