2025 SHSAT Summer & Fall Boot Camp

This is a Summer & Fall enrichment program designed for high-performing 5th, 6th and 7th graders getting in position for top high school admissions and 8th graders who will take the 2025 SHSAT in November of next year. These schools include Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Brooklyn Latin, High School of Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE), American Studies at Lehman, Staten Island Tech, and Queens Science at York College.

This is an SHSAT intensive program, that requires commitment from parents and students over a period of 5 weeks in the summer and 9 weeks in the fall. Students will be expected to complete all assigned work in order to keep up with the pace of the program. The application deadline is June 30th, 2025.

Learn more about our 2025 SHSAT Summer & Fall Boot Camp with CEO, Tai Abrams.

ADMISSION

The first step to being considered for the 2025 SHSAT Summer & Fall Boot Camp is the submission of an application. Criteria for admission is solely based on the applicant's most recent state exam scores. Student must have 3’s and 4’s to be a selected for this opportunity. Note: To be considered for the fall 2025 program, continuing AdmissionSquad students from the 2025 SHSAT Summer Boot Camp may use their most recent SHSAT diagnostic score as the sole criteria for admission and will be given priority. Students must have a 450 or greater on a diagnostic SHSAT to attend the fall boot camp.

**Helping students reach their potential, one test at a time.**

PROGRAM FEATURES

July 7th to August 7th (SUMMER SESSION) IN-PERSON

120+ hours of IN-PERSON admissions test preparation

3 proctored exams with detailed score reports (3.5 hours each)

Materials included

September 6th to October 26th (FALL SESSION) IN-PERSON and ONLINE

40+ hours of in-person or virtual admissions test preparation

4 proctored exams with detailed score reports (3.5 hours each)

Materials included

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Summer Classroom Prep (In-person)

Monday - Thursday

8:00 AM - 2:30 PM (students will have a break to take their lunch)

Fall Classroom Prep (In-person or Online)

Choose one time slot

Saturday —> 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (In-person)

Sunday —> 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Online)

*Office hours

All office hours sessions will be hosted online. Schedule made available at the program orientation

TUITION*

IN-PERSON PROGRAM: $850 for the Summer & Fall sessions (this price is generously subsidized by our donors and additional scholarships are available based on need and availability).

Students must meet requirements to attend program. Thank you to our generous supporters for making this opportunity possible!

LOCATION

IN-PERSON location to be determined. Virtual options will be available for the fall program. In the event of the need to facilitate material pickup in-person or any other extreme circumstances, this is our home office: 195 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Closing event: Day Before the 2025 SHSAT

Tentative Date the evening before the SHSAT from 4PM - 6PM

Every year we host a closing panel event for the students who are getting ready to take the exam. We invite current high-performing high school students from the Specialized High Schools to come and share some last minute words of encouragement. The location is TBD. As of right now, it will be online until further notice. Please visit our YouTube channel to meet our past panelists for the past three years, some of which, currently attend Harvard University!

Day Before the 2016 SHSAT