Andrea, Author at Altus Assessments

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Andrea | Senior Content Marketing Manager

Andrea is a content marketer and strategic communicator with 7+ years in both the public and private sectors. At Altus, she produces articles and other resources to help university programs and applicants understand the benefits of screening for non-cognitive competencies.

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Altus Assessments announced as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Companies

Altus Assessments (“Altus”) is pleased to announce that it has won the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ program award for its rapid growth, entrepreneurial spirit and bold innovation. The program recognizes Canada’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies with the highest revenue-growth percentage over the past four years. Altus ranks 31 with 616 percent in revenue growth from 2016 to 2019. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program winners consist of public and private companies in the technology sector,...

Reference letters in academic admissions: useful or useless?

Because of the lack of innovation, there are often few opportunities to examine current legacy assessment tools, like reference letters,...

What 3 US medical programs are observing since using Casper

In ongoing research projects with three MD programs in the United States, we’re looking to see how Casper can help...

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4 ways to reduce the impact of implicit bias in higher ed admissions

When we think about bias, it’s often in the context of what we see in the media, where specific discriminatory...

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Why colleges and universities should consider using on-demand video interviews permanently

Video interviews may have been overlooked in the past for various reasons, but they are certainly playing an important role...

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Casper helps give Augusta University’s PA program confidence in final admissions decisions

“[Casper has] helped us spot outliers that our other tools wouldn’t have done for us, helping us weed out anyone...

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Concordia University Wisconsin narrows down their final PA picks using Casper

“As a whole, Casper is still helping us immensely when it comes to finding people with the right mix of...

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The importance of test design to minimize bias and demographic differences in admissions

We’ve released a new research report that sheds light on some of the causes of demographic differences in standardized test...

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Casper helps Florida State University find mission-driven physician assistant applicants

“I think we’ve finally got a process that works for us. I’m much more confident in the quality of students...

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