How long is the SHSAT and what are its two sections?
3 hours
ELA and Math
100
What factors do specialized high schools take into consideration for admission?
SHSAT only
100
How do I register for the SHSAT?
school counselor
200
How many total questions are there on the SHSAT?
114 questions
200
How many specialized HS are there? How many require the SHSAT?
9, but only 8 require the SHSAT
200
How do I know where and when the SHSAT is?
it is on my test ticket
300
What are field questions? How many are there on the SHSAT?
field questions are unscored questions used in order to ensure the SHSAT is free of bias
300
Name five specialized HS and what they specialize in.
Stuyvesant- STEM/
Brooklyn Tech- Tech/
Bronx Sci- Sci/
Brooklyn Latin- Liberal Arts/
HS for Math, Science, and Engineering at City/
HS of American Studies at Lehman/
Queens HS for the Sciences
Staten Island Technical HS
300
Do I put specialized high schools on my regular high school application?
NO! the specialized high school process is COMPLETED after you take the SHSAT
400
Name three skills that are being tested on the Math and Verbal sections.
revising/editing, stand alone ques, nonfiction passages, computation ques, word problems
400
Explain the process of scoring on the SHSAT and how admission is determined.
Each question earned correctly is a point. Total number of correct points is your raw score. The raw score is transformed by an unknown formula to a scaled score. The test takers scores are ranked from highest to lowest. Depending on the seats available and ranking, the cut off scores are determined.
400
What are the five steps students need to do to complete the specialized high school process?
sept.: tell your school counselor to sign up for SHSAT& receive ticket
oct/nov.: Take SHSAT
dec: regular HS app due
march: results come out with "regular" HS results
march: accept/reject offer