Vericant Interview (VI)

Secure and authentic

Vericant Interviews use behavioral based question sets in a live, recorded, and secure environment with a human interviewer in order to demonstrate an applicant's true communication potential.

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Unlock an applicant's true potential

The Vericant Interview uses behavioral questions to encourage real conversations in order to accurately evaluate spoken English skills, while giving a sense of an applicant’s true personality. The interview also includes an unassessed section, where applicants can freely share important details to enhance their application.

The K-12 interview

13-15 min – click on the arrows to view more

Introduction question

00:00 – 02:00 min

This section is intended to help applicants become comfortable with the interview format and the style of the interviewer. The interviewer asks follow-up questions.

Picture question

02:00 – 04:30 min

Applicants are given two random pictures and asked to describe one of them. The interviewer asks follow-up questions and the applicant and the interviewer have a conversation based on the picture.

In-depth question

04:30-10:00 min

This section is intended to start a conversation about the applicant's past, giving the applicant the chance to describe specific experiences from their life. We encourage applicants to share how they have approached situations in the past as a way to understand how they might act in the future).

Reflective question

10:00 – 11:00 min

This section is intended to give applicants the opportunity to reflect upon what is important to them. We encourage applicants to share their reasoning and support as the interviewer will not ask questions. In some circumstances the reflective question may be asked in the interviewee's native language.

Free speech

2 min max

Applicants can use the Free Speech section to do a self introduction, talk directly to the school, or discuss anything that they feel they did not get to talk about in the interview. The interviewer will not ask or answer any questions during this time.

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The Undergraduate and Graduate interview

16-18 min – click on the arrows to view more

Picture question

00:00 – 03:00 min

The applicant is given two random pictures and asked to describe one of them. The interviewer asks follow-up questions and the applicant and the interviewer have a conversation based on the picture the applicant sees.

In-depth question

03:00 – 08:00 min

This section is intended to start a conversation about the applicant's past, giving the applicant the chance to describe specific experiences from your life. We encourage the applicant to share how you have approached situations in the past as a way to understand how they might act in the future).

Spotlight question

08:00-12:00 min

The Spotlight is an opportunity for the applicant to demonstrate and highlight something about themselves that they feel is important to understand who they are as a person. In this section, applicants will have the chance to discuss anything from academics, their personal qualities, experiences, and more.

Study abroad question

12:00 – 16:00 min

During this section, the applicant and the interviewer discuss the applicant's plans for future study. This section is a chance for the applicant to discuss their academic interests, academic and career goals, and qualifications.

Free speech

2 min max

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Titulo de seccion: Why third party interviews?

Meet each of your applicants

Evaluate actual English ability, interaction & communication skills, personality, charisma, and more through our structured interviews.

Conducted in a secure platform

Our standardized security protocols and proprietary interview platform allows you to trust in the integrity of the interview.

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AI Insights

Speeds up review process with full transcripts, summaries, and topic tags, improving overall yield.

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Spoken English
Evaluation (SEE)

Trusted rubric in identifying applicants with sufficient spoken abilities for program success.

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Vericant Portal

An applicant management system, streamling admissions with SAO and Slate integrations.

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Writing Sample
Evaluation (WSE)

Enhances security and confirms an applicant's writing abilities for a more holistic review.

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We thought that Vericant (Interviews) provided an excellent opportunity for our students to showcase their interpersonal skills, as well as for us to have a better understanding that the information that we were getting was authentic.

Adina Brooks
Former Assoc. Dir. Graduate Admissions, IEOR Program

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Vericant Interview (VI)

Secure and authentic

Unlock an applicant's true potential

The K-12 interview

The Undergraduate and Graduate interview