2016SHSAT_English

4steps in the Application ProcesssectionApplying to the Specialized High Schools1Contact Guidance CounselorStudents should contact their guidance counselor toindicate intention to take the SHSAT and/or audition forLaGuardia High School within the RFT period, starting in earlySeptember.2Obtain a Test or Audition TicketPrior to the testing/audition date(s), school guidancecounselors will provide students with a SHSAT TestTicket and/or a LaGuardia High School Audition Ticket. Thisticket will indicate the location of the test/audition site, the dateand time of the SHSAT/audition, the student’s ID number, andthe school code number of the student’s current school. If astudent has a conflict with the test or audition date assigned,the student should inform his/her guidance counselorimmediately to arrange an alternate test or audition date. OnceTest and Audition Tickets have been issued, students areexpected to arrive on the date and time indicated on theirtickets. SHSAT test sites are based on the location of students’current schools, not current home address. LaGuardia HighSchool audition dates and times are based on the boroughwhere students currently attend school.3Review Test or Audition TicketStudents and parents/guardians should review allinformation on the Test or Audition Ticket for accuracy.English Language Learners and students with disabilities shouldcheck their ticket and make sure they are scheduled for theappropriate testing date (see pages 9 and 11) with theappropriate accommodations. They should inform theirguidance counselors immediately if there are any errors on theTest or Audition Ticket.4Complete and Obtain PARENT/Guardian Signature on Test orAudition TicketStudents and parents/guardians must sign the Test or AuditionTicket prior to the exam or audition. Those taking the SHSATshould rank, in priority order, up to eight Specialized HighSchools to which they want to apply. Students will copy thesechoices onto the test answer sheet on test day. Students maychoose to apply to only one school, or may apply to as many asall eight schools to increase their chances of being offered a seatin one of those Specialized High Schools. Students should onlylist schools that they wish to attend if they are offered a seat.Once choices have been submitted on the day of the test, theymay not be changed. The LaGuardia High School Audition Ticketwill display the studio(s) for which the student requested toaudition when the RFT was submitted. Students should make acopy of the Audition Ticket for each audition they attend.5Attend SHSAT or AuditionStudents taking the SHSAT must bring their Test Ticketto their assigned test site on the day of the test. Studentsauditioning for one or more studios at LaGuardia High Schoolmust bring their Audition Tickets to their audition(s) as well.Students arriving without an Audition or Test Ticket may not beguaranteed admittance. Although sites will make every effort toconfirm a student's registration and accommodate those withmissing tickets, another test or audition date may need to bescheduled. Students should arrive at the time indicated on theTest or Audition Ticket; but it is important to note that the testor audition may start after the arrival time listed on the Test orAudition Ticket.Students are allowed to bring cell phones to the SHSAT test siteand/or LaGuardia High School, but cell phones must be turnedoff and not in use while in school buildings. No other electronicdevices are allowed. Prior to to the start of the audition orSHSAT, students must be prepared to turn in their cell phoneswhen it is requested.For both the SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditions,students may bring a snack and water; however, test andaudition site staff, including proctors and adjudicators, willdetermine when consuming these items is allowed.6Receive ResultsStudents must be residents of New York City in order toreceive results of the SHSAT and/or offers to LaGuardiaHigh School studio(s). In March 2016, students will be notifiedthrough the High School Admissions Round One result letters asto whether or not they received offer(s) to the Specialized HighSchools. It is possible for students who audition for one or moreof the studios at LaGuardia High School to receive offer(s) toone or more of the studios at LaGuardia High School. Studentswho receive offers to a Specialized High School may, at thesame time, receive an offer to one of the other high schoolchoices that were submitted on his/her New York City HighSchool Admissions Application. At this time, the student willhave to choose between the Specialized High School offer(s)and the High School Admissions application offer.13