Case Study: Sinclair School of Nursing achieves stronger holistic admissions decisions with Kira Talent

How nursing programs are seating stronger classes with Kira

Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri was looking to move beyond ranking applicants by GPA and adopt a more holistic admissions process, while still managing limited resources and evaluating candidates consistently. With growing pressure to assess academic readiness, clinical potential, and fit with program values, the school turned to Kira Talent and its holistic admissions approach to improve decision-making.

Kira Talent helped the Sinclair School of Nursing build competency-based assessments by creating question banks aligned to the program’s priorities and using varied question sets for each applicant to support consistent, fair evaluations. The result was a more credible admissions process that uncovered better ways to ask questions and elicit meaningful responses, helping the team evaluate applicants more deeply and confidently.

Sinclair School of Nursing

Peter Kallio

Program Director