​NYC PRIVATE, SPECIALIZED AND BOARDING SCHOOLS: IMPROVE THE CHANCE OF BEING ACCEPTED

Some of the top primary and secondary private schools get thousands of applicants per grade, with limited open placements. Improving your child’s ERB, ISEE, SSAT or SHSAT score will situate them above the average applicant, making them more likely to be accepted into a private school or a specialized public school.

​Since 2005, The Study Shack’s tutoring services have helped students get accepted into NYC’s top  schools.

School Admissions Test Prep Tutoring Services



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☑︎Specialized High School Admissions Test Prep (SHSAT Test Preparation)


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☑︎ Independent & Boarding School Admissions Test Prep​ (SSAT Test Preparation)









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​☑︎ ERB ADMINISTERED COMPREHENSIVE TESTING PROGRAM (CTP)

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☑︎ SHSAT
  • Students currently in 8th and 9th grade interested in applying to Specialized High Schools within New York City are required to take the Specialized High School Admission Test (SHSAT). The SHSAT is composed of two multiple-choice sections: Verbal and Math.
  • The Study Shack’s SHSAT test prep specialists will assist students in reviewing all content material, teaching test-taking strategies, and building time management skills necessary to successfully take the SHSAT. ​
  • The New York City High Schools classified as Specialized High Schools are the following:​​
    • Bronx High School of Science
    • Brooklyn Latin School
    • ​Brooklyn Technical High School
    • High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College
    • High School for American Studies at Lehman College
    • Queens High School for Sciences at York College
    • Staten Island Technical High School
    • Stuyvesant High School​

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☑︎ Independent & Boarding School Admissions Test Prep​ (SSAT and ISEE Test Preparation)
  • The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is recommended for students applying to private schools in grades 2-12. The Study Shack offers test preparation sessions for the ISEE Primary (entering grades 2 – 4), lower level (entering grades 5-6), middle level (entering grades 7-8), and upper level (entering grades 9-12).
  • The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is a standardized test available for students applying to most Independent and Boarding Schools around the world. The SSAT measures a student’s verbal, quantitative, and reading skills. The Study Shack offers test preparation sessions for the elementary (grades 3-4), middle (grades 5-7), and upper (grades 8-11) level SSAT. The SSAT requires an essay which is not scored, but is sent directly to the schools.


☑︎ERB administered CTP testing
  • These tests are administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
  • CTP testing helps educators assess content specific, curriculum-based performance alongside reasoning ability and conceptual knowledge.