It’s the week before the ACT, and you might feel like your study time is running out. There’s no need to panic, but it’s important to take advantage of every day you have left. Review the test maker’s official guide to read the directions for the test several times. Make sure you know where and […]
The week before the SHSAT, focus your time and energy on the following: Focus on strategy and backup plans. Practice the strategies you had the best success rate with. Decide and know exactly how you are going to approach each section and question type. Sit down and do practice problems in the Practice Sets, or […]
There’s a lot of math out there. Someday you may need or may choose to immerse yourself in the intricacies of number theory or multivariable calculus. However, for the purposes of the SHSAT Math section, you need to know a relatively small subset of all of the math out there. You are not permitted to use […]
Reading points on the SHSAT Reading section come from answering the questions, not simply reading the passages. This doesn’t mean that it is not important to approach the passage strategically—it is. However, if you do not answer the questions correctly, the passage hasn’t done you much good. There are four basic question types in the SHSAT […]
The SHSAT English Language Arts section is the first section on the test. It contains 57 questions and accounts for one-half of your total points on the SHSAT. The suggested time for the section is 90 minutes, or 1 hour and 30 minutes. The breakdown of the SHSAT English Language Arts section is as […]
The SHSAT is a standardized test administered by the New York City Department of Education that is required for admission into Brooklyn Latin, Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, City College, Lehman College, Staten Island Tech, or York College. It is, in fact, the only sole criterion for admission. Having one test be the only factor that […]
The General Science section of the ASVAB covers a grab bag of topics that you may or may not have studied in high school or elsewhere. This subtest covers a wide variety of material, but you’ll never be expected to know too much about a single topic. Seek first to develop a broad overview […]
The ASVAB includes a reading section among its several subtests. This section, called the ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension (PC) section, presents short passages for you to read and then asks questions based on those passages. While the subject matter of each passage will vary, no outside knowledge is required to answer the questions correctly. For each […]
This subsection of the ASVAB is essentially a test of your vocabulary. However, that’s not the entire story. While knowing the definitions of many words will certainly help you in this section, there are other ways to identify the correct answer and eliminate the wrong answers in ASVAB word knowledge questions. On the WK section of […]
The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world. It measures a test taker’s suitability to enlist in the United States Armed Forces and assesses his or her abilities to be trained in specific civilian or military jobs. When you take the ASVAB officially, you will […]