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Strengthening Research in Academic Admissions Altus Assessment is proud to announce the Alo Grant, an annual $100,000 USD research grant built to accelerate the creation of new research that will strengthen the admissions community. The Alo Grant is investing in individuals or departments to initiate and complete a research project in one of three streams: The General Admissions Fund (up to $40,000)The Strategic Fund (up to $30,000)The Diversity Fund (up to $30,000) “Altus Assessments is...

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Casper research highlights from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle

Last year at Altus Assessments, we focused our research efforts on addressing the two questions we hear most often from...

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What happened when Stanford University tested Casper for surgery residency selection

A major advantage of Casper is that it allows residency programs to substantially reduce costs by outsourcing personal characteristics assessment...

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In search of cultural competency

This list of technological advancements that have baked-in cultural oversights could go on and on. But the creators of these...

How McMaster University’s nursing program is using Casper

“We were very pleased this year to have many more applicants below the 92% cut-off of last year get accepted...

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Research from New York Medical College compares demographic differences between Casper and cognitive scores

n 2015, the New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine became one of the very first schools to adopt...

Why admission tools need to care about “Political Validity”

Whether a medical school applicant is admitted or not affects not only their future but also the future staffing of...

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Widening access to medical education using situational judgement tests

Studying alongside a diverse group of peers could better prepare medical students for interactions with patients from different backgrounds, which...

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How situational judgement tests can benefit your admission process

No single selection process is perfect, so having multiple filters is the best way to make sure that these people...