Incredibly helpful tips to ACE the CASPer TEST (And CASPer Snapshot)

The CASPer test has become one of the most important parts of the medical school application process in recent years. With so much conflicting information about how to study and do well on CASPer, it only made sense for me to sit down with two fellow medical students (and KZbinrs) to go over the most helpful tips that we had so that hopefully you guys can knock it out of the park. You've beaten the MCAT, lined up those reference letters and held onto that 4.0 GPA... time for the final boss 💪
Special thanks to Molly Cowls from The Med Trek (and also Queen's medical school) and also Thiago Lusvarghi (from the University of Ottawa) for setting this up! Links to their KZbin channels: / @themedtrek1160
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⏳ Time Stamps
Tip #1 | Learn to bank time (1:08)
Tip #2 | Not acting irrationally (2:43)
Tip #3 | Memory Anchors (3:58)
Tip #4 | Point form vs. Long answer (5:01)
Tip #5 | Personal Reflection (5:44)
Tip #6 | Collaboration (6:22)
Snapshot #1 | Schedule Properly (7:22)
Snapshot #2 | How to prepare for CASPer snapshot (8:22)
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[@amandayt8]

I live in Canada too, and I'm applying to a couple different schools for nursing! Thank you for the tips!

[@nxtgenmd]

Good luck with your applications :D

[@ggtv1096]

Thank you for these tips! I used these exact techniques and got my results this morning. I achieved the 75th-100th percentile! At first I was discouraged by some friends who said that there was no way to prep for this exam and that they got bad scores which prevented them from applying to the schools they wanted. They said they did not even take the practice exam so that could also be a factor in that. Gotta give thanks to where it's due. Thank you again!

[@sm.park14]

This was super helpful, thank you!! I'm taking CASPer in a few months 😊

[@nxtgenmd]

Glad it helped :D and good luck on your test 🔥

[@Estiexo]

This video was really helpful! Thank you!!

[@nxtgenmd]

Glad to hear it :D You're welcome

[@imandy9282]

Thank you, I found this video extremely helpful!

[@nxtgenmd]

Glad to hear it Iman :) Best of luck with your test!

[@TheWrinkle]

Thank you for this video! It's great that you are helping future health professionals to do better in the grueling application process. We didn't have the CASPER when I got into medical school in 1993! But at my McMaster interview I had to do a mini tutorial with other candidates. I am not sure how I got in, to be honest, but it's been a fantastic career so far. Keep up the great work and best of luck in your MD journey, all 3 of you.

[@nxtgenmd]

I'm glad you liked it :D I've heard all about the McMaster interview process from 20 years ago from some of my preceptors so far - sounds like quite the experience! I'm really glad to hear that Dr. Didyk. It's nice to know that you've enjoyed your career. Thanks so much for all of the well wishes and it was nice to (virtually) meet you :)

[@zainjafry2658]

taking the test this thursday. thank you for the great content as always! i love your content bro because youre authentic, no filler, no clickbait, just raw advice. appreciate it bro!

[@nxtgenmd]

Thanks so much bro, I appreciate it and I'm glad that its been helpful :D Hope the test went great🔥

[@kashishverma1946]

How ur test went??

[@harsimranjotnanuan9354]

how did your test go?

[@AllieC]

SO HELPFUL THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️

[@nxtgenmd]

No problem Allie, good luck! :D

[@juliagogoleva7568]

Thank you for the video!

[@nxtgenmd]

I hope it helps!

[@TheAwesomeness490]

Taking my CASPer in a month, so this is perfect timing. Thanks so much bro :)

[@nxtgenmd]

No problem buddy. Good luck on the test :D

[@schmoshizzle3853]

How was it??

[@jonathanmatton9042]

I live in Quebec, did my CASPer test today. I didn’t have much preparation but your tips definitely helped me though. I hope what I wrote will be suffisent to be accepted !

[@nxtgenmd]

Glad to hear that they helped buddy :D Best of luck and I hope it turns out great 💪

[@harsimranjotnanuan9354]

How did it go?

[@haemirampers9286]

Did you pass?

[@TomBreazeal]

That old school desk with the CD holder. Blast from the past.

[@nxtgenmd]

LOL oldie but a goodie... hopefully my gf helps me redecorate next time 😅

[@TomBreazeal]

@@nxtgenmd We gotta preserve that history!

[@KaraJonas98]

Thanks for the video! Just wondering how much you normally were able to write for each prompt during your test? I find I can only get out about 3-4 sentences per prompt before running out of time. The sample answers to practice questions that I’ve seen online all seem so long but it seems super unrealistic for me to achieve that.

[@nxtgenmd]

I definitely wouldn't go super long - realistically I wouldn't have had the time 😅 Like I said - I would think more about it in terms of time, but on average it's safe to say that I would get down about 4-6 sentences per question usually. More doesn't always equal better though 🤙

[@KaraJonas98]

NXTgenMD Thanks for your advice!!

[@khyatiwalia6606]

Great video! Thank you so much to all of you for sharing your tips. Quick question: are students recommended to write in point form? I don't type very fast so I was seriously considering this but I do not want my answers to look too informal. Do the raters care?

[@nxtgenmd]

Hey, glad the video helped! Tip #4 in the video is where I talk about point form vs. long answer. It doesn’t matter which one you choose 🤙

[@cynthiaalmonte4763]

Is writing in point form using bullet points?

[@user-ye6kv8lu4k]

Great video 😊, very informative and useful advice but I have a question about tip 3. It says on the sample test that we're only allowed to have blank paper with us, wouldn't I get in trouble for having a work sheet like that premade?

[@nxtgenmd]

Hi J :) It is possible the the wording of the website has changed since Thiago wrote the Casper test. In that sense there is nothing stopping you from remembering how to organize your thoughts and simply writing it down in that way on your blank paper. Best of luck!

[@user-ye6kv8lu4k]

@@nxtgenmd hey, I came back to this video when I was going through my “watch later” playlist. Just wanted to let you know I ended up getting the 4th quartile on the CASPer and Ill be finishing my first sem of pharmacy school at uoft after this next week :) Thx for all your help with these videos and with those zoom events u used to do with ryerson, they really helped me out 😁

[@nxtgenmd]

@@user-ye6kv8lu4k It's awesome to hear from you :) Congrats with everything and keep up the hard work. I'm glad that they helped!

[@lulas3481]

Also, I know that grammar and spelling are not huge on CASPer, but what do you recommend in terms of proper sentence structures? Did you leave your caps lock off the entire time or did you still start every sentence with a capital letter like a normally written paragraph?

[@nxtgenmd]

Spelling and grammar don't count within reason. Peppering your answers with enough mistakes to render your answer uncomprehensible for the reader probably isn't a good idea. I did use capital letters (more so out of habit). If you're doing point form format for your answers, this is even less necessary :)

[@anvii5189]

I got my test today right after work. Oh boy, thanks for the tips though

[@nxtgenmd]

Hope it went well Anvil :D

[@anvii5189]

@@nxtgenmd i got my results back today and got a score in the 4th quartile so I’m assuming I did good. Thanks again for the tips!

[@nxtgenmd]

@@anvii5189 insert fire emoji* 🔥

[@harsimranjotnanuan9354]

Hey there is there any way I can get in contact with you so you can give me some tips for the test?

[@berry041]

Question for Thiago- Do you recommend using phrases for all three questions of each scenario?

[@nxtgenmd]

I'll ask him

[@killerninja334]

@@nxtgenmd I know this is a year late, but did you get a response from him?

[@marinakeza5141]

@@killerninja334 i'd like to know too.

[@omodolamusalu7473]

hey, I'm worried that my answers are not long enough, i try to answer to the best of my knowledge but I'm super slow at typing so my answers are usualy slow

[@nxtgenmd]

Answer length doesn't necessarily correlate with score :) If you can make your points, then anything additional should not affect your score 🤙

[@miguelbarrera4383]

Not for nothing this was really helpful bro

[@nxtgenmd]

That's awesome to hear dude. Best of luck with the test 💪

[@affectingsolid]

So they allow testers to bring in outside paperwork? Or was he just saying to make a skeletal outline for memory?

[@nxtgenmd]

Under current* exam guidelines you will be better off making a skeletal outline from memory :)

[@C4IRNBEE]

Test in 10 minutes pray for me 😔

[@salahadinyonis9590]

How was it?

[@nxtgenmd]

You got this 🔥💪 Hope it went well :D

[@MJ-tz1ve]

im so upset. i just got my casper test score back and i got the first quartile. i have no idea why. i took the practice test and i thought i did ok on the casper test.... but i guess not??? I wish they would give feedback about why we got the scores we did. it seems so arbitrary. any advice for retaking for next cycle?

[@nxtgenmd]

Sorry to hear about that MJ - my advice would be to reflect on your answers and questions now that you still remember them. Write down whatever you remember and reflect to see where you could have improved. Look at the 10 qualities that are marked by CASPer - did you touch on those during your answers? Did you say or do anything that could have been illegal or morally ambiguous. Were you directly addressing the questions in your answers or did you go off on a tangent? Improving from here will come down to your ability to reflect on what you did and figuring out where the errors were. Best of luck with everything :)

[@nikjosafatow4167]

Hey, so you're allowed to have paper with text next to you during the exam and you can take notes during the videos?

[@nxtgenmd]

Yes to both questions 🔥

[@nikjosafatow4167]

@@nxtgenmd Great, thank you! Is there a limit to what you can have pre-written?

[@nxtgenmd]

@@nikjosafatow4167 Don't want to give you an incorrect answer - check with CaSPER's website for the official info 🤙

[@nikjosafatow4167]

@@nxtgenmd will do, thanks! Great videos

[@mohammadafzal7678]

hey im doing my Casper test is in 2 weeks in french could i use google translate ? without them knowing would copy paste work ? i am native English

[@nxtgenmd]

To the best of my knowledge the answer is no 😅 but if you can use google translate can you please let me know! That's a great question to know for future students

[@Minecraftspawnkill]

Dont, they'll see that your grammar and vocabulary aren't as developed as they'd wish for and you'd likely be rejected. Google translate is very simple, stick to English, and if that means you don't get to apply to a French school then so be it.

[@lulas3481]

How in depth do you think we need to read up on health policies and when people say "be up to date with current world issues"? Do they really ask stuff like this? I even saw someone say on Reddit to read all about the Canadian health care system... is that really necessary?

[@nxtgenmd]

This isn't necessary at all in my opinion (from my experience and that of a few of my friends). I would say to know the very basics - how basic exactly is hard to say, but I've never come across someone who's told me that in-depth knowledge of the Canadian health care system was necessary... Gotta love premed reddit 😅

[@emalkadilshani783]

Is it important to answer all the three questions, or is it OK to answer just 2 comprehensively?

[@nxtgenmd]

Depends on who you ask - I prefer to answer all 3 and avoid repetition. Its a plan that's worked for a few students I've spoken with since the grading system was started for Casper as well. Not answering the 3rd question on a few question stems won't make you do terribly though 🤙

[@graceelliott5814]

thanks for the tips! I am taking my CASPer test for nursing later today. I have taken the sample test on the CASPer website and had no issues with it, thanks to these tips and reminders. Do think that the sample test is easier than the actual test, or are they pretty much the same?

[@nxtgenmd]

Sorry for not being able to give you my opinion before the test, but I hope it all went well :D In my opinion, the sample questions were actually very similar to what I saw on the actual test. Feel free to let me know what you thought of it, so other students can get a more up to date opinion

[@MsMiracle8]

Okay so I’m taking the CASPer exam on Tuesday and I don’t know much about the test since I recently learned about it for two of the medical schools I’m applying too. Is this something I should have been preparing for for longer??

[@nxtgenmd]

Sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner! Everyone prepares differently - I took about a month, but many people will only need a few days or less. Hope it went well :D

[@NuclearPineapple]

I didn’t study at all, just a practice section or two the day of. Someone in admissions for the school that’s requiring this test said all you can really do is familiarize yourself with the format. These are personal questions it’s not about right answers.

[@sugandhisoni5136]

@nextgenMD Thanks for the great video! How did you prepare yourself for the exam, could you share your strategy

[@MsMiracle8]

Do you have to do the Casper snapshot?

[@nxtgenmd]

Only certain schools require it right now. It's the first year that its been offered so it's only in the trial stages (some programs even have it listed as "optional")

[@berry041]

Can we install and use Grammarly while writing the CASPer test?

[@nxtgenmd]

I'm not actually sure about this one since I've never tried, but I've heard rumours that grammarly does work during casper. If you find out, can you please let me know? :)

[@berry041]

@@nxtgenmd sure I will let you know about it. I'm writing it in December though.

[@tongxin8514]

no u cant use it. :(

[@nxtgenmd]

@@tongxin8514 😥 although I had a feeling that would be the case. Thank you!

[@ma1thew_]

I wish I saw this video before I wrote mine.

[@nxtgenmd]

Hope it went well for you regardless!

[@danielan889]

So am I allowed to write notes during the test?

[@nxtgenmd]

Yes - If you'd like! But you cannot share or publish what you wrote about your test online or elsewhere 🤙

[@noahmcmurtry1994]

lol i take it in 10 minutes

[@nxtgenmd]

Hope you crushed it 💪

[@Earth2Suu]

LMAO me in 30 mins

[@faribayousufzay3895]

This is not that helpful… there should be better examples on how to answer these questions especially with the limited time given to answer three questions in 5 minutes. All online resources are confusing and the sample answers are way too in-depth to be able to type that much information for each question in 5 minutes.

[@Rooooxy]

The person who didn’t do snapshot is giving advice on how to do it...

[@nxtgenmd]

your point is about as relevant as saying that "doctors shouldn't give advice on treating hypertension unless they themselves have high blood pressure." You are welcome to seek advice elsewhere.

[@twicetzuyu7668]

im only 17 and im required to do this test in order to be admitted into a nursung program gkgfcukfkvry