The New York City Specialized High School Admissions Test is changing. This ultimate guide is designed to help current eighth- and ninth-grader planning to take the test in October learn all the skills they need to score their best on the revised test. Use this guide to -find out about the details of the new revised SHSAT test -take a diagnostic to identify your strengths and weaknesses -hone your verbal and math skills while building confidence -learn score-raising strategies to complement your prep -take practice tests and review the detailed explanations to improve your performance This guide contains everything you need to master the test and gain admissions to New York City’s specialized high schools including Stuyvesant High School; Bronx High School of Science; Brooklyn Technical High School; Brooklyn Latin School; High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College; High School of American Studies at Lehman College; Queens High School for the Sciences at York College; or Staten Island Technical High School.