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If you had a choice would you take the SHSAT? Well, every year, 8th grade students in New York City face that question as they prepare to take one of the most important test in their lives; the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). Eight prestigious high schools, require admission based on the SHSAT. The test consists of two parts, verbal and math. The verbal composes of scrambled paragraphs, logical reasoning and reading comprehension. The math consists of algebra and geometry. Many say the SHSAT should change, because of its assessment on only test taking abilities, and role in creating racial disparities at specialized schools. But, the SHSAT should not change, because it is most beneficial to everyone.
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According to the Research Alliance for New York Schools at NYU Steinhardt, changing the SHSAT to standardized test scores and grades, will make no difference to the already distant gap between minorities. “(The) impact of six alternate admissions rules, based on criteria other than the SHSAT, including state test scores, grades, and attendance. [...] most of them would not appreciably increase the share of Black students admitted.” Whether or not, changing the admission method, the results are the same, so why change the SHSAT when the data has shown that whatever method that the system tried have not proved to work?
Many individuals are against the SHSAT because they believe that one test should not determine the rest of your life, They also believe in the fact that the SHSAT, “does not predict student anything about a student.” Making the SHSAT even more questionable on why use it at all. Nevertheless, using one test to determine admission will make students study harder, because they know that there is fierce competition and only so many spots. Making it into a specialized high school is a reward for those that study and work hard to achieve come to where they are

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