What is Casper?
Casper is an online, open-response situational judgment test. It asks what you would do in a challenging situation, and why. This helps determine the behavioural tendencies of applicants pursuing people-centered professions.
What is the structure of Casper?
The test is divided into two sections. The first is the typed response section. In this section, you will be presented with three word-based scenarios and six video-based scenarios. The second section is the video response section, in which you will be presented with two word-based scenarios and four video-based scenarios.
Each scenario contains three open-ended questions. Test takers have 5 minutes to type their responses to all three questions in the typed response section and 1 minute to video-record their responses to each of the 3 questions in the video response section.
It typically takes 100-120 minutes to complete the whole test. Test-takers will be provided an optional five-minute break halfway through the typed response section and an optional ten-minute break before the video response section.
Which schools use Casper?
Casper is growing as a widely used admissions tool for a variety of programs and schools at undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools worldwide. Programs using Casper include medicine, dentistry, education, nursing, pharmacy, optometry, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, social work, and veterinary medicine.
How can I prepare?
- Watch the webinar Altus Assessments created about the Altus Suite (this suite of assessments includes Casper)
- Take a practice Casper test before you take the real thing (a full-length practice can be found in your Casper profile and a mini practice test can be found here)
- Join us for our new Casper Prep Workshop on January 7th at 10 am where you’ll learn more about test strategies and have a chance to practice with the typed response and video response questions.
Contact us today to register your spot!
