Scale your interviews, not your workload
Get deeper insight into applicants without adding more work to your admissions process with Video Interviews, a customizable, asynchronous interview tool.
Key Benefits
Built for your process
No one-size-fits-all here. With Video Interviews, every part of the experience – questions, rubrics, timing, delivery, and scoring – can be tailored to match your admissions goals and workflows.
Efficiency at scale
Asynchronous interviews eliminate the need for live scheduling, and optional Acuity-trained raters reduce internal reviewer demands. Get structured insight, without reviewer fatigue.
See the qualities that matter most
Get authentic, spontaneous responses that reveal anything you might want to probe for. Qualities that polished essays and AI tools often mask. With structured prompts and rubrics, you’ll surface the attributes that align with your program’s mission.
How Video Interviews Work
Configure easily
Every admissions team has its own process and Video Interviews adapts to yours. From selecting questions and rubrics to setting response and think times, optional breaks, and even welcome or closing content, you’re in full control. It’s built to fit seamlessly into your admissions flow, not the other way around.
Capture authentic responses
Once set up, applicants complete their interviews asynchronously, on their own schedule within the interview window. Applicants record video answers in response to custom video, image, or text-based questions. The timed, open-response format captures real insight into applicant topic knowledge, communication skills, professionalism, school mission fit, authenticity and delivery.
Review with flexibility
Your team can watch and evaluate responses whenever it fits their workflow at their convenience, or choose to have Acuity-trained raters do the scoring for you, reducing internal workload.
Key Features of Video Interviews
Asynchronous format
No scheduling or live coordination needed. Applicants record when ready within the interview timeframe, reviewers assess when available.
Fully customizable experience
Create your own interview experience. Customize questions and rubrics, brand welcome and closing content, set breaks and think time, configure delivery, scheduling, and scoring.
Optional rater support
Tap into Acuity’s trained rater pool for scalable evaluation. Especially helpful for lean teams or large applicant volumes.
Structured insights you can trust
Probe for what matters most. Get authentic, in-the-moment responses instead of polished essays or AI-written materials.
What Makes Video Interviews Different?
Purpose-built for admissions
Video Interviews is designed specifically for higher education admissions teams, with scalability and applicant experience in mind.
Built by the team behind Casper
Backed by two decades of admissions expertise and supported by Acuity’s in-house Research Team, Video Interviews brings structure to your interview process.
Part of a connected admissions suite
Video Interviews is designed to work seamlessly with other Acuity tools like Casper, giving you connected insights, streamlined implementation, and a consistent experience across your applicant journey.
Support when you need it
Optional Acuity-trained raters and research services help reduce internal workload and improve fairness, ensuring consistent scoring at scale without overwhelming your team.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Video Interviews?
Video Interviews is an asynchronous, customizable interview tool that lets programs hear directly from applicants through timed video responses to structured prompts.
- How does Video Interviews work?
Programs select or create custom questions, set timing and structure (including breaks and response windows), and invite applicants to complete their interviews within a set timeframe. Review responses on your own schedule or opt into Acuity-trained rater support.
- Can we use our own questions and scoring rubrics?
Yes! You can create your own questions and rubrics, use Acuity’s research-informed options, or co-develop content with our Research Team for an additional cost.
- How is Video Interviews different from live interviews?
Video Interviews removes scheduling burdens while preserving the individual insight of direct applicant communication. Questions are standardized, time-bound, and structured, making reviews more consistent and scalable.
- Is Video Interviews an assessment like Casper?
No, Video Interviews isn’t a test or assessment. It’s a customizable admissions tool designed to support programs in gathering authentic applicant insight. Programs choose the questions and rubrics that reflect their goals.