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.
Should my child take the Hunter Test? A quiz for parents.
For some 6th graders, their first challenging standardized test is the three hour-long Hunter High School Entrance Exam, one that presents its own unique challenges to young test takers.
Here are the questions we ask parents when they decide to dive into Hunter prep. And let’s make it multiple choice – just like the Hunter Exam itself. Ours though will be about 82 questions shorter than the Hunter Exam itself.
Help your child build endurance for the Lower Level ISEE
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.
12 Free SHSAT Tests (And How to Use Them!)
12 full length SHSAT tests (and how to use them) –
While there is a ton of excellent free SHSAT study material out there (in the form of the official SHSAT handbooks), there has been a lack of guidance on how and when to utilize these resources. In this post, you will find links to every (unique) handbook as well as important information about each exam.
