{"id":23230,"date":"2019-02-08T17:54:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=23230"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:46","slug":"the-week-before-the-shsat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/shsat\/the-week-before-the-shsat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week Before the SHSAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The week before the <a title=\"shsat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/York-City-SHSAT-Prep-2018-2019\/dp\/1506242359\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=shsat&amp;qid=1549996403&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-5&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=studyall-20&amp;linkId=0c2b6c7d51aacd5fd3fc62874983714f&amp;language=en_US\">SHSAT<\/a>, focus your time and energy on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on strategy and backup plans.<\/li>\n<li>Practice the strategies you had the best success rate with.<\/li>\n<li>Decide and know exactly how you are going to approach each section and question type.<\/li>\n<li>Sit down and do practice problems in the Practice Sets, or complete extra drills you skipped the first time through.<\/li>\n<li>Start practicing waking up early and eating breakfast the week before the SHSAT so that you will be alert in the morning on Test Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Two Days Before the SHSAT<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nDo your last studying\u2014a few more practice problems\u2014and call it quits.\u00a0Now is not the time to start making flashcards or try to blaze through another practice test.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Night Before the SHSAT<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nDon\u2019t study. Get together the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your admission\/registration ticket<\/li>\n<li>Your ID<\/li>\n<li>A watch (choose one that is easy to read)<\/li>\n<li>Slightly dull No. 2 pencils (so they fill in the ovals faster)<\/li>\n<li>A pencil sharpener<\/li>\n<li>Erasers<\/li>\n<li>Clothes you will wear (Dress in layers! The climate at the test location may vary, as may your body temperature. Make sure you can warm up or cool down easily.)<\/li>\n<li>Snacks (easy to open or partially unwrapped)<\/li>\n<li>Money<\/li>\n<li>A packet of tissues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Know exactly where you\u2019re going and exactly how you\u2019re getting there. Relax the night before the test.<br \/>\nRead a good book, take a bubble bath, or watch TV. Get a good night\u2019s sleep. Go to bed at a reasonable hour and leave yourself extra time in the morning.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Morning of the SHSAT<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nEat breakfast. Make it something substantial and nutritious, but don\u2019t deviate too much from your everyday pattern.<br \/>\nDress in layers so that you can adjust to the temperature of the test room.<br \/>\nRead a newspaper or a magazine to warm up your brain before the test starts.<br \/>\nBe sure to get there early. Leave enough time to allow for traffic, mass transit delays, getting lost en route, and any other snag that could slow you down.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >During the SHSAT<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nDon\u2019t be shaken. If you find your confidence slipping, remind yourself of how well you\u2019ve prepared. You know the structure of the test, you know the instructions, and you\u2019ve studied for every question type.<br \/>\nEven if something goes really wrong, don\u2019t panic. If the test booklet is defective\u2014two pages are stuck together or the ink has run\u2014stay calm. Raise your hand and tell the proctor you need a new book. If you accidentally misgrid your answer page or put the answers in the wrong section, again don\u2019t panic. Raise your hand and tell the proctor. He or she may be able to arrange for you to regrid your test after it\u2019s over, when it won\u2019t cost you any time.<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_promobox  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Once the SHSAT is Over&#8230;<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nPut it out of your mind! Start thinking about more interesting things. Do something fun and relaxing that day. You might walk out of the SHSAT thinking that you blew it, but you probably didn\u2019t. You tend to remember the questions that stumped you, not the many that you knew.<br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-yes   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nNeed some help studying? Check out Kaplan&#8217;s SHSAT resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-right ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/shsat'  class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-right '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >SHSAT Resources<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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