I love this vlog! Im a middle school student aspiring to go to Stuyvesant because of the mathematics and science. I really have a passion for computer science and chemistry, and maths so happens to be a strong suit of mine that makes me happy. Thank you for sharing your experiences as a student at Stuy :)
I have a few questions for the SHSAT since Im taking it in a few months: 1. What scores should I be getting before I take the test? What SHSAT score calculator should I use since I feel like some are different than others. 2. What are some tips to get better at the reading section? 3. What is your overall opinion on Stuyvesant? 4. How much should I be studying ever day?
hi! sorry for the late reply. im afraid i can't answer these questions too well bc i don't remember the scoring system, but i'll try my best 1. not sure what score you need but try your best :) i'd ask someone official or look at an official site to see what calculators are allowed 2. some people say to skim the questions so you know what to look for, and then go back and skim the passage instead of actually reading, but then some people say don't do that so idk. up to you. some other general test taking strategies are read the question carefully, use process of elimination, skip and come back if u are unsure, and trust your gut (i.e. if you were really torn btwn two answers, picked one, and then start doubting yourself, unless you find a genuinely better reason to pick the other one, just keep what you picked) 3. my overall opinion on stuy is it was hard. i'm glad i went there because it made me who i am today, allowed me to make good friends, etc. it's nice being able to say i graduated from stuy and it's an accomplishment i'm proud of. when i was at stuy and after i graduated, i thought it was worth it. however, i'm starting my second year of college now and i'm not sure if the stress was worth the name because where you go to high school doesn't really matter in the end. i wasn't sleeping properly and got stressed and didn't have a good work/life balance. but then again, stuy had a lot of educational opportunities and pushing myself there made college easier, so there's pros and cons to it, like with anything. it will be a lot of hard work, but it can also be rewarding. its up to u to decide what's worth doing for you, which i know can seem daunting but you'll figure it out eventually :) 4. how much u shld study depends on your needs. i'm assuming you mean studying for the shsat? i can't give u an exact hours per day, because i didn't study like that. i just took practice tests until i was content with how i was scoring and when the test came. if you really want an estimate, maybe study 3 hours a week? if you're not happy with your scores then study a lil more.
now I know the best way to see a specialized high school or a high school in general is by seeing a student record it lol, you’ve given me a new perspective of stuy! still don’t wanna take the m9 in rush hour traffic though there 😔 yeah I hope I have the option to get there… question: do you get your test result before or during application season?
hii sorry for the late reply. yea student vlogs are always gonna be different from what a school shows you, and even then, i'm just one person lol. try to get some more people's povs if you can. i'm glad i gave you some new perspective tho! yeahh the commute can be a lot ugh. about the test results, high-key don't remember sorry. i think i got it in march, a little before regular high school results came out? if ur testing/applying to high schools, good luck!! you'll do great wherever you go and everything happens for a reason :)
@@emily.ohey sorry if ur seeing my comments and if I sound too repetitive about my questions. I really wanna go to Stuyvesant but I’m taking the 9th grade SHSAT which is way harder and I only have a month to prepare bc I could not prepare before. I know how to do the math section if I learn the techniques on how to solve the questions but I struggle with the English passages because the wording just does not make me understand what the central idea is. Please give me tips on how to study, what to study and how long I should study to get in (I know you don’t know how long I should study for but I have all day after I do all my homework and work from my current high school) please give me tips on the SHSAT and what tricks to avoid. Thank you so much!
hii sorry for the late response. the difficulty of the test depends on your skill level and test taking abilities. prep schools and practice tests tend to be a little harder than the actual test, but it's still good to prepare yourself for more difficult questions. good luck on the exam!
@@emily.ohey, thank you for uploading your day in the life as a Stuyvesant senior, do u have any tips on how to prepare for the 9th grade SHSAT? How did u prepare and also I have a month left till the test because I was not able to prepare for some reasons, please and thank you.
hey, congratulations to your friends!! looking back i’ll say “it’s not that bad” but during my time at stuy i was definitely stressed and not sleeping properly. workload depends on your teachers and courses ofc, but i’d say maybe 3 hours if you manage your time efficiently, but realistically 5ish hours including breaks, distractions, etc. when i was a student, the hw policy was max .5 hours of hw a night for regular classes, and max 1 hour of hw a night for ap classes. not sure if that’s still the policy. tbh some teachers assigned more than they were supposed to, but some teachers wouldn’t assign hw that often, so i guess it balances out. hope this helps!!
Do you know anyone who got in through the 9th-grade SHSAT? Also, did you have preparation for the SHSAT? If so, do you think it's a must? Additionally, do you have any tips for the SHSAT?
don’t know anyone personally, but there were definitely a few students. i prepped by doing a few practice tests. the amount of practice necessary is dependent on your skill level, but i would definitely suggest doing a couple practice tests to get used to the pacing and type of questions. that’s gotta be my main shsat tip. it’s all about seeing what you got wrong and practicing those types of questions, and that also applies to studying for tests in general. general test taking tips: - sleep, eat, properly hydrate, etc. - skip questions you don’t know and come back to them - answer all questions, even just a guess, if there is no penalty for wrong answers - use process of elimination hope this helps! good luck on the exam if you plan on taking it :)
hey, so unfortunately if you don't put stuy first, you cannot get in, even if your score is high enough. this isn't a mistake necessarily though, because everything happens for a reason and you can do great things wherever you go. don't worry about the things you can't change in the past, and try to keep moving forward :) best of luck wherever you go!!
Una pregunta, que hay en este high school veo que es muy lindo y quisiera ir pero veo en los comentarios que es más de matemáticas y química y si me gusta la química pero la matemáticas no, entonces me la recomiendan?
@@sofiacucalon3847 hola sofia que es la que hay te lo explico aca. basicamente para aplicar a stuyvesant (la escuela) tienes que tomar un examen que se llama el SHSAT en el 8avo grado de "middle school" aqui en nueva york. la escuela aceptará entre 750-800 las personas de los que tomaron el examen SHSAT. cerca de 35 miles de personas lo hacen, asique estudiar un monton antes verdad que es necesario. 57 preguntas son de ingles y literatura, basicamente de comprension de ingles y las ultimas 57 preguntas tratan de matematicas. normalmente mas de 100 te logrará ser aceptada pero hay q tomar en cuenta que esta escuela no es para todos. yo voy aca y estoy en mi 3cer año aca y se lo recomiendo 100% a personas que quieren la educacion mejor que puedan recibir. pero labentamblemente hablar ingles es necesario y hasta la cultura aca puede ser toxica. casi todos los estudiantes son chinos y hay muchas personas que solamente le interesan conseguir las notas mas altas posibles para verse mejor para universidades competitivas, y eso hace que esas personas frecuentemente no les importe un car*jo si necesitas ayuda y te van a dejar fracasar en muchos casos. los profesores y maestros dan una BURDA de tarea que yo ni puedo describir (puede ser al menos 4-5 horas al dia) y muchos de los profesores se creen reyes que te pueden quitar la vida social y horas dormidas. perooo de todos modos a mi me ha gustado, aca vas hacer amigos que te van a cuidar por toda la vida. y lo que hace esta escuela lo que es definitivamente son los estudiantes, de las personas mas trabajadores del mundo. pero no vayas paca si tu solamente lo vas hacer para parecer mejor a la universidades. esto solamente funciona para el 20% de los estudiantes mejores aca. a las universidades yo les parezco peor a pesar de haber tenido la notas mejores de mi primaria porque los cabrones aca tambien lo tenian y han estudiao desde que estaban en la matriz. yo soy parte del equipo de roboticas aca y en verdad si tu habla ingles y puedes estudiar bastante para ser aceptada, entonces yo te lo recomiendo 10000000000000%. tu vas a chambiar tanto que te va parecer un sueño todo lo que tu haces despues y vas a recibir la educacion mejor y oportunidades de ser parte de una comunidad con muchos recursos que tu podras aprovechar. de todos modos ya tengo que acostarme y en verdad voy a estudiar un poco antes de que empiece la escuela en 4 dias asi que no te preocupes, relajate, y toma en cuenta todo esto pero tu puedes conseguir exito en lo que tu haces si tu le echas ganas. asique chao cuidate bro.
aca en stuyvesant si tu quieren poner tu atencion en matematicas, quimica, roboticas, musica, arte, lo que sea. te va ir bien y tu vas a conseguir recursos y una comunidad de estudiantes y alumnos que les gusta lo mismo. pero si que tu vas a tener que tomar matematicas como todos los estudiantes de todos los colegios de eeuu. asique si puede ser de matematicas o puede ser de quimica. pero sin importar tendras que tambien estudiar matematicas. pero solamente 1 periodo cada dia xd y eso son 45 minutos basicamente asique ntp
I love this vlog! Im in 7th grade right now and my dream highschool is Stuyvesant! I just have a few questions for you that I hope you can answer: -How hard was the SHSAT and did you get prep? -Is the school really 'academic trauma'? -Does it specialize in biology classes and things like college credits? -Do the teachers accept late assignments at certain times? -Do you guys get field trips or school parties/assemblies/celebrations at times? Its alot of questions but I hope you can answer them
hii thank you for watching :)) to answer your questions: to prep for the shsat, i self studied by doing practice questions and tests in a test prep book. the test wasn’t bad imo (but also i don’t really remember since i took it years ago). i found math relatively easy, and english was slightly more tricky/difficult. be sure to read everything carefully. “academic trauma” 😅😅 yes stuy is challenging and the workload is difficult, especially if you take a lot of ap classes. looking back i’m like “oh it wasnt thatttt bad,” but when i reread my journal entries from junior year, every day was about how i was getting 4 hours of sleep and how much work i had and how tired i was. be prepared to work hard, and hopefully you’re able to find a motivator. definitely reach out to teachers and your guidance counselor if you’re going through a hard time and need help. stuy has multiple biology electives and AP bio. stuy has a lot of other AP courses and interesting electives for each department too. for late assignments, it depends on the teacher but most do accept late work. i think the english department allows you to have a one week extension on any assignment, once a semester, but be sure to check your teacher’s policies each semester. field trips are up to teachers. they don’t happen very often-i think i only went on one and it was during freshman year. when you go on a trip, you need permission from all your other teachers, plus they take a lot of planning, so that’s probably why teachers don’t have class trips often. there’s no assemblies, and no senior trip or homecoming dances, which are two things i would’ve wanted :(( but i guess no trip is because of how many students there are. the main dances are jprom (juniors) and prom (seniors) but other events have been held for underclassmen. additionally, some clubs will host dinners/celebrations, often a cultural club celebrating a cultural holiday, but anyone can attend. good luck on the shsat!! you’ve still got time to prepare so don’t worry too much and you can do great things in the future, regardless of whatever happens 😊😊
@@emily.o Thank you so much for taking your time to answer these questions! And I do want to go to stuyvesant and I hope I can get admitted. Thanks for the affirmation aswell!
everyone has gym every other day, and when you don’t have gym you either have a free period or an extra period of science (gym and science periods are usually back to back)
Hey Emily! I’m taking the SHSAT in a few months and I am really nervous. Here are some questions I hope you can answer for me :) Did you pass Stuy’s cut off score by a lot and got in? If you can still remember from test day, what are some tips for the SHSAT exam? How much did you sleep as a freshman? (Average per day) Is Stuyvesant really that prestige just like the hype it receives? Tysm for your vids! My dream school is stuy and I hope I get in!!
Hey! - I passed the cut off score by 30ish points and got in (not sure what the cut off score was for my year, so I'm just estimating). - Day of the test tips? The day before, don't do any test prep and just try to relax. Make sure you get a good night of sleep and eat breakfast. I think you're allowed to chew gum, so I did that during the test, but check with your proctor. - I got maybe 6 hours of sleep per night as a freshman. - Stuyvesant is one of the best high schools in NYC and the name is well known, so yes I would say it's prestigious. There are a lot of course and extracurricular opportunities there that aren't available in other places. However, you don't need to go to Stuy to get a good education, and to be honest, going to Stuy will actually make it harder to get into a prestigious college if that's your goal. So many kids at Stuy are competing for spots in those schools, and there's so many qualified applicants, but a college can't take so many kids from just one place. Thanks for watching! Good luck on the SHSAT and remember that you'll do great wherever you go :))
At that school ur going to is it worth going to like are the academics really good and my mom says it’s a lot of pressure so I shouldn’t try to go but what are ur thoughts
if you’re interested in stuy at all, i’d say rank it first on the shsat and if you do get in, you can always choose to not go. you don’t wanna regret getting a high enough score but not putting stuy first (you can only get in if you rank it first) there is definitely academic pressure but it’s bearable imo. the competitiveness can be good bc it pushes you to try harder. nobody’s gonna randomly ask you to compare grades and start bragging about their achievements. whether or not you compare grades depends on your friends and what you’re comfy with. with things like taking aps and getting into college, i’ve definitely felt like damn i’m not doing enough, but it all depends on how much work you’re willing to do. the kids who took a bunch of ap classes and kept their averages high and got into prestigious schools also worked super hard for it. stuy’s academics are rly good. it’s what the school is known for. there’s lots of ap classes to choose from and even the reg classes are challenging/rigorous. also the extracurriculars are good like theres a lot of sports teams and hundreds of clubs you can join. there’s j a lot of options which is nice. also theres p good mental health support systems and tutoring if you need it. most teachers are happy to help you and work with you and most students are friendly imo i hope this helps :)
there are 10 periods a day, and you need at least 6 classes + gym, which counts as half a class bc it is every other day. So if you take the minimum number of classes (6.5), you’ll have 3-4 frees per day, including lunch. if you take more electives, you’ll have fewer frees, but everyone has a mandatory lunch period
public! nyc has 9 specialized high schools and for 8 of them, including this school, your admission is based on a standardized test called the specialized high schools admissions test (shsat)
unfortunately it is kind of true. i liked to think and teachers liked to say that if you had good time management, you could get sleep. i guess i didn't have good enough time management then, because i rarely slept more than 6 hours on a school night. the only people who i knew that got sleep weren't very involved in extracurriculars, but i stayed late at school almost every day, so i'd say that impacts how much sleep you get.
@@巴啦啦能量-x4x no worries! school is 8:00 am - 3:35 pm each day, although if you have 10th, or 9th and 10th period free, you can leave early. english and history homework are often reading based, other classes not so much.
hellooo, thank you! what does "good people" mean to you? stuy kids can be a bit competitive, but everyone's different. i did make good friends while i was there. you'll find your people because the school is so big and has a lot of interest based clubs/ways to meet people :) congrats on getting in and good luck with school!
@@emily.ohey, sadly I wasn’t not able to prepare for the SHSAT and I wanna take it, I’m going to take the 9th grade SHSAT and I have only a month left, do you please have any tips on how to study?
I love this vlog! Im a middle school student aspiring to go to Stuyvesant because of the mathematics and science. I really have a passion for computer science and chemistry, and maths so happens to be a strong suit of mine that makes me happy. Thank you for sharing your experiences as a student at Stuy :)
Thank you for watching :)) best of luck with your high school endeavors!
Choose brooklyn tech
hey did you get in? or are you taking it this year. I’m planning on taking it this year
@@edevasia im taking the shsats next fall so idk. good luck to you!
@@brighteyedcy wait so october/november 2024 right? guessing your in 7th grade??
Oh my god!! I'm taking the SHSAT soon and Stuy is my dream school
aww thanks for watching and commenting 🥰 good luck on the shsat, you got this!!
@@emily.o , Hello
did u get in?
High school acceptances come out in a few days for nyc 8th graders ahh! stuy was and still is one of my top schools, can’t wait to see if I get in
good luck!! you'll do great wherever you go :)
@@emily.ogot into bxsci 💀😭
@@dkzbearr it’s okay, bronx science is still an amazing school! i wish u the best of luck in hs
@@dkzbearrWGAT THATS SO GOOD!! I put that as my second I’m so excited :))
@@ConfusedCatd ooh! gl on the test! bxsci is a great school so i’m sure you’ll love it here if you get in :)
I taught at Stuy for a few years 20 years ago. Seems much the same, in a good way.
I have a few questions for the SHSAT since Im taking it in a few months:
1. What scores should I be getting before I take the test? What SHSAT score calculator should I use since I feel like some are different than others.
2. What are some tips to get better at the reading section?
3. What is your overall opinion on Stuyvesant?
4. How much should I be studying ever day?
get atleast 100+ consistently (out of 114)
hi! sorry for the late reply. im afraid i can't answer these questions too well bc i don't remember the scoring system, but i'll try my best
1. not sure what score you need but try your best :) i'd ask someone official or look at an official site to see what calculators are allowed
2. some people say to skim the questions so you know what to look for, and then go back and skim the passage instead of actually reading, but then some people say don't do that so idk. up to you. some other general test taking strategies are read the question carefully, use process of elimination, skip and come back if u are unsure, and trust your gut (i.e. if you were really torn btwn two answers, picked one, and then start doubting yourself, unless you find a genuinely better reason to pick the other one, just keep what you picked)
3. my overall opinion on stuy is it was hard. i'm glad i went there because it made me who i am today, allowed me to make good friends, etc. it's nice being able to say i graduated from stuy and it's an accomplishment i'm proud of. when i was at stuy and after i graduated, i thought it was worth it. however, i'm starting my second year of college now and i'm not sure if the stress was worth the name because where you go to high school doesn't really matter in the end. i wasn't sleeping properly and got stressed and didn't have a good work/life balance. but then again, stuy had a lot of educational opportunities and pushing myself there made college easier, so there's pros and cons to it, like with anything. it will be a lot of hard work, but it can also be rewarding. its up to u to decide what's worth doing for you, which i know can seem daunting but you'll figure it out eventually :)
4. how much u shld study depends on your needs. i'm assuming you mean studying for the shsat? i can't give u an exact hours per day, because i didn't study like that. i just took practice tests until i was content with how i was scoring and when the test came. if you really want an estimate, maybe study 3 hours a week? if you're not happy with your scores then study a lil more.
good luck on the shat!!
@@emily.o thank you!
@@Definitelynotnico you're welcome!
now I know the best way to see a specialized high school or a high school in general is by seeing a student record it lol, you’ve given me a new perspective of stuy! still don’t wanna take the m9 in rush hour traffic though there 😔 yeah I hope I have the option to get there… question: do you get your test result before or during application season?
hii sorry for the late reply. yea student vlogs are always gonna be different from what a school shows you, and even then, i'm just one person lol. try to get some more people's povs if you can. i'm glad i gave you some new perspective tho! yeahh the commute can be a lot ugh.
about the test results, high-key don't remember sorry. i think i got it in march, a little before regular high school results came out?
if ur testing/applying to high schools, good luck!! you'll do great wherever you go and everything happens for a reason :)
@@emily.ohey sorry if ur seeing my comments and if I sound too repetitive about my questions. I really wanna go to Stuyvesant but I’m taking the 9th grade SHSAT which is way harder and I only have a month to prepare bc I could not prepare before. I know how to do the math section if I learn the techniques on how to solve the questions but I struggle with the English passages because the wording just does not make me understand what the central idea is. Please give me tips on how to study, what to study and how long I should study to get in (I know you don’t know how long I should study for but I have all day after I do all my homework and work from my current high school) please give me tips on the SHSAT and what tricks to avoid. Thank you so much!
I'm taking the SHSAT in 3 months and I rly wanna go to stuy 🙂 I just have 1 question overall: Is the SHSAT as hard as summer/Saturday schools make it?
hii sorry for the late response. the difficulty of the test depends on your skill level and test taking abilities. prep schools and practice tests tend to be a little harder than the actual test, but it's still good to prepare yourself for more difficult questions. good luck on the exam!
@@emily.ohey, thank you for uploading your day in the life as a Stuyvesant senior, do u have any tips on how to prepare for the 9th grade SHSAT? How did u prepare and also I have a month left till the test because I was not able to prepare for some reasons, please and thank you.
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Hello! I really want to get into stuy do you have any tips for taking Shsat and studying, thank you!
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loved the vlog!!
thanks :))
2:31 there's a coffee cart at stuy?
it’s on the corner of chambers st and hudson st/west broadway, outside the 123 chambers st station entrance!
quick question, how bad is the workload daily? 2 of my future friends are going here this year :)
hey, congratulations to your friends!! looking back i’ll say “it’s not that bad” but during my time at stuy i was definitely stressed and not sleeping properly. workload depends on your teachers and courses ofc, but i’d say maybe 3 hours if you manage your time efficiently, but realistically 5ish hours including breaks, distractions, etc. when i was a student, the hw policy was max .5 hours of hw a night for regular classes, and max 1 hour of hw a night for ap classes. not sure if that’s still the policy. tbh some teachers assigned more than they were supposed to, but some teachers wouldn’t assign hw that often, so i guess it balances out.
hope this helps!!
Do you know anyone who got in through the 9th-grade SHSAT? Also, did you have preparation for the SHSAT? If so, do you think it's a must? Additionally, do you have any tips for the SHSAT?
don’t know anyone personally, but there were definitely a few students. i prepped by doing a few practice tests. the amount of practice necessary is dependent on your skill level, but i would definitely suggest doing a couple practice tests to get used to the pacing and type of questions. that’s gotta be my main shsat tip. it’s all about seeing what you got wrong and practicing those types of questions, and that also applies to studying for tests in general.
general test taking tips:
- sleep, eat, properly hydrate, etc.
- skip questions you don’t know and come back to them
- answer all questions, even just a guess, if there is no penalty for wrong answers
- use process of elimination
hope this helps! good luck on the exam if you plan on taking it :)
cute vlog ! ❤
thanks!!
did i make a mistake putting brooklyn tech over stuy i kinda feel regret i didn’t put it now i could’ve gotten in
hey, so unfortunately if you don't put stuy first, you cannot get in, even if your score is high enough. this isn't a mistake necessarily though, because everything happens for a reason and you can do great things wherever you go. don't worry about the things you can't change in the past, and try to keep moving forward :) best of luck wherever you go!!
Can you leave the school for lunch time or during any free periods?
yup, just make sure to scan back in before the period ends
if i wanna join late to this school (for junior year) do i still have to give the shsat?
hey i don’t think you can join junior year sorry 😕
you can only do the shsat in 8th and 9th grade 😔
Hi I’m a upcoming stuy student and I’m wondering r the ppl good there? Also ur so pretty
Una pregunta, que hay en este high school veo que es muy lindo y quisiera ir pero veo en los comentarios que es más de matemáticas y química y si me gusta la química pero la matemáticas no, entonces me la recomiendan?
@@hynjaaziii cuales son los requisitos para estudiar ahi?
@@sofiacucalon3847 hola sofia que es la que hay te lo explico aca. basicamente para aplicar a stuyvesant (la escuela) tienes que tomar un examen que se llama el SHSAT en el 8avo grado de "middle school" aqui en nueva york. la escuela aceptará entre 750-800 las personas de los que tomaron el examen SHSAT. cerca de 35 miles de personas lo hacen, asique estudiar un monton antes verdad que es necesario. 57 preguntas son de ingles y literatura, basicamente de comprension de ingles y las ultimas 57 preguntas tratan de matematicas. normalmente mas de 100 te logrará ser aceptada pero hay q tomar en cuenta que esta escuela no es para todos. yo voy aca y estoy en mi 3cer año aca y se lo recomiendo 100% a personas que quieren la educacion mejor que puedan recibir. pero labentamblemente hablar ingles es necesario y hasta la cultura aca puede ser toxica. casi todos los estudiantes son chinos y hay muchas personas que solamente le interesan conseguir las notas mas altas posibles para verse mejor para universidades competitivas, y eso hace que esas personas frecuentemente no les importe un car*jo si necesitas ayuda y te van a dejar fracasar en muchos casos. los profesores y maestros dan una BURDA de tarea que yo ni puedo describir (puede ser al menos 4-5 horas al dia) y muchos de los profesores se creen reyes que te pueden quitar la vida social y horas dormidas. perooo de todos modos a mi me ha gustado, aca vas hacer amigos que te van a cuidar por toda la vida. y lo que hace esta escuela lo que es definitivamente son los estudiantes, de las personas mas trabajadores del mundo. pero no vayas paca si tu solamente lo vas hacer para parecer mejor a la universidades. esto solamente funciona para el 20% de los estudiantes mejores aca. a las universidades yo les parezco peor a pesar de haber tenido la notas mejores de mi primaria porque los cabrones aca tambien lo tenian y han estudiao desde que estaban en la matriz. yo soy parte del equipo de roboticas aca y en verdad si tu habla ingles y puedes estudiar bastante para ser aceptada, entonces yo te lo recomiendo 10000000000000%. tu vas a chambiar tanto que te va parecer un sueño todo lo que tu haces despues y vas a recibir la educacion mejor y oportunidades de ser parte de una comunidad con muchos recursos que tu podras aprovechar. de todos modos ya tengo que acostarme y en verdad voy a estudiar un poco antes de que empiece la escuela en 4 dias asi que no te preocupes, relajate, y toma en cuenta todo esto pero tu puedes conseguir exito en lo que tu haces si tu le echas ganas. asique chao cuidate bro.
aca en stuyvesant si tu quieren poner tu atencion en matematicas, quimica, roboticas, musica, arte, lo que sea. te va ir bien y tu vas a conseguir recursos y una comunidad de estudiantes y alumnos que les gusta lo mismo. pero si que tu vas a tener que tomar matematicas como todos los estudiantes de todos los colegios de eeuu. asique si puede ser de matematicas o puede ser de quimica. pero sin importar tendras que tambien estudiar matematicas. pero solamente 1 periodo cada dia xd y eso son 45 minutos basicamente asique ntp
hi, if u remember what was your score on the shsat??
594 i believe, something in the 590s
@@emily.o DAMMM. ty
@@idkwhattoputhere10 npp
I love this vlog! Im in 7th grade right now and my dream highschool is Stuyvesant! I just have a few questions for you that I hope you can answer:
-How hard was the SHSAT and did you get prep?
-Is the school really 'academic trauma'?
-Does it specialize in biology classes and things like college credits?
-Do the teachers accept late assignments at certain times?
-Do you guys get field trips or school parties/assemblies/celebrations at times?
Its alot of questions but I hope you can answer them
hii thank you for watching :))
to answer your questions:
to prep for the shsat, i self studied by doing practice questions and tests in a test prep book. the test wasn’t bad imo (but also i don’t really remember since i took it years ago). i found math relatively easy, and english was slightly more tricky/difficult. be sure to read everything carefully.
“academic trauma” 😅😅 yes stuy is challenging and the workload is difficult, especially if you take a lot of ap classes. looking back i’m like “oh it wasnt thatttt bad,” but when i reread my journal entries from junior year, every day was about how i was getting 4 hours of sleep and how much work i had and how tired i was. be prepared to work hard, and hopefully you’re able to find a motivator. definitely reach out to teachers and your guidance counselor if you’re going through a hard time and need help.
stuy has multiple biology electives and AP bio. stuy has a lot of other AP courses and interesting electives for each department too.
for late assignments, it depends on the teacher but most do accept late work. i think the english department allows you to have a one week extension on any assignment, once a semester, but be sure to check your teacher’s policies each semester.
field trips are up to teachers. they don’t happen very often-i think i only went on one and it was during freshman year. when you go on a trip, you need permission from all your other teachers, plus they take a lot of planning, so that’s probably why teachers don’t have class trips often. there’s no assemblies, and no senior trip or homecoming dances, which are two things i would’ve wanted :(( but i guess no trip is because of how many students there are. the main dances are jprom (juniors) and prom (seniors) but other events have been held for underclassmen. additionally, some clubs will host dinners/celebrations, often a cultural club celebrating a cultural holiday, but anyone can attend.
good luck on the shsat!! you’ve still got time to prepare so don’t worry too much and you can do great things in the future, regardless of whatever happens 😊😊
@@emily.o Thank you so much for taking your time to answer these questions! And I do want to go to stuyvesant and I hope I can get admitted. Thanks for the affirmation aswell!
@@kessoslife3021 no problem ☺
I’m in your same situation I’m starting 8th grade in September and I’m dreaming of Stuyvesant
@@random_84 have a great summer and good luck with everything!!
Is the gym free for anyone who wants to go? Or is that a class?
everyone has gym every other day, and when you don’t have gym you either have a free period or an extra period of science (gym and science periods are usually back to back)
Can anyone who studies at this school provide information?
Hey Emily! I’m taking the SHSAT in a few months and I am really nervous. Here are some questions I hope you can answer for me :)
Did you pass Stuy’s cut off score by a lot and got in?
If you can still remember from test day, what are some tips for the SHSAT exam?
How much did you sleep as a freshman? (Average per day)
Is Stuyvesant really that prestige just like the hype it receives?
Tysm for your vids! My dream school is stuy and I hope I get in!!
Hey!
- I passed the cut off score by 30ish points and got in (not sure what the cut off score was for my year, so I'm just estimating).
- Day of the test tips? The day before, don't do any test prep and just try to relax. Make sure you get a good night of sleep and eat breakfast. I think you're allowed to chew gum, so I did that during the test, but check with your proctor.
- I got maybe 6 hours of sleep per night as a freshman.
- Stuyvesant is one of the best high schools in NYC and the name is well known, so yes I would say it's prestigious. There are a lot of course and extracurricular opportunities there that aren't available in other places. However, you don't need to go to Stuy to get a good education, and to be honest, going to Stuy will actually make it harder to get into a prestigious college if that's your goal. So many kids at Stuy are competing for spots in those schools, and there's so many qualified applicants, but a college can't take so many kids from just one place.
Thanks for watching! Good luck on the SHSAT and remember that you'll do great wherever you go :))
At that school ur going to is it worth going to like are the academics really good and my mom says it’s a lot of pressure so I shouldn’t try to go but what are ur thoughts
if you’re interested in stuy at all, i’d say rank it first on the shsat and if you do get in, you can always choose to not go. you don’t wanna regret getting a high enough score but not putting stuy first (you can only get in if you rank it first)
there is definitely academic pressure but it’s bearable imo. the competitiveness can be good bc it pushes you to try harder. nobody’s gonna randomly ask you to compare grades and start bragging about their achievements. whether or not you compare grades depends on your friends and what you’re comfy with. with things like taking aps and getting into college, i’ve definitely felt like damn i’m not doing enough, but it all depends on how much work you’re willing to do. the kids who took a bunch of ap classes and kept their averages high and got into prestigious schools also worked super hard for it.
stuy’s academics are rly good. it’s what the school is known for. there’s lots of ap classes to choose from and even the reg classes are challenging/rigorous. also the extracurriculars are good like theres a lot of sports teams and hundreds of clubs you can join. there’s j a lot of options which is nice. also theres p good mental health support systems and tutoring if you need it. most teachers are happy to help you and work with you and most students are friendly imo
i hope this helps :)
@@emily.o As an incoming freshman, thank you!
@@anchineliu7355 no problem! good luck in the fall :))
how many free periods are there in your school?
there are 10 periods a day, and you need at least 6 classes + gym, which counts as half a class bc it is every other day. So if you take the minimum number of classes (6.5), you’ll have 3-4 frees per day, including lunch. if you take more electives, you’ll have fewer frees, but everyone has a mandatory lunch period
Is that a public or a private highschool?
public! nyc has 9 specialized high schools and for 8 of them, including this school, your admission is based on a standardized test called the specialized high schools admissions test (shsat)
Oh I see, thanks for the answer bud :)
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does this school offer any scholarships or aids for students?
it is a free public school!
wow who is that cute girl ?? at 6:10 ???
idkk shes super cool tho!
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Is the last part of the video true? He says that no one can sleep more than six hours at night.
unfortunately it is kind of true. i liked to think and teachers liked to say that if you had good time management, you could get sleep. i guess i didn't have good enough time management then, because i rarely slept more than 6 hours on a school night. the only people who i knew that got sleep weren't very involved in extracurriculars, but i stayed late at school almost every day, so i'd say that impacts how much sleep you get.
@@emily.o I'm sorry, I still have some questions for you. What time does school end every day? Is the homework usually reading-based?
@@巴啦啦能量-x4x no worries! school is 8:00 am - 3:35 pm each day, although if you have 10th, or 9th and 10th period free, you can leave early. english and history homework are often reading based, other classes not so much.
Lmao sorry for randomly stealing the camera
ur good haha i like the clip
the kys on the locker, amazing vlog tho i put stuveyant as 1st pick
thank you!! good luck :)
supa cute
ur supa cute
Are there any Indian students in your school!?
yup! about 70% of the school is asian and 20-30% of those students are south asian
Well..well..well I’m Asian too
so sick
Hi I’m a upcoming stuy student and I’m wondering r the ppl good there? Also ur so pretty
hellooo, thank you! what does "good people" mean to you? stuy kids can be a bit competitive, but everyone's different. i did make good friends while i was there. you'll find your people because the school is so big and has a lot of interest based clubs/ways to meet people :) congrats on getting in and good luck with school!
@@emily.ohey, sadly I wasn’t not able to prepare for the SHSAT and I wanna take it, I’m going to take the 9th grade SHSAT and I have only a month left, do you please have any tips on how to study?