This story has been updated since its original publication.
Kennesaw State officials decided Feb. 23 to extend the fall 2018 application deadline to April 1 after 220 ACT tests went missing in Marietta.
According to the AJC, the ACT tests, taken by Lassiter High School students on Jan. 6, were sent in two packages to the ACT Iowa headquarters, but the testing company said they only received one of the packages.
According to a statement made to the AJC by ACT spokesman Ed Colby, the package containing the 220 tests is still missing in the FedEx system, but a thorough search is underway.
The students missing their tests will receive a refund but will have to retake the ACT at another time.
KSU’s official statement reads: “The extended deadline provides an opportunity for students enrolling for Fall 2018 to meet the application deadline. These students are the first cohort under the university’s new competitive admissions model, which is intended to continue to attract high-achieving students while enabling the university to manage enrollment growth and facilitate students’ timely degree progressions.”
Linda Noble, KSU’s interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, said in the statement, ”Kennesaw State is a first choice for many area students and we hope this small extension helps ease some of the anxiety that this situation has caused.”
The original deadline for students to submit their enrollment applications was March 1.
“It is not limited to only those students who lost their ACT test scores,” said Cindy Gillam, administrative associate with enrollment services. “June 15 is going to be the application and document deadline for all other admission classifications.”
The new dates can be found on the fall 2018 academic calendar.