About 30,000 students are waiting to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), which determines acceptance into Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech and other great New York City ...

The notion of a meritocracy — a system in which individuals are selected for positions based on their ability, not their social class or background — dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 C.E.) of ...

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Starting this fall 2025, New York City’s eighth graders will take the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) in a fully digital format for the first time. This is a big change for NYC ...

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Roberto Quesada is the sophomore class president at Brooklyn Technical High School. He had to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test, or SHSAT, to get in. But he doesn’t think future ...