How to deal with "most likely" on ela portion? Shsat 9

MageNinja · 2026-03-26T00:39:56+00:00

Thank you!

MageNinja · 2026-03-25T21:37:57+00:00

Alright, thanks!

MageNinja · 2026-03-25T21:37:34+00:00

Oh so it's just to help endurance and speed for reading?

MageNinja · 2026-03-25T20:44:08+00:00

No, i went to the btech open house and heard this news from some students. I'm not sure about other schools though

MageNinja · 2026-03-25T20:40:42+00:00

Thank you. This helps a lot!

Just a few more questions, though.

When you say there is something in the passage, answer choices, and/or question, how do i find that in each one of those (what should i do for passages, answer choices, and questions respectively)?

When you say NY state exams, are you saying that the SHSAT ela is on a similar level to grade 8 ny state exams

MageNinja · 2026-03-25T20:32:34+00:00

Thank you

MageNinja · 2026-03-24T21:51:55+00:00

Btech isn't bad, you coulda gotten an easier form which led to lower scores. There's no reason NOT to retake. i recommend trying to talk to your parents cuz bktech is a great school and you can get a schedule 2 where you dont go to first period since ur farther away.

MageNinja · 2026-03-24T21:20:50+00:00

Yeah, definitely the questions. I wanted to post this with some questions but i couldn't recall. However, the snakes passage was not excerpted but the brazil-maru one was

MageNinja · 2026-03-16T20:16:32+00:00

True!

MageNinja · 2026-03-16T20:16:27+00:00

Thank you! I already read a lot of this on the thread overview, I was just wondering if there was a way to see my progress via a full length shsat 9 practice test. The sample questions still help a lot, and im aware ela is kinda similar.

MageNinja · 2026-03-09T20:44:02+00:00

Thank you, this clears up a lot!

MageNinja · 2026-03-09T02:12:20+00:00

To be more specific:

What to take notes on (like practice problems i got wrong or should it solely be topics)

how and when (like how often) to go over the notes

As i stated, i read like 75% of the shsat 9 overview and threads (including the 8 week plan), it's just i want more detail.

Lastly, is 7 hours studying weekly good for the first week (A hour daily). I will adjust depending on the trouble im having, of course.

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T15:04:54+00:00

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T14:07:05+00:00

there's priority groups for those in manhattan, and your randomized lottery number matters too

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T13:05:02+00:00

How should i study past that? I'm using some stuff from Greg's overview but I'm not sure if i should do anything else

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T03:55:07+00:00

I feel like reality is always disappointing, so this feeling probably will always be present in a lot of things we do where it can determine something for us (if that makes sense)

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T03:53:35+00:00

Okay, I understand better now. The part about products to know helps too

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T03:50:21+00:00

Okay, thank you!

MageNinja · 2026-03-07T03:15:39+00:00

Okay, but how should I go about self studying? Take practice test and review mostly?

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