How to Approach SHSAT Math

You’ve done math before. You’ve most likely been exposed to the majority of the math concepts you’ll see on the SHSAT. This begs
the question as to why you would need to approach SHSAT math differently than you would approach any other math.

The answer to this question is that it’s not that you necessarily have to do the math differently, it’s just that you have to do it very
deliberately. What this means is that you’ll be under a lot of time pressure when you take the test, so you’ll want to use your time
well. You may not want to answer every SHSAT math problem the way that you would approach the same problem in math class.

THE SHSAT IS NOT MATH CLASS

No one is going to check your work. Choose the fastest method to solve the problem, even if your math teacher would not

approve.

Ultimately, the best way to take control of your testing experience is to approach every SHSAT math problem the same way. This
doesn’t mean that you will solve every problem the same way. Rather, it means that you’ll use the same process to decide how to
solve—or whether to solve—each problem.