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K-12 stories
Effective
“[Vericant's] interview design is an extremely effective way for my office to learn more about these candidates, giving us a better opportunity to select for a formal interview the most qualified for our programs.”
Leo Marshall
Former Director of Admissions
Effective
“[Vericant's] interview design is an extremely effective way for my office to learn more about these candidates, giving us a better opportunity to select for a formal interview the most qualified for our programs.”
Personality
"A friend's father had passed away from cancer, and [the applicant] organized a marathon that raised significant money. That's something that you can see in an application, but you don't get that enthusiasm, you don't see the passion, the face light up when they're talking about that [in an interview]."
Scott Conklin
Director of Admissions
Personality
"A friend's father had passed away from cancer, and [the applicant] organized a marathon that raised significant money. That's something that you can see in an application, but you don't get that enthusiasm, you don't see the passion, the face light up when they're talking about that [in an interview]."
Scott Conklin
Director of Admissions
Confidence
“[The applicant’s] EAL score was a little low. But during the interview, he used a really wide range of strategies to overcome language barriers, to effectively communicate a mature and thoughtful artistic perspective…through the course of the interview, I could see he was fine.”
Jenna Cameron
Assistant Director of Admissions
Confidence
“[The applicant’s] EAL score was a little low. But during the interview, he used a really wide range of strategies to overcome language barriers, to effectively communicate a mature and thoughtful artistic perspective…through the course of the interview, I could see he was fine.”
Jenna Cameron
Assistant Director of Admissions
Authentic
"I want to see students as authentically as possible. The [Vericant] Interview really matters...in terms of our assessing fit and getting to know [applicants] as individuals – that's one of the best parts of the process."
Peter G. Curran
Head of School
Authentic
"I want to see students as authentically as possible. The [Vericant] Interview really matters...in terms of our assessing fit and getting to know [applicants] as individuals – that's one of the best parts of the process."
Beneficial
"The Vericant Interview is very helpful to hear the students’ English ability, especially when it's free range conversation...things they can't necessarily practice for, curveballs that give me a sense of how they are able to adapt."
Jennifer Welch
Former Associate Director of Admissions
Beneficial
"The Vericant Interview is very helpful to hear the students’ English ability, especially when it's free range conversation...things they can't necessarily practice for, curveballs that give me a sense of how they are able to adapt."
Trusted
"The Vericant Interview is very helpful to hear the students’ English ability, especially when it's free range conversation, or they're asked to describe the picture and give a lot of detail. Those are things they can't necessarily practice for, curveballs that give me a sense of how they are able to adapt."
Andrew Millikin
Former Director of Admissions
Trusted
"The Vericant Interview is very helpful to hear the students’ English ability, especially when it's free range conversation, or they're asked to describe the picture and give a lot of detail. Those are things they can't necessarily practice for, curveballs that give me a sense of how they are able to adapt."
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University stories
Detailed
"They [Vericant Interviews] provide a more detailed and well-rounded view of all of our applicants. We just don’t have the bandwidth and the ability to interview every single student and it would be unfair to only interview a select number."
Greg Dellorco
Associate Director of Admissions
Detailed
"They [Vericant Interviews] provide a more detailed and well-rounded view of all of our applicants. We just don’t have the bandwidth and the ability to interview every single student and it would be unfair to only interview a select number."
Valuable
"We find Vericant (Interviews) extremely valuable because we get to see not just the English skills of our applicants but also we can hear WHY they want to study in the areas they've chosen."
Judith Aaron
Former Vice President for Enrollment
Valuable
"We find Vericant (Interviews) extremely valuable because we get to see not just the English skills of our applicants but also we can hear WHY they want to study in the areas they've chosen."
Holistic
"We used to interview almost all of our applicants ourselves, and we found that it shifted our priorities in a way that we were not comfortable with where, by doing so many interviews, we were pressed for the time to do what we call a holistic review of the rest of the application."
Matt Johnston
Assistant Director of Admissions
Holistic
"We used to interview almost all of our applicants ourselves, and we found that it shifted our priorities in a way that we were not comfortable with where, by doing so many interviews, we were pressed for the time to do what we call a holistic review of the rest of the application."
Valid
"We've worked really hard to make sure that the partners we work with, like Vericant, are people we feel confident in — in the quality of the interview they're having, in the validity of the interview…."
Jen Blask
Associate Director of International Admissions
Valid
"We've worked really hard to make sure that the partners we work with, like Vericant, are people we feel confident in — in the quality of the interview they're having, in the validity of the interview…."
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