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 want to get into Specialized high schools in New York City. Lawrence Zimmerman; et al., Barron's New York City SHSAT Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2008), p. 1 About 30,000 students take the test but only 3,000 can be accepted. According to U.S. News & World Report the eight specialized schools that use the SHSAT for admissions are among the top 200 high schools in the US. 

 The schools 
The SHSAT is used to get into any of the following eight specialized high schools.Darcy Galane, Kaplan New York City Specialized High School Admissions Test (New York: Kaplan Publishing, 2013), p. xiii
 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 
The SHSAT has equal English and math questions. Both sections are made up of multiple-choice questions. The amount of time normally given for the exam is 3 hours but students with accommodations can get 6 hours. Students can use the time to do the test in any order they want. There is no break in between the sections. Calculators cannot be used in the test.
Verbal
57 Multiple Choice Questions
Between 9 to 19 revising and editing questions
Between 38 to 48 reading comprehension questions

Mathematics 
57 Multiple Choice Questions
Many math topics tested
Basic math
Algebra
Factoring
Substitution
Geometry 
Basic Coordinate Graphing 
Logic
Word Problems

 Notes 

 References 

 Other websites 
 SHSAT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
 Specialized High School SHSAT Cutoff Scores for 2014 

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