CASPer

It’s been a little while since we posted about the Casper Test, and there have been some noteworthy changes for the 2023-2024 medical school application cycle. Through our carefully curated FAQs, this article will get you up-to-date on the format, participating schools, test dates, etc for this situational judgment test.

In this article, we highlight the crucial dates to submit your 2022-2023 AMCAS, AACOMAS, and TMDSAS applications so that you can survive the application gauntlet.

The CASPer, which was first developed by McMaster University Medical School in 2010 and subsequently adopted by dozens of Canadian and US medical schools, has recently been given an upgrade and expansion. In this article, we’ll cover its transformation into “Altus Suite,” a series of three different tests and assessments: the CASPer, Snapshot, and Duet. We hope this breakdown helps prepare you for these additional hoops you’ll need to jump through for your 2022-2023 application.

In the 2020-2021 application cycle, the AAMC piloted its Situational Judgment Test (SJT) at two participating schools. And now, leading into the 2021-2022 cycle, the AAMC SJT has expanded to five schools. Even though it hasn’t been explicitly stated, we believe this is the beginning of the AAMC’s long-term goal to compete with the CASPer. Moving forward, nearly all applicants will be forced to take at least one SJT, and thousands will have to take both. So, how do the two SJTs compare? What do you need to know before taking them? 

With new deadlines announced recently, we’ve highlighted the crucial dates to submit your 2021-2022 AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, and CASPer so that you survive the application gauntlet.

The makers of the CASPer, Altus Assessments, have decided to create their own version of the AAMC Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA), so that they can cash in on this new market (even though they’re a bit late to the party). Now Altus will have two CASPer tests that it can charge applicants for. Maybe they should spell it CA$$$Per…

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Medical School Application Deadlines 2020-2021 for AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, and CASPer; Updated 4/14/20

Last week, we introduced practice CASPer test prompts using clips from The Office, and now we’re back to provide sample responses and tips based on those examples.

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You’ve just survived the MCAT, submitted your personal statement, and dutifully written your secondary essays, and now you realize you’ve got to take one more stupid, f’ing test.

You may have heard that there's a new test required by a growing list of medical schools: the CASPer. The spread of its use has been fairly fast. A few years ago, it was only required by Tulane and New York Medical College (in the US), and now the list is 20 schools strong and growing.