Casper case studies
Casper · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Casper is an open-response situational judgment test (SJT) used in higher education admissions. According to Acuity Insights, it assesses social intelligence and professionalism through realistic scenarios, asking applicants to respond in their own words using typed and video answers. It is used by hundreds of higher education programs worldwide, including medical schools, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, business, and other selective undergraduate and graduate programs. The test is designed to complement academic metrics, not replace them: grades measure knowledge and achievement, while Casper offers standardized insight into how applicants think, reason, and exercise judgment in complex interpersonal and professional situations. Topics on this exam: Social intelligence and Professionalism. The Casper case studies are 5 cases and about 3,489 words.
1Peer Mentor and a Mentee in Distress
You are a second-year peer mentor in a six-week orientation program for 12 first-year students. Attendance is tracked, and mentors must flag any student who misses two consecutive sessions to the program coordinator. One of your mentees, Maya, has missed three sessions. You find her in the library at 9 p.m.
712 words, about 4 min2The Vaccine Fridge Log
You are a pharmacy assistant working the closing shift at a community pharmacy. Fifteen minutes before closing, a senior technician asks you to initial the refrigerator temperature log for the last 24 hours. You did not record the morning or afternoon readings, and the log shows blank spaces. The technician says the readings are always fine and that the pharmacist on duty is busy with a patient; if the log is incomplete, the store may fail a routine inspection tomorrow.
724 words, about 4 min3The Group Presentation Role
You are the student lead for a five-person group project worth 30% of your grade. The presentation is in four days. One teammate, Liang, is an international student who moved to the country eight months ago. His written contributions are strong, but he speaks slowly and sometimes misses jokes in team meetings.
671 words, about 3 min4The Outlier Request
You are an undergraduate research assistant in a psychology lab. You have spent six weeks collecting survey data from 80 participants. Your supervisor, a PhD student, asks you to delete 14 responses from participants who answered quickly, saying they are 'careless' and will weaken the results. You check the survey platform: those 14 responses have complete answers, no failed attention checks, and the participants took between 4 and 6 minutes, while the median is 7 minutes.
698 words, about 3 min5The Assignment File
You are in a required statistics course. The final assignment is worth 25% and must be completed individually. the night before the deadline, a classmate, Priya, calls you in tears. Her father was hospitalized this afternoon, and she has been at the hospital ever since.
684 words, about 3 min