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SchoolsADMISSIONS TEST\n\nGENERAL DIRECTIONS  \n## Identifying Information\n\nFill in one and only one circle for each school forwhich you wish to be considered.You may makeas few as one or as many as eight choices.To increaseyour chances of being assigned to one of the specializedhigh schools,you are encouraged to make more than onechoice.You must fill in a first choice school.Do not fillin a school more than once.Do not fill in the same schoolfor each choice.Fill in only one circle in a row and onlyone circle in a column.  \nTurn to Side 1 of the answer sheet.Line 1 says,“I amwell enough to take this test and complete it.I under-stand that once I break the seal of the test booklet,I maynot be eligible for a make-up test.I am a New York Cityresident and a Grade 8 student taking a Grade 8 test.I understand that a student who is not a New York Cityresident,who takes the test more than once in a givenschool year,or who takes the test at the wrong grade levelwill be disqualified from acceptance to any of thespecialized high schools.”Sign your name in the spacefollowing the word“signature.”Do not print your name.Notify the proctor immediately if you are ill orshould not be taking this test.Do not sign thestatement or begin the test.Return your answersheet to the proctor.  \nGrid 6asks for your date of birth.Print the first threeletters of the month in the first box,the number of theday in the next box,and the year in the last box.Thenfill in the corresponding circles.  \nIn Grid 7:  \n1.Print the name of the school where you are nowenrolled in the space at the top of the grid.  \nOn Line 2,print today's date,using the numbers of themonth,the day,and the year.On Line 3,print your birthdate with the number of the month first,then the numberof the day,then the last two digits of the year.Forexample,a birth date of March 1,2004,would be 3-1-04.  \n2.In the boxes marked“SCHOOL CODE,”print the six-digit code that identifies your school and fill in thecircle under the corresponding number or letterforeach digit of the school code.(You can find your schoolcode on your Test Ticket.If it is not there,tell theproctor,and the proctor will get the school code foryou.)  \nIn Grid 4,print the letters of your first name,or as manyas will fit,in the boxes.Write your name exactly as youdid on the application.If you have a middle initial,print itin the box labeled“MI.”Then print the letters of your lastname,or as much as will fit,in the boxes provided.Beloweach box,fill in the circle that contains the same letter asthe box.If there is a space or a hyphen in your name,fillin the circle under the appropriate blank or hyphen.  \nMake dark marks that completely fill the circles.  \nIf you change a mark,be sure to erase the first markcompletely.  \nGrid 5 is for your choice of specialized high schools.If Grid 5 is not marked correctly,your admission to aspecialized high school will be affected because youradmission is based on the score you achieve and theorder in which you rank your school preferences in thisgrid.The school choices indicated on your answer sheetare final.Therefore,carefully copy the order in which youranked the schools on your Test Ticket opto Grid 5  \n3.If you attend a private or parochial school,fill inthe circle marked “P.”  \nGrid 8is labeled“STUDENT ID NUMBER.”All test-takers should print their student ID number in Grid 8.The student ID number is found on your Test Ticket.Inthe boxes,print your nine-digit student ID number.Beloweach box,fill in the circle containing the same number asin the box.  \nDO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLETUNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TODO SOTURN YOUR BOOKLET OVER TO THE BACK COVER  \nSTART SHSAT PREP  \nCONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE▶  \nGENERAL DIRECTIONS,continued  \n## Identifying Information,continued\n\nGrid 9 is labeled“BOOKLETLETTER AND NUMBER.”In most cases,Grid 9 is already filled in for you.If it is not,copy the letter and numbers shown in the upper-right corner of your test 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