School Prep Guides
HSMSE SHSAT Practice Test Guide: What Score You Need and How to Train for It in 2026
Getting into HSMSE at City College requires an SHSAT composite near 526 — and the test goes fully adaptive in Fall 2026. This guide covers the current cutoff, explains what the new format means for your child's prep, and shows how STEM Critical Thinking practice tests build the reasoning skills HSMSE-bound students need most.
