How to Solve SHSAT Reading Comprehension Problems: Study Guide for the New York City Specialized High School Admissions Test

The Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) is the required exam for admissions into one of New York City's highly selective public high schools for academically gifted and talented students.

The Specialized High Schools that require the test for admissions are:

• Stuyvesant High School
• Bronx High School of Science
• Brooklyn Latin School
• Brooklyn Technical High School
• Staten Island Technical High School
• High School of American Studies at Lehman College
• High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College
• Queens High School for the Sciences at York College.

Admission is determined based only on your SHSAT test results and whether your score is higher than the cut-off score for the particular school.

The Reading Comprehension section of the SHSAT test can be an amazing strategic opportunity because you have the potential to earn several critical test points and significantly boost your score. Students who take advantage of this opportunity increase their chances of gaining admissions into one of these highly selective schools.

Five Points Learning's How to Solve SHSAT Reading Comprehension Problems provides students with powerful score-raising strategies as well as 300 brand new practice problems to help you improve your skills, strategy, and score on this critical section of the SHSAT. As the old saying goes, "Practice makes perfect."

So be sure to include Five Points Learning's How to Solve SHSAT Reading Comprehension Problems in your SHSAT prep plans today because now is the time to get the edge you need to beat the SHSAT.