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A complete list of all pages on the Doctor SHSAT website.
About Doctor SHSAT
Doctor SHSAT is the private tutoring practice of Dr. Stuart Donnelly, an Oxford Ph.D. with more than 20 years of experience preparing New York City students for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. The site you are browsing exists to answer every question a NYC family might have about the SHSAT: what the exam contains, how it is scored, which schools use it, who tutors students for it, and what private one-on-one preparation actually looks like. Every page has been written by Dr. Donnelly himself, and this sitemap is simply a map of that content in one place.
What the SHSAT Actually Tests
From Fall 2026 the SHSAT is a 180-minute, computer-adaptive test with 100 questions split evenly between English Language Arts and Math. The ELA section has 50 questions covering Revising/Editing and Reading Comprehension. The Math section has 50 questions covering ratios and proportions, the number system, expressions, equations and inequalities, geometry, and statistics and probability, including fill-in questions where students enter their own answers. Each section’s scaled score is added into a single composite score that determines admission. Official cutoff scores for Fall 2026 admission ranged from 561 at Stuyvesant and 525 at Bronx Science to 506 at Brooklyn Tech and 495 at Brooklyn Latin.
Which Schools Use the SHSAT
Eight NYC public high schools admit students solely based on their SHSAT composite: Stuyvesant, Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn Latin, High School for Mathematics/Science/Engineering at City College, High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and Staten Island Technical High School. LaGuardia High School admits via audition rather than the SHSAT. For a deeper look at why these schools matter and whether your child should sit the test, visit the Why Take the SHSAT page or read the full SHSAT Overview.
How This Site Is Organized
The sitemap below groups pages into three simple categories. Main Pages cover the tutoring service itself: Dr. Donnelly’s credentials, verified parent reviews, contact information, and the FAQ. SHSAT Exam pages explain the test in detail. SHSAT Prep pages describe the tutoring options available, including online tutoring for families outside Manhattan. Whether you are just starting to research the test or ready to book a free consultation, everything on this site is one click away from the list below.