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Chart showing about 20 of the SHSAT's 180 minutes spent operating the digital test, leaving about 160 minutes for English and math.
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SHSAT

The SHSAT Has a 20-Minute Problem

Navigating the digital SHSAT could take 16 to 24 minutes of the 180-minute exam. That's time spent clicking, advancing, and working the interface, not reading or solving. We measured it, and here's why it matters for a test that decides admission to NYC most selective public high schools.

Siddiq Bello · September 28, 2026
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Diagram comparing the adaptive SHSAT, where student paths branch based on performance, with online practice tests, where all 53 tested runs followed the same fixed path.
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SHSAT

The New SHSAT Is Adaptive. Its Online Practice Tests Aren’t.

The online practice tests aren’t adaptive. Unless that changes, the first time students encounter the SHSAT adapting to their performance will be on test day.

Siddiq Bello · September 26, 2026
Score Signal
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SATACTAdmissions

Score Signal

Compares an SAT or ACT score with each college’s enrolled score range and test policy, then returns a submit, test-optional, or retake answer for every school on a list.

Siddiq Bello · September 24, 2026
Admission Test Database
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SATSHSAT

Admission Test Database

SAT and SHSAT figures, version by version, each tied to the technical document it came from.

Akil Bello · September 23, 2026
Highly Rejective
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Highly Rejective

A classification of colleges with undergraduate admit rates below 30%, and why “selective” is the wrong word for how those schools enroll.

Akil Bello · March 12, 2021