LSU changing freshman application standards

Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge is planning to make "needed changes" in its admissions process as the university continues to evaluate prospective students from this past year's historic application turnout, according to school officials.

LSU will require applicants to submit at least one letter of recommendation from a counselor, teacher, advisor, or administrator starting in the summer of 2019. College admissions counselors at high schools statewide received a June 22 email from LSU admissions director Daniel Barrow, who stated LSU is enacting the letter policy as LSU transitions to a "fully holistic evaluation process." (Diversity?)

Freshmen requirements for admission into LSU include a 3.0 grade-point average (!!!) and a composite score of 22 on the ACT. Enrollment in the upcoming admissions cycle will still be considered from other factors in a student's application if their scores fall short, LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard said Wednesday (July 11).

Ballard said LSU's data on "student retention and success" will help the university look at a student to predict whether they would be successful at LSU. The letters of recommendation will also prove useful when officials are determining scholarship awards, according to the letter from Barrow.

The admission changes at LSU also come after LSU's admissions office reported an application pool of more than 24,300 applications for the incoming freshman class. (Holy shite!) In comparison, a total of 17,817 applications were submitted to LSU last year Ballard stated. LSU offered admission to more than 18,000 students.

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