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Standardized tests, reverse-engineered.

We data-mine real exams (1,368 SHSAT questions and counting) and turn them into precise readiness reports for students, parents, and tutors.

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Specialized High Schools Admissions Test

NYC's most competitive high school admissions test. Built from the official DOE handbooks: adaptive tests, 28 distractor traps, and precision error analysis by skill and difficulty.

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Hunter College High School Entrance Exam

One of the most selective public schools in the country. The entrance exam tests reading and mathematics at a high level of difficulty, with a question style and scoring logic that rewards precision over speed.

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After the baseline

You get a report that tells you exactly what went wrong.

The exact mistake

Not "needs improvement in reading comprehension." The specific distractor that made a wrong answer look right to the child.

What it costs

One error type repeated across 40 questions bleeds points from every section. The report shows how many points each mistake pattern is costing the composite.

What to do next

Practice items built around that mistake, so the student stops rehearsing what they already know and starts working on what they actually get wrong.

Live example Alex's Dashboard 5 tests completed · Baseline + 4 Benchmarks
558
Latest composite
5
Tests completed
+165
Score improvement
1.1m
Avg time / question

Alex's Score History

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School placement (2026 cutoffs)

Stuy
+6
cutoff 552
HSAS
+49
cutoff 509
BxSci
+62
cutoff 496
SI Tech
+66
cutoff 492
BkTech
+93
cutoff 465
QSci
+146
cutoff 412
CCNY
+153
cutoff 405
Lehman
+161
cutoff 397

Based on latest composite score of 558. Colour indicates distance from cutoff.

Estimated only. Actual SHSAT scaling varies by year and is not published by the DOE.

Scores and time per test

Distractor trap analysis

Which answer traps caught Alex most often.

ELA

Math

Focus areas

Three weakest skills, ranked by accuracy. Target these first.

Logical reasoning
Persistent gap
48%
24 correct of 50 attempts
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Main idea
First seen
55%
33 correct of 60 attempts
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Evidence & inference
62%
37 correct of 60 attempts
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Eldar Sarajlic

Eldar Sarajlic

Academic philosopher and university professor of critical thinking. I built this for my own child first, and then decided to share it with other families.

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