US medical school applicants are facing a changing landscape where situational judgment tests (SJTs) are becoming a normal part of the admissions process. The AAMC clarified policies about retaking its PREview assessment, including the opportunity to take PREview more than once during an application cycle. Acuity Insights further encouraged schools ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated March 19, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The Health Professional Student Association recently completed its 2023 HPSA/SDN Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. An executive summary is available, and the full report can be separately requested. Here is a summary of the findings. ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Over 22,500 allopathic medical school applicants in the 2023-2024 cycle had to take the AAMC PREview Situational Judgment Test as part of their application cycle (“AAMC Prehealth Advisor Newsletter”, November 2023). In upcoming cycles, more ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 17, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD
The ascent of Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) in admissions, including Casper and AAMC PREview, has spurred frustration and concern among health professional school applicants and their advisors. In June 2023, the National Association of Advisors ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated April 17, 2025 by Laura Turner
In Part 1, I introduced you to some of the results from the 2022 SJT Experience Survey, sponsored by the Health Professional Student Association. This anonymous survey captured input from 86 respondents who took a ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 23, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
What are students encountering as they take situational judgment tests? This is the first of two articles summarizing the findings from the 2022 Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. The questions ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated December 11, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD