Kaplans New York City SHSAT Prep 2026 provides the most up-to-date content to help you succeed on the computer-adaptive Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). This year's edition includes guidance on taking the new digital SHSAT. Our realistic practice tests, content review, and expert test-taking strategies will help you face the SHSAT with confidence.

We are so certain that New York City SHSAT Prep offers all the guidance you need to excel on the test that we guarantee it: after studying with our book, youll score higher on the SHSATor youll get your money back.

The Best Review

• Up-to-date content aligned with the most recent test changes
• Available in Summer 2026: 3 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations for every question
• Instruction and practice for the new technology-enhanced test items
• Detailed review and test-like practice questions for every topic tested on the SHSAT
• Proven score-raising strategies with emphasis on improving math and verbal skills

Expert Guidance

• Kaplans experts make sure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test.
• We invented test prepKaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and 9 out of 10 Kaplan students get into one or more of their top-choice colleges. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.
• Our guide to the SHSAT can help eighth- and ninth-grade NYC students gain admission to a specialized high school such as Stuyvesant High School; Bronx High School of Science; Brooklyn Technical High School; Brooklyn Latin School; High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College; High School of American Studies at Lehman College; Queens High School for the Sciences at York College; or Staten Island Technical High School.