Test dates for the Specialized High School Admissions Test are as follows:

• Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 & 28, 2007 for current 8th grade students.
• Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 & 4, 2007 for 9th grade students and 8th and 9th grade students with special needs.
• Saturday, November 17, 2007 for make-ups. (Students must have special permission to take the make-up test; documentation is required from your counselor as to why you were unable to take the test on the assigned dates.)

The High School of American Studies at Lehman College, along with the Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn Latin High School, High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and Stuyvesant High School were established under New York State Law 2590 section-g to serve the needs of gifted New York City students.

Admission is based solely on a competitive written examination, known as the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), open to all eighth and ninth grade New York City students. All applicants must be New York City residents in order to take the examination.

Please refer to the following Department of Education website, entitled, High School Admissions, for more information.

The New York City Department of Education publishes a handbook with details of all six Specialized High Schools, test dates and locations, and two sample tests. It is available through your guidance counselor or online through the Department of Education Web site.

The High School of American Studies is strictly forbidden from distributing applications. APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED ONLY FROM THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR OF YOUR CURRENT SCHOOL.