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Casper Test Format & Length

Format of the Casper test and how long it takes

Updated over 2 months ago

Applicants for the 2024-2025 admission cycle


The new Casper test format includes both typed and video responses with a total of 14 scenarios, divided into 6 video response scenarios followed by 8 typed response scenarios.

For the scenarios in the video response section, you will be presented with a set of 2 questions, one at a time, and you will have 1 minute each to record your answer.

For the scenarios in the typed response section, you will have 5 minutes to respond to a set of 3 questions.

The entire test is expected to take 90-110 minutes to complete and applicants will be presented with 2 optional breaks:

  • an optional 10-minute break after the 6 scenarios in the video response section, and

  • an optional 5-minute break after the first four typed response scenarios.

This icon will appear at the top of the page for video-based scenarios:

Video-based scenarios will proceed in the following order:

  1. A prompt indicating your role in the following scene (e.g. “you are a friend”, “you are a colleague”, etc.)

  2. A short video scenario

  3. An optional 30-second reflection page for you to consider the scenario

  4. A response page

The initial prompt indicating your role will be displayed again at the top of the page as a reminder and you will be given 10 seconds to read the question before the recording starts.

This icon will appear at the top of the page for word-based scenarios:

Word-based scenarios will proceed in the following order:

  1. A question or statement to consider. These are often short statements, sometimes only one or two sentences long.

  2. An optional 30-second reflection page for you to consider the statement

  3. A response page

For more information please visit our FAQ, Test Prep, and Resources pages on the Acuity Insights website.

*All responses must be answered using the appropriate medium (i.e., you cannot choose to record a video in the typed response section and vice versa). Speech-to-text software is not permitted, unless you have been pre-approved for testing accommodations.

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