SHSAT Practice Tests: TJHSST Edition: 2016 Update

*2016 Update* Now including essay prompts similar to those used during the 2014, 2015, and 2016 TJHSST finalist selection rounds.

This book offers 3 valuable practice tests and answer explanations for students preparing for the SHSAT. In particular, this book is geared towards those students who are seeking admission to the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), whose admission process uses a modified version of the SHSAT. This book provides an overview of the TJHSST admissions process and contains the following: 3 full-length practice tests and full answer explanations, a list of essay prompts that will help students prepare for the essay portion of the TJHSST admissions process, two sample essay responses to help guide students in their writing, and a set of writing tips to help students become better writers. While this book targets students interested in TJHSST admissions, it will also be a valuable asset to students preparing for New York City's SHSAT.

Won Suh helms The Better Writing Center's team of expert consultants and educators. After graduating from perennially nationally top-ranked TJHSST in 2001, he obtained his degree in mathematics from Georgetown University and his Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law. And although Won is a licensed Virginia attorney, his true passion lies in teaching and counseling, the years of which have culminated in the formation of The Better Writing Center and the publication of SHSAT Practice Tests: TJHSST Edition, with other educational reference books and workbooks currently in development.