Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is a test given to eighth and ninth grade students living in New York City. Students take this test if they wish to get into Specialized high schools in New York City.[1] About 30,000 students take the test but only 3,000 can be accepted.[2] According to U.S. News & World Report the eight specialized schools all rank among the top 200 high schools in the US.[3]
The schools
[change | change source]The SHSAT is used to get into any of the following eight specialized high schools.[a][5]
- Bronx High School of Science
- Brooklyn Latin School
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
- Staten Island Technical High School
- Stuyvesant High School
Examination format
[change | change source]The SHSAT has both English and math questions. Both sections is made up of multiple-choice questions. The amount of time normally given for the exam is 3 hours, however, students with accommodations can be given 6 hours to do the exam.[6] Students can use the time to do the test in any order they wish. There is no break in between the sections. Calculators cannot be used in the test.
Verbal
[change | change source]57 Multiple Choice Questions
- Between 9 to 19 revising and editing questions
- Between 38 to 48 reading comprehension questions
Mathematics
[change | change source]57 Multiple Choice Questions
- Many math topics tested
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lawrence Zimmerman; et al., Barron's New York City SHSAT Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2008), p. 1
- ↑ "Welcome to SHSAT Info". SHSAT.org, New York, USA. n.d. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Grace Meng (September 22, 2014). "High-School Admissions Test has Served New Yorker's Well". New York Post. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Specialized High School Admission Test (SHSAT)". Elite Academy. n.d. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Darcy Galane, Kaplan New York City Specialized High School Admissions Test (New York: Kaplan Publishing, 2013), p. xiii
- ↑ "Specialized High School Admissions Test". web. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
Other websites
[change | change source]- SHSAT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Specialized High School SHSAT Cutoff Scores for 2014 Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine