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Some families may have heard about Hunter College High School and its high-stakes entrance exam, but not everyone knows a lot about the school itself. We’ve gathered some helpful information to help families and interested students understand what happens during six years at Hunter.
Read MoreUnlike the public schools in New York City, Hunter College High School gets much of its funding from the City University of New York, not the Board of Education. This has plenty of benefits for students, including a wide range of classes to take, far more freedom than in traditional public and private schools, and an accelerated curriculum that ends in eleventh grade, leaving all of senior year open to whatever students choose to take. It’s no surprise that so many parents are curious about Hunter!
Read MoreBased on answers to the multiple choice questions on the Hunter High School Admissions Exam, about five hundred students are selected after the first round of scoring. At this point, graders read the essays of the top five hundred students.
Read MoreThe Hunter College Admissions test is competitive and has high stakes, but that does not mean that test-takers should stress out over the results. Using some simple strategies before the test and during the exam can help students feel more comfortable on test day.
Read MoreWhat are the top 10 things you need to know about the Hunter test? Read on to find out.
Although children can start at Hunter in elementary school, there is only one admission point for the high school: the year of 7th grade. Interested students must do well on the entrance exam to be admitted to the high school.
Read MoreConsidering test prep for Hunter College High School? If so, please read our top 10 test prep tips for the Hunter College High School Admissions Exam.
Read MoreDuring the critical reading subsection on the Hunter test, students will see several different reading passages, each followed by approximately five to ten questions.
Read MoreIf you have a sixth grade child in NYC, chances are that you’ve heard about Hunter College High School (HCHS), more commonly referred to as Hunter. Situated on the Upper East Side, Hunter is a free K-12th grade school administered by a division of the City University of New York (CUNY), rather than the NYC DOE. HCHS is known for educating intellectually gifted students from diverse backgrounds, and for having a rich and accelerated curriculum. It is one of NYC's most competitive public schools, with an acceptance rate of about six or seven percent, depending on the amount of applicants.
Read MoreThe administrators at Hunter welcome all students who qualify to take the entrance exam, and Hunter provides accommodations both for the exam itself and over the six year students spend at Hunter.
Read MoreHowever, the essay section on the Hunter entrance exam doesn’t shimply ask students to write a generic five paragraph essay in response to a prompt: this writing section is a chance for students to show their descriptive abilities, skills with figurative language, and storytelling capabilities.
Read MoreWondering why there is so much fuss around Hunter High School in NYC? Read on to find out why Hunter High School is one of the best schools not only in NY but in the country, even though it's free.
Read MoreThere are approximately thirty math questions on the Hunter entrance exam, and each question is in multiple choice format. Students are not allowed to have a calculator for the exam. There is no guessing penalty, so test-takers should put down an answer for every problem, even if they’re not sure of the solution.
Read MoreIn order for children to join the Hunter College High School community, they must achieve top scores on the Hunter entrance exam. However, not just any student gets to sit for this test. Only students who reach high scores on the New York State exams at the end of 5th grade can take the admissions test.
Read MoreWondering whether to invest in test prep for the Hunter test? Read on to find out your options and to find helpful suggestions for Hunter test prep.
Read MoreI grew up in New York City as the oldest girl in a family of four children, and unlike most NYC kids, I didn't go through the nightmarish high school application process. After a brief stint at The Family School for prekindergarten, my parents decided to homeschool me, so I said goodbye to everyone who had counted beans with tweezers and made turkeys out of their construction paper handprints with me during Thanksgiving. I was homeschooled through the end of sixth grade, when I received my Hunter acceptance letter and decided to attend. I began college in 2011 at Amherst College in Massachusetts, and I will graduate in May with a B.A. in Classics, English, and Mathematics.
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