SHSAT Study Plan

Plan SHSAT preparation: lessons first, then targeted practice, then mixed review.

Updated October 3, 2026

Pick the schedule that fits the time before your test. Each one moves from lessons to practice to review.

Phase 1: Diagnose and repair prerequisites

Try fresh untimed ELA and math sets. Record the requested action, your reason, the cause of each error and time spent; do not infer an official score.Read the relevant connected lesson and work its example before revealing its answer. Review fraction operations, ratios and sentence boundaries when a later skill depends on them.Choose a manageable daily session and alternate the two subjects. Reserve the final day of this phase for answered transfers rather than repeating memorized items.

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Phase 2: Build methods across the blueprint

Study contextual revision alongside stand-alone grammar. Read each complete draft and justify placement, transition and relevance choices against neighboring sentences.Read literary, informational and poetry sets. For every answer name passage evidence and explain why the closest alternative goes too far or misses the purpose.Work labeled math diagrams and data as well as arithmetic/algebra. Grade-9 applicants add through-grade-8 extensions while retaining common preparation. Check every worked answer in its original conditions.

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Phase 3: Mix skills and plan time

Build fresh mixed fixed sets and use the optional saved timer. Record whether errors come from the concept, reading a condition, calculation or pacing.Trial a starting-subject choice and an initial time allocation. A 90/90 split is a planning experiment, not an official rule; allow for reading passages and finish the first subject before switching in official practice.Rework errors after a delay, then solve a different transfer. Local flag/review controls support learning; do not rehearse skip-and-return as an official adaptive strategy.

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Phase 4: Use official readiness and consolidate

Use the official Student Readiness Tool for digital controls, especially equation editor, graphing and other interfaces this local course does not reproduce. Consult current access instructions if the platform fails.Attempt an official full timed practice form under the appropriate 180-minute or approved 360-minute conditions. Save its summary before leaving and read the matching explanation appendix.Review new transfers, units, passage evidence and the final-check-before-advance habit. Confirm the assigned ticket, tools and approved accommodations; avoid exhausting last-minute practice or admission predictions.

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Adjust as you go

Spend more time on the topics you keep missing.

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