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Is your young scholar preparing for College? Or looking to get into a specialized high school? Preparation has, unfortunately for a long time, been a resource game. Real Dreams Prep is here to level the playing field. Our programs will make your student competitive force for admissions to the most elite schools in the nation. 

Preparing to master any standardized test is achievable with the right plan. Real Dreams Prep will help you gain confidence, maximize your score and boost your chances of admissions. 

Resources and Information about our most frequently used services.

The SAT

Overview: The SAT is the most widely recognized standardized admissions test used by colleges and universities. The test is intended to measure a high school student’s preparedness for college.  The entire test, including the optional essay, runs 3 hours and 50 minutes.

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Answers:

Questions have 4-answer multiple choice answers for all sections. However, both Math sections reserve a few student response questions where student's write-in their answers. The essay is also hand-written. 

Scoring: Scored out of 1600 


The SHSAT 

Overview:  NYC's specialized high schools are advanced admissions based public schools. There are nine specialized high schools and they each have a different focus. 8 of the 9 require eighth-graders to take the SHSAT (Specialized High School Admissions Test). The SHSAT is a standardized assessment that is offered to all 8th-grade students within the five boroughs of New York City.

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Answers:

The ELA test is all 4-answer multiple questions. The Math test is mainly 4-answer multiple choice but reserves a few student response questions where student's grid-in their answers. 

Scoring: Scored out of 800 (typically low 700s is the highest score achieved)

ACT

Overview: The ACT is like another type of SAT. Both the ACT and the SAT are nationally administered, standardized tests that help colleges and universities evaluate your application and measure your preparedness for college courses. The entire test, including the optional essay, runs 3 hours and 35 minutes.

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Answers:

The English, Reading and Science tests have 4-answer multiple choice questions. The math test has 5-answer multiple choice questions. The essay is hand-written. 

Scoring: Scored out of 36


SHSAT 2023 Cut-off Scores

(School: Low Score / High Score)


Brooklyn Latin: 493 / 568

Queens Science @ York College: 527 / 592

Brooklyn Technical: 503 / 710 

HS of American Studies @ Lehman: 510 / 617

HS for Math, Science & Engineering @ CCNY: 518 / 655

Bronx Science: 521 / 696

Staten Island Tech: 521 / 688

Stuyvesant: 561 / 690

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