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Even among the unusual and varied challenges in the life of students and parents trying to navigate the world of New York education, the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) stands out. The SHSAT is a unique test given under unique conditions for admission to a unique cadre of schools: NYC's Specialized High Schools are the DOE's flagship secondary schools and admission to them is a high stakes affair. Here, one of our expert SHSAT prep tutors weighs in on the best approach to the exam.
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The Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) is not only the sole criterion for admission to the DoE's eight specialized academic high schools, but it's also a one-off exam for ninth grade matriculation. Students endure months of preparation with tutors and specialists for a test that is famously only given once, no retakes, no make-ups. The one exception is for families that move to NYC after the October test date. Those families will have one chance to sit for the test, and we detail the options for them here.
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Test prep in NYC is a seasonal business. Especially when it comes to tutoring for the various secondary school exams, late spring and summer are the times prep courses and individual tutoring regimens kick into gear. Our tutors work throughout New York, especially in Brooklyn and Manhattan, to help get students ready for any test, be it the ISEE, SHSAT, SSAT, or even a test for local parochial schools.
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College application season for students throughout New York City (and around the country) begins in the spring with early SAT practice and even trial test-taking. Our SAT prep tutors recommend the following steps for maximizing your early efforts. These tips will help no matter where your challenges lie, be it in SAT Writing, Reading, or Math.
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In college admissions, as with much in life, long-term planning is key. As a rule, we don't encourage obsessive resume-building for resume-building's sake, but we do advise our NYC clients to think ahead as much as possible, especially for something as uniquely vexing as the SAT. SAT prep is a thing unto itself because the SAT tests isn't a test about content or intellect, it's a test about how well one takes the SAT. So, we've put together the following timeline in order to help students think through how they can go about learning the test.
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