Admissions Intelligence

Unearthing the
Uncommon

Adaptive admissions interviews that reveal how applicants think, contribute, and fit — surfaced as evidence-based reports for admissions teams.

Platform Tour
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Brennan Hall School
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Admissions Interview
04 / 08Warm tone · conversational
Now answering
3:00/ 3:00
What drew you to restorative justice?
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Brennan Hall School
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Admissions Interview
Applicant Evaluation Report
Mina Park
Public Policy · March 14, 2026
01 · Executive Summary

Mina leads through quiet attentiveness — her instinct in conflict is to Q4 listen before resolving.

04 · Value Alignment
Empathic Mediation
5/5
Reflective Depth
4/5
Community Contribution
4/5
Recommend · High Confidence
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Brennan Hall School
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Admissions Interview
04 / 08Warm tone · conversational
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3:00/ 3:00
Tell me about a time you challenged a group's assumption.
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The Interview

Interviews that adapt.

Every question is generated in response to what the student just said. No fixed scripts. No predictable prompts. The conversation evolves with the applicant — probing where it matters, moving on where it doesn't.

  • Follow-ups reference the applicant's own words
  • Depth adapts to the substance of each response
  • Tone stays warm, curious, and non-leading

Evidence Linking

Intelligence with integrity.

Every insight is anchored to evidence. Aster links every trait evaluation directly to the original interview moment — your team can verify any claim with a single click.

aster · evidence ↔ transcript
Applicant Evaluation Report
Jordan Avila
Comparative Literature · March 12, 2026
02 · Top Signals
Quiet Leadership

Jordan frames leadership as removing friction for others Q4 rather than directing them.

04 · Value Alignment
Initiative
5/5
Collaboration
4/5
Reflection
4/5

Evidence Linking — Our Core Differentiator

Every finding traces back to the exact moment the applicant said it.

No black box. No paraphrased summary your committee has to trust on faith. Every Aster insight is anchored to a specific exchange in the transcript — and every committee decision can be traced back through that chain.

finding → evidence → transcript → decision
1 · Finding
Reflection
Identifies a specific moment of failure and a concrete behavioral change.
Signal: Strong
2 · Supporting evidence
3 links
  • Exchange 3 · names the failure
  • Exchange 7 · describes the new behavior
  • Exchange 9 · acknowledges it as ongoing
3 · Transcript
02:38
"Three of my teammates had flagged the wiring issue I overruled. I assumed leading meant talking the most. After we lost, I realized I had stopped listening."
Maya Okonkwo · Exchange 3
4 · Committee decision
Advance to interview round 2Recommend
Decision linked to Reflection finding. Visible to entire committee with one click back to source.
Logged by: J. Park · 14 Oct, 4:12pm

From Finding to Recorded Moment

Click any finding to jump to the video.

Every finding opens the recorded interview at the exact second the student said it — alongside the timestamped transcript and the surrounding exchanges. Committee members verify in their own voice, not in ours.

  1. 01
    Finding
    A rated insight tied to one institutional dimension.
  2. 02
    Timestamp
    One click opens the recording at the exact second.
  3. 03
    Transcript
    The highlighted exchange — with the surrounding turns and tone.
  4. 04
    Decision
    Whatever the committee logs is anchored to that finding.
No paraphrased summary your committee has to trust on faith.
interview review · maya okonkwo
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REC
02:38 / 12m 38s
Aster prompt
You mentioned the robotics team lost regionals. Walk me through what you thought happened in the moment.
12m 38s
11 exchanges9 evidence markers
Maya Okonkwo
Grade 11 · #A-2147 · Oct 14
Leadership
02:01
Aster · Interviewer
You mentioned the robotics team lost regionals. Walk me through what you thought happened in the moment.
02:14
Maya Okonkwo
Honestly, I thought we'd lost because the judges didn't see the autonomous code working. That's what I told my coach that night.
Initial framing
02:34
Aster · Interviewer
And later?
02:38
Maya Okonkwo
Later I rewatched the run. Three of my teammates had flagged the wiring issue I overruled. I assumed leading meant talking the most. After we lost, I realized I had stopped listening.
Behavioral evidence · Reflection
03:02
Aster · Interviewer
What did you change?
03:06
Maya Okonkwo
I made it a rule to ask the quietest person on the team first. It's slower. Our last two builds passed inspection first try, which never used to happen.
Live analysis
Reflection · Identifies a specific moment of failure and a concrete behavioral change.
Strong

How It Works

Five steps from roster to committee decision.

Aster fits into the way admissions teams already work. No new interviewers to schedule, no new rubrics to invent.

  1. 01

    Upload applicants

    Your team adds applicants — individually or as a CSV roster — and selects the interview template aligned to your institution's values.

    Done by
    Admissions staff
    Time
    < 5 minutes
  2. 02

    Applicants complete the interview

    Each applicant receives a private link and completes an adaptive, asynchronous video interview on their own time, from a laptop or desktop with a webcam and microphone.

    Done by
    Applicant
    Time
    Configurable length
  3. 03

    Aster analyzes responses

    Aster transcribes, structures, and evaluates every exchange against the values you've selected — and links each finding to the moment it occurred.

    Done by
    Automated
    Time
    2–5 minutes
  4. 04

    Reports and evidence are generated

    A committee-ready report is produced for each applicant: value alignment, deep analysis, assessment depth, and a recommendation summary — every claim evidence-linked.

    Done by
    Automated
    Time
    Immediate
  5. 05

    Committee reviews findings

    Your committee reads, compares, and decides — with every observation traceable to a specific exchange in the interview transcript.

    Done by
    Admissions committee
    Time
    3–6 minutes per applicant

For Institutions

Built around your institution.

Every institution defines what matters. Aster adapts its interviews and reports to the values each school chooses to evaluate.

Brennan Hall
Westmoor Academy
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Brennan Hall
Values Framework
What this institution evaluates
Intellectual Curiosity
Asks beyond what's required.
Weight
Community Contribution
Strengthens the people around them.
Weight
Collaborative Learning
Builds with others, not around them.
Weight
Reports retune below
Applicant Evaluation Report
tuned to Brennan Hall
Mina Park
Public Policy · March 14, 2026
04 · Value Alignment
Curiosity
4 / 5
Returns to ideas long after the conversation ends.
Contribution
5 / 5
Quietly carried the tutoring group through its first year.
Collaboration
3 / 5
Prefers small partnerships to large group work.
"Asks the question others won't."

Video Analysis

Go beyond the essay.

Aster analyzes video responses alongside written application materials — surfacing strengths, areas worth noting, communication consistency, and thought-development patterns that essays alone can't reveal.

  • Analyze interview responses automatically
  • Surface strengths and areas worth noting
  • Compare spoken and written communication
  • Review transcripts and supporting evidence
aster · video analysis report
Q3
Tell us about a moment that shaped how you think about community.
Rec
Live
Mark Srinivasan
00:42 · Q3 of 5
Strengths
Strength
Reflective and intellectually mature
Strength
Consistent with written interview
Areas Worth Noting
Note
Relies on generalized observations over specific experiences
Note
Highly polished delivery limits visibility into real-time thinking
Communication Consistency
Consistent
Reasoning style and themes align closely with the written materials.
Transcript

In Practice

What admissions teams discover.

The report surfaced qualities that never appeared in the student's essays.
Director of Admissions
The evidence linking made it easy to understand why each conclusion was reached.
Senior Admissions Officer
We finally have a structured way to talk about fit beyond grades and activities.
Dean of Enrollment

See beyond the application.
Find the uncommon.

Discover how adaptive interviews and evidence-based reports can help your institution understand applicants more deeply.

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