APSU waiving ACT, SAT and GRE tests for summer and fall admission
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Austin Peay State University, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is waiving standardized test requirements 鈥 the ACT, SAT and GRE 鈥 for any student applying for undergraduate and graduate admission this summer and fall. The University adopted this new, test-optional admission policy because of the many challenges potential students now face amid state and local shelter-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines.
鈥淲e know students are anxious about how they鈥檒l meet certain admissions criteria during a time when they鈥檙e required to stay at home,鈥 Dr. Alisa White, APSU president, said. 鈥淲e created this new policy to remove some of that anxiety. Instead of requiring these test scores, our admissions team will take a holistic look at each application to ensure a student is fully prepared to succeed as a Gov.鈥
Admission Scholarship Extension
In addition to this new, test-optional policy, the University鈥檚 admissions office is giving incoming students more time to apply for three admissions scholarships.
鈥淲e are still accepting freshman, transfer and out-of-state scholarship applications, and we are awarding them on a rolling basis,鈥 Amy Corlew, APSU director of admissions, said. 鈥淲e have already pushed our deadlines back, and we will continue to award scholarships through the summer.鈥
One-On-One Virtual Tours
In the months before the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of high school students visited Austin Peay to take campus tours.
Now, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 (CDC) guidelines for social distancing limiting such interactions, the APSU 狐狸视频 Office is being more creative in showing off what campus has to offer.
Instead of large groups of students coming to campus, admissions counselors are setting up live virtual tours. Anyone interested in a virtual tour can make an appointment at .
Once an appointment is made, counselors will use Zoom video conferencing software and screen sharing to guide prospective APSU students through the University鈥檚 virtual tour.
