New York City SHSAT 2017

NO CALCULATORS Leave your calculator at home! If you did not realize that you could not use a calculator on the test and have be ...

YOU’LL SEE FEWER VERBAL QUESTIONS THAN MATH QUESTIONS Remember that the Verbal Section contains 45 questions while the Math cont ...

YOU’LL SEE QUESTIONS YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ANSWER This is going to happen because the SHSAT is hard. The moral of this story: D ...

DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK If you leave an answer blank, you have a 0 percent chance of getting the question right. If you g ...

YOUR VALUE AS A HUMAN BEING DOES NOT DEPEND ON YOUR PERFORMANCE ON THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS TEST We hope you know ...

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Countdown to the Test To calm any pretest jitters you may have, this chapter leads you through a sane itinerary for the last wee ...

THE WEEK BEFORE THE TEST Focus on strategy and backup plans. Practice strategies you had the best success rate with. Decide and ...

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE TEST Do your last studying—a few more practice problems—and call it quits. THINGS NOT TO DO THE NIGHT BEFORE ...

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST Don’t study. Get together the following items: Know exactly where you’re going and exactly how you’re ...

THE MORNING OF THE TEST Eat breakfast. Make it something substantial and nutritious, but don’t deviate too much from your everyd ...

DURING THE TEST Don’t be shaken. If you find your confidence slipping, remind yourself how well you’ve prepared. You know the st ...

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Once the Test Is Over... Put it out of your mind! Start thinking about more interesting things. Do something fun and relaxing th ...

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Stress Management HIGHLIGHTS The countdown has begun. Your date with THE TEST is looming on the horizon. Anxiety is on the rise. ...

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Make the Most of Your Prep Time Lack of control is one of the prime causes of stress. A ton of research shows that if you don’t ...

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Identify the Sources of Stress I always freeze up on tests. I’m nervous about the Verbal/Math Section. I need a good/great score ...