Draft:Vericant
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Comment: Although the article is significantly ref bombed, there aren't enough secondary, independent and reliable sources to establish notoriety per WP:NCORP. The article also reads like a press release. Rkieferbaum (talk) 17:04, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | March 2011 |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Educational Testing Service (2021–present) |
| Website | vericant |
Vericant International Holding Limited [1] commonly referred to as Vericant, is a third-party verification service based in Beijing that films a face-to-face video interview and a supervised writing test, both of which are then uploaded onto an online interface for American boarding schools and colleges to access.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]Vericant (a portmanteau of verify and applicant) was founded in January 2011 by Chris Boehner to help American private schools verify the identities of Chinese applicants.[4][3][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "VERICANT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED". hkcorporationsearch. 31 Mar 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 Feb 2024.
- ^ a b Lincoln, Hannah (3 Feb 2014). "Ghostwriting for Chinese College Applicants". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 30 Apr 2025.
- ^ a b Gao, Helen (28 Mar 2012). "How China's New Love Affair with U.S. Private Schools Is Changing Them Both". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 30 Apr 2025.
- ^ a b "Third-party video interview services playing a greater role in US admissions". Icef Monitor. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 30 Apr 2025.
- ^ Pratt, Timothy (1 Jul 2014). "How China's New Love Affair with U.S. Private Schools Is Changing Them Both". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 30 Apr 2025.
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