About Course
At the Roe Institute, we are dedicated to helping students excel in their academic journey, particularly in preparing for crucial entrance exams. Whether you prefer learning in small virtual groups or through one-on-one virtual sessions, our tailored approach ensures you achieve the success you desire.
SHSAT
● The SHSAT determines admission to NYC’s specialized high schools, which focus on advanced academics, STEM, humanities, and more.
● The test is available to:
- 8th graders seeking admission for 9th grade.
- 9th graders seeking admission for 10th grade (limited seats available).
Schools That Require the SHSAT
- Stuyvesant High School
- Bronx High School of Science
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- Brooklyn Latin School
- Staten Island Technical High School
- High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College
Test Format
The SHSAT has two main sections:
● English Language Arts (ELA): Revising/Editing and Reading Comprehension with increasingly complex texts.
● Mathematics: Multi-step problems across arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis, and probability.
SHSAT Prep Options
● SHSAT Skills Prep (6 Months):
Rigorous curriculum building advanced reading stamina, grammar/editing mastery, and multi-step math problem solving. Includes diagnostics, progress checks, and clear weekly study plans.
● SHSAT Crash Course (8 Weeks):
High-yield review, timing strategies, and targeted practice on the most frequently tested item types, plus full-length simulations.
● SHSAT 1:1 Intensive (Flexible):
Personalized plan (ELA-only, Math-only, or balanced) aligned to target schools and the student’s test date.
Skills Development
✅ Understanding Main Ideas: Identify the central idea of a passage.
✅ Detail Recognition: Locate and interpret supporting details or evidence.
✅ Inference Making: Read between the lines to draw conclusions not explicitly stated.
✅ Author's Purpose: Understand why the author wrote the passage and the intended audience.
✅ Tone and Mood: Recognize the emotional undertone of the text.
✅ Vocabulary in Context: Determine the meaning of words based on how they're used in the passage.
✅ Summarization: Condense information into concise summaries
✅ Grammar and Syntax: Identify and correct grammatical errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, tense consistency).
✅ Sentence Clarity: Improve unclear or awkwardly worded sentences.
✅ Punctuation and Mechanics: Correct issues with commas, periods, and other punctuation marks.
✅ Logical Flow: Rearrange or combine sentences for better organization and coherence.
✅ Redundancy and Wordiness: Eliminate unnecessary repetition or overly complex wording.
✅ Contextual Clues: Use context to revise or clarify meaning effectively.
- Arithmetic and Number Sense
✅ Basic Operations: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
✅ Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages: Conversions and calculations.
✅ Ratios and Proportions: Solve problems involving proportional relationships.
✅ Absolute Value: Interpret and calculate absolute values.
2. Algebra
✅ Equations and Inequalities: Solve linear equations and inequalities.
✅ Expressions: Simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions.
✅ Word Problems: Translate real-world problems into algebraic equations.
✅ Exponents and Roots: Apply laws of exponents and calculate square roots.
- Geometry
✅ Angles: Understand angles in triangles, polygons, and intersecting lines.
✅ Perimeter, Area, and Volume: Calculate measures for shapes like rectangles, circles, and 3D solids.
✅ Coordinate Geometry: Plot points, interpret graphs, and calculate distances.
✅ Transformations: Understand translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations.
- Data Analysis and Probability
✅ Interpreting Graphs and Tables: Read and analyze bar graphs, line graphs, and data tables.
✅ Probability: Solve basic probability problems.
✅ Statistics: Work with mean, median, mode, and range.
- Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
✅ Multi-Step Problems: Break down complex problems into manageable steps.
✅ Logical Reasoning: Apply logic to find patterns or eliminate incorrect answers.
✅ Estimation: Use approximation to check the reasonableness of answers.
Course Options:
- Option 1: 6-Month Course (March–August 2026) Virtual • 2 hrs/week • Small 5–8 • Large 12–16
- Option 2: 8-Week Boot Camp (mid-September 2026) Virtual • 2 hrs/week • Small 5–8 • Large 12–16
- Option 3: 1:1 Virtual Tutoring
About Course
At the Roe Institute, we are dedicated to helping students excel in their academic journey, particularly in preparing for crucial entrance exams. Whether you prefer learning in small virtual groups or through one-on-one virtual sessions, our tailored approach ensures you achieve the success you desire.
SHSAT
● The SHSAT determines admission to NYC’s specialized high schools, which focus on advanced academics, STEM, humanities, and more.
● The test is available to:
- 8th graders seeking admission for 9th grade.
- 9th graders seeking admission for 10th grade (limited seats available).
Schools That Require the SHSAT
- Stuyvesant High School
- Bronx High School of Science
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- Brooklyn Latin School
- Staten Island Technical High School
- High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College
Test Format
The SHSAT has two main sections:
● English Language Arts (ELA): Revising/Editing and Reading Comprehension with increasingly complex texts.
● Mathematics: Multi-step problems across arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis, and probability.
SHSAT Prep Options
● SHSAT Skills Prep (6 Months):
Rigorous curriculum building advanced reading stamina, grammar/editing mastery, and multi-step math problem solving. Includes diagnostics, progress checks, and clear weekly study plans.
● SHSAT Crash Course (8 Weeks):
High-yield review, timing strategies, and targeted practice on the most frequently tested item types, plus full-length simulations.
● SHSAT 1:1 Intensive (Flexible):
Personalized plan (ELA-only, Math-only, or balanced) aligned to target schools and the student’s test date.
Skills Development
✅ Understanding Main Ideas: Identify the central idea of a passage.
✅ Detail Recognition: Locate and interpret supporting details or evidence.
✅ Inference Making: Read between the lines to draw conclusions not explicitly stated.
✅ Author's Purpose: Understand why the author wrote the passage and the intended audience.
✅ Tone and Mood: Recognize the emotional undertone of the text.
✅ Vocabulary in Context: Determine the meaning of words based on how they're used in the passage.
✅ Summarization: Condense information into concise summaries
✅ Grammar and Syntax: Identify and correct grammatical errors (e.g., subject-verb agreement, tense consistency).
✅ Sentence Clarity: Improve unclear or awkwardly worded sentences.
✅ Punctuation and Mechanics: Correct issues with commas, periods, and other punctuation marks.
✅ Logical Flow: Rearrange or combine sentences for better organization and coherence.
✅ Redundancy and Wordiness: Eliminate unnecessary repetition or overly complex wording.
✅ Contextual Clues: Use context to revise or clarify meaning effectively.
- Arithmetic and Number Sense
✅ Basic Operations: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
✅ Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages: Conversions and calculations.
✅ Ratios and Proportions: Solve problems involving proportional relationships.
✅ Absolute Value: Interpret and calculate absolute values.
2. Algebra
✅ Equations and Inequalities: Solve linear equations and inequalities.
✅ Expressions: Simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions.
✅ Word Problems: Translate real-world problems into algebraic equations.
✅ Exponents and Roots: Apply laws of exponents and calculate square roots.
- Geometry
✅ Angles: Understand angles in triangles, polygons, and intersecting lines.
✅ Perimeter, Area, and Volume: Calculate measures for shapes like rectangles, circles, and 3D solids.
✅ Coordinate Geometry: Plot points, interpret graphs, and calculate distances.
✅ Transformations: Understand translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations.
- Data Analysis and Probability
✅ Interpreting Graphs and Tables: Read and analyze bar graphs, line graphs, and data tables.
✅ Probability: Solve basic probability problems.
✅ Statistics: Work with mean, median, mode, and range.
- Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
✅ Multi-Step Problems: Break down complex problems into manageable steps.
✅ Logical Reasoning: Apply logic to find patterns or eliminate incorrect answers.
✅ Estimation: Use approximation to check the reasonableness of answers.
Course Options:
- Option 1: 6-Month Course (March–August 2026) Virtual • 2 hrs/week • Small 5–8 • Large 12–16
- Option 2: 8-Week Boot Camp (mid-September 2026) Virtual • 2 hrs/week • Small 5–8 • Large 12–16
- Option 3: 1:1 Virtual Tutoring
