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SHSAT Exam Test Stress: A Growing Issue
As testing days continue to rise in districts around the country, many educators and researchers believe schools could do a better job minimizing the stress and anxiety students feel due to testing. Testing has always been a source of uncertainty and discomfort for students, but in the era of high-stakes exams, such as the Specialized […]

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The NEW SHSAT: To Prep or Not to Prep
What is the SHSAT? If your child lives in New York City and excels in the arts or sciences, chances are you’ve heard of the New York Specialized High Schools. These schools take the city’s most high achieving students and expose them to advanced programs of study to build college and career readiness and create […]

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New SHSAT: Revising/Editing Getting the Best of ‘Find the Error’ Question
The Revising/Editing sections of your ELA test can actually be really fun, especially if you think of the section as a logic game. An important key to beating this part of the test is to remember that the test writers are not evaluating how good you are at remembering facts—they are evaluating your ability to […]

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New SHSAT Exam: Practice Makes Perfect
Why Practice? When you’re preparing for a big, important test like the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), it’s important to determine a clear study and preparation plan. You can’t just show up on test day unprepared – that would be like going to take your final driver’s license test without practicing your driving beforehand. […]

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How hard is the SHSAT exam?
This is a great (and important) question. In order to quantify how “hard” the exam is, we need to take a look at some basic statistics! Recently, roughly 28,000 students took the SHSAT exam and a little over 5,000 students were offered a seat at a specialized high school. That math works out to a […]

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