For the 2018-2019 test year, we provided private SHSAT prep to thirty students. Now that the results are in, it’s time for us to reflect on our performance.
When should you begin SHSAT tutoring? Spoiler alert: don’t go overboard!
When a parent calls City Smarts wanting to begin SHSAT prep too far in advance, I tell them to call me back in the spring.
The SHSAT is very much a goldilocks kind of test. It’s a tricky, rigorous exam that does demand months of practice (from most students, at least), but too much tutoring is a certain recipe for burn-out.
