{
  "name":"Who Gets In? Question Benchmark","updated":"2026-09-13","purpose":"Measure WGI by difficult factual questions it can answer with governed evidence rather than by raw signal count.","answerability_states":{"A":"AUTHORITATIVE — deep primary evidence, scope and comparison","B":"STRONG — reliable answer with one important dimension missing","C":"PARTIAL — governed evidence exists but answer remains incomplete","D":"RESEARCH GAP — insufficient governed answer","H":"HISTORICAL ONLY — current answer not established"},
  "questions":[
    {"id":"WGI-Q001","question":"What is Goldman Sachs's current student interview architecture?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-162","SIG-163"],"public_support":"Explorer/MCP"},
    {"id":"WGI-Q002","question":"How do Goldman Sachs EMEA and APAC 2027 student application timelines differ?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-146","SIG-148","SIG-149","SIG-164"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q003","question":"What official evidence exists for a Goldman Sachs Dubai/GCC student programme?","state":"A","governed_answer":"Current reviewed public material does not establish a Dubai/GCC-specific student programme cell; this is a documented research gap, not evidence of absence.","gap":"WGI-GAP-GS-GCC-001"},
    {"id":"WGI-Q004","question":"Does Goldman Sachs review EMEA Summer Analyst applications on a rolling basis?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-146"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q005","question":"What is JPMorganChase's current Investment Banking Summer Analyst architecture?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-155","SIG-156"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q006","question":"How do JPMorganChase Hong Kong and Singapore Investment Banking Summer Analyst deadlines compare?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-154"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q007","question":"What current programme-level evidence exists for JPMorganChase New York?","state":"C","unresolved":"Current official web evidence exists for New York Markets and other programmes, but the governed core Investment Banking comparator has not yet been promoted for New York."},
    {"id":"WGI-Q008","question":"What official evidence exists for JPMorganChase Dubai/GCC student recruitment?","state":"D","gap":"WGI-GAP-JPM-GCC-001"},
    {"id":"WGI-Q009","question":"What does Morgan Stanley say interviews assess?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-158","SIG-159"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q010","question":"What programme-level Morgan Stanley evidence exists for Singapore?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-187","SIG-188"],"governed_answer":"Morgan Stanley's official 2027 campus programme directory lists an Investment Banking Industrial Placement / Summer Analyst Program covering Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul. The same official directory states that candidates in Asia excluding India can apply to up to three different opportunities per recruitment year."},
    {"id":"WGI-Q011","question":"What programme-level Morgan Stanley evidence exists for Dubai/GCC?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-189","SIG-190"],"governed_answer":"Morgan Stanley publishes a 2027 Investment Banking Off-Cycle Internship in Dubai for bachelor's-degree candidates. The programme runs for six months from January 2027, has an 18 October 2026 application deadline and is recruited on a rolling basis."},
    {"id":"WGI-Q012","question":"How do BlackRock 2027 student routes span London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and GCC?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-137","SIG-152","SIG-153"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q013","question":"How do BlackRock London and GCC deadlines differ within a comparable 2027 programme?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-126","SIG-153"],"finding":"WGI-FIND-004"},
    {"id":"WGI-Q014","question":"What are BlackRock APAC application limits?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-133","SIG-136"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q015","question":"How long do BlackRock candidates have to complete a pre-interview assessment?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-128","SIG-135"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q016","question":"How does Clifford Chance London Training Contract selection work?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-006","SIG-120","SIG-121"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q017","question":"How does Clifford Chance Middle East selection differ from London?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-129","SIG-130","SIG-131","SIG-171"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q018","question":"What routes does Clifford Chance publish in Hong Kong?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-169"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q019","question":"What current selection evidence exists for Clifford Chance Singapore?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-191","SIG-192","SIG-193","SIG-194"],"governed_answer":"Clifford Chance's current Singapore page publishes a 2027 Summer Internship closing 29 January 2027. Summer Internship selection moves from online application to Watson Glaser and then a face-to-face interview with two associates and Graduate Recruitment; Practice Training Contract applicants have an additional face-to-face interview with two partners or counsels and Graduate Recruitment. Summer interns can also interview for a Practice Training Contract with Cavenagh Law LLP."},
    {"id":"WGI-Q020","question":"How does Freshfields Hong Kong Training Contract selection work?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-166","SIG-167"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q021","question":"Can candidates apply directly to Freshfields UK's Trainee Associate Programme?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-168"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q022","question":"Does Freshfields use the same screening criteria in Dubai and the UK?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-145"],"governed_answer":"Freshfields states the offices review applications independently using office-specific requirements and screening criteria."},
    {"id":"WGI-Q023","question":"Where can candidates use AI and where must performance remain candidate-owned?","state":"A","finding":"WGI-FIND-001","denominator":8},
    {"id":"WGI-Q024","question":"Which reviewed institutions explicitly retain human judgement in recruitment?","state":"A","finding":"WGI-FIND-002","denominator":7},
    {"id":"WGI-Q025","question":"Can candidates use AI during Deloitte UK online assessments or interviews?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-172","SIG-173","SIG-174"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q026","question":"Can candidates use generative AI during HSBC live or recorded interviews?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-177","SIG-178"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q027","question":"Does BCG use AI to make hiring decisions?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-180","SIG-181"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q028","question":"Does A&O Shearman use AI in London early-careers recruitment decisions?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-182","SIG-183"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q029","question":"What is A&O Shearman London's Training Contract selection architecture?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-184","SIG-185","SIG-186"]},
    {"id":"WGI-Q030","question":"What has actually changed over time in elite selection?","state":"A","signals":["SIG-195","SIG-196"],"governed_answer":"Who Gets In? now has one verified longitudinal pair. NUS Law's 2025 undergraduate brochure described shortlisted applicants as sitting a written test and attending a formal interview. The current NUS Office of Admissions page states that, with effect from 2026, only shortlisted applicants who are successful in the Admissions Written Test are invited to the Admissions Interview. This is one programme-specific sequencing change, not evidence of a wider trend.","longitudinal_pairs":1,"change_id":"WGI-CHANGE-001"}
  ],
  "summary":{"A":28,"B":0,"C":1,"D":1,"H":0,"total":30},"rule":"A research-gap answer can be authoritative about the state of evidence without asserting real-world absence. External search and AI-citation fields remain separate and must be measured rather than inferred."
}