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Regis High School (“Regis”) is a competitive, historically Catholic private school on the Upper East Side in New York City. Regis was founded in 1914 and offers free tuition to its students through a competitive application process. Read on to see if Regis is a great fit.
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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreWithin the Language Arts section on the Hunter High School Entrance Exam, students must complete grammar and usage problems and analyze several different passages.
Read MoreIf students want to attend of the specialized high schools in New York City, they must achieve top scores on the SHSAT. This exam covers plenty of different topics, and competition for high school seats can be fierce, so test-takers should take care to prepare carefully before the exam.
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 MoreThe Specialized High School Test covers two main topics: mathematics and verbal skills/reading comprehension. There are fifty multiple choice math questions. The verbal section has plenty of sub-sections: there are ten logic questions, five scrambled paragraphs, and approximately thirty reading comprehension questions paired with several reading passages. There is NO essay section on the SHSAT.
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 MoreIn this post, you will find some useful information on dates for SHSAT tests, dates and locations of NYC high school fairs, and registration deadlines for 2015.
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 MoreFind our all you need to know about the TACHS Exam for Catholic Schools in NYC.
The Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) is the entry exam for Catholic high schools that New York City children need to take. In other parts of the country, students sometimes take the Cooperative Admissions Exam (COOP) or the High School Placement Test (HSPT), but the TACHS is standard for New York City. It is administered in the fall to current 8th grade students, who need the scores to begin a Catholic high school in 9th grade.
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 MoreThe best way to determine which types of schools will be the best fit for your child is to attend high school fairs: you and your child will have the chance to talk to representatives from all kinds of high schools.
Read MorePrivate tutoring in NYC has become increasingly popular. Anyone from a kindergartener struggling with math to a high school senior stuck on a Common App essay can find a suitable NYC tutor who will know exactly how to help. As a parent, you will ultimately decide whether or not to hire a tutor to work with your child, so here are some reasons why you may want to consider tutoring.
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