I'm so glad to hear that it all worked out for you. Good luck on the test tomorrow!
I'm so glad to hear that it all worked out for you. Good luck on the test tomorrow!
Interesting. The one thing that is still kind of ambiguous is how exactly is it used? It could be used to weed out the roughly 5-10% of the applicant pool that likely has some severe issues with social interaction and interpersonal relations, it could be used to identify people who are truly exceptional at these things, or it could be used to kind of rank people with respect to these things (i.e. scale of 1-10 for social skills or something).For what it's worth, the admissions team told me that the CASPR is used in making interview invites!
I agree that this is the reason in general, but I still kind of wonder how much emphasis is placed on this test. Basically, do they want to know about our medical ethics understanding and ability to reason on limited time in order to rule out people who are very bad at it or in order to identify people who are very good at it?I think it's to gauge our understanding of medical ethics / ability to reason on limited time. Good point!
Won't those happen at the same time though? It seems like a primer to the MMI, which is the real deal, so probably to find the best at the MMI?I agree that this is the reason in general, but I still kind of wonder how much emphasis is placed on this test. Basically, do they want to know about our medical ethics understanding and ability to reason on limited time in order to rule out people who are very bad at it or in order to identify people who are very good at it?
Since this is the first year, none of us really know how they will interpret the data. They could say: "Anybody who scores below X will be thrown out. Everybody else is still in, with no preference for higher scores." They could say: "People who scored above Y and have good stats are getting the first interviews. Everybody else gets reviewed later on, with no distinction between scores below Y." They could say: "Your score on this test will be a component of our review, just like primary, secondary, MCAT, GPA, etc. A high score will help, a low score will disqualify you, and a score close to the middle doesn't do anything one way or another for you." I don't think we really know which of these they're going with.Won't those happen at the same time though? It seems like a primer to the MMI, which is the real deal, so probably to find the best at the MMI?
That's definitely not right.Mine told me I was done after the second video...is that right? Seemed too short
Well this makes me think it has affected a lot of us. I've emailed them so all we can really do is wait and see
Mine said I was 100% complete after maybe 4 modules. I contacted the CASPer people through that little "?" in the bottom right corner and they said it might be a connection error. They are rescheduling me for 8pm tonight. FANTASTIC
How much of a disadvantage will it be to take CASPer in August?
Haha, okay, thanks!Looking at your MDapps, I wouldn't worry about it lol
My Casper test told me that I was done after my fourth section too. Chatted with tech support and they let me reschedule for tonight. But my test page says that I have completed one already. Very confused but hoping it runs smoother tonight.
Okay, thanks! Loving that there are no essays, despite the CASPer thing.@rocklobstr They will start looking at your app even if you havent completed casper !
I love this 😍Hey guys, I just saw question #6. I know I shouldn't, but I'm going to share it with you guys, since it's not our fault Casper can't run their shiite properly. It's actually a multiple choice question.
6) What do you do if you took a bunch of people's money and can't deliver your product on time?
A) Refund the money
B) Pack bags and head south of the border
C) Stop the test after the 4 questions you have and try to play it off as a technical error.
D) Look behind you! a pink elephant!
I just took it, and it seemed to have all the modules / questions and got me to 100%. Is there any sort of confirmation message or email afterward to confirm we successfully completed the test?!
has anyone successfully scheduled it for 8 pm EDT with email confirmation and everything?
I didn't get anything. I just returned to the testing page and it says my test is running. Hopefully that means i'm done?
Same thing hereI didn't get anything. I just returned to the testing page and it says my test is running. Hopefully that means i'm done?
Any able to complete the exam in Firefox? Safari was busted, too. Don't feel like downloading Chrome to complete the rest of my exam.