CASPer, which stands for Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics, is an admissions test developed by researchers at McMaster University Medical School in 2010. The test is claimed to test a candidate's personal and non-cognitive attributes in an online format prior to the interview. The test has been in use at McMaster University Medical School since 2010. It was piloted by Northern Ontario School of Medicine in 2014 for one year and was discontinued after one application cycle. In 2015 the test was adopted by three medical schools: the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New York Medical College. In 2015, the test was also adopted by the nursing schools at McMaster University, York University, Mohawk College and Conestog