Step 1
Learn the current format
The current assessment has 11 scenarios: four video-response scenarios and seven typed-response scenarios. Typed scenarios show two questions together with 3 minutes 30 seconds to answer both.
Focused preparation guide
How to prepare for Casper without memorizing scripts
Become familiar with the current format, practice making balanced decisions under time, and turn feedback into one immediate rewrite.
Not sure whether your programs use Casper? Start with our guide to which schools require Casper.
Current format at a glance
11
total scenarios
4 + 7
video and typed scenarios
3:30
for both typed responses
Formats can change between admission cycles. Verify your cycle in your Acuity Insights account before test day.
Step 2
Practice decisions, not scripts
Identify the people affected, what information is missing, the main tension, a proportionate next action, and how you would communicate it. Adapt that reasoning to the scenario instead of memorizing a fixed framework sentence.
Step 3
Use the shared timer
For typed practice, divide attention across both questions. A complete, direct response to each is more useful than one polished response and one unfinished response.
Step 4
Review content before grammar
Official preparation guidance emphasizes the content and reasoning in responses over minor spelling or grammar errors. Clear bullets are acceptable when they help you express the decision efficiently.
Step 5
Rewrite one weak response
After feedback, rewrite while the scenario is fresh. Add the missing stakeholder, fact, tradeoff, or follow-up rather than merely making the original wording longer.
Step 6
Use official practice too
Complete the free official practice experience in your Acuity Insights account so you are familiar with the actual interface, camera requirements, timing, and test-day environment.
A practical seven-day plan
Days 1–2: Learn the format and answer two untimed scenarios.
Days 3–4: Complete two 3:30 typed scenarios per day.
Days 5–6: Review one weak dimension and rewrite each response.
Day 7: Complete the mini test and the official practice experience.