Hi everyone. My daughter just found out her Catholic high school application requires the HSPT exam and the test date is six weeks away. We had no idea this was even a requirement until last week when the admissions office called us. I've been scrambling to figure out what's actually on it and how hard it is.
From what I can tell, the hspt test covers verbal skills, quantitative skills, reading, math, and language — five sections total. She's a solid B+ student but hasn't done any formal hspt test prep yet. We grabbed an hspt practice test from a prep book at the library but honestly the explanations weren't that helpful. I found the HSPT Verbal Skills 2 practice exam online which seemed more useful for drilling the analogy and logic questions.
Has anyone else started this late and still done well? What sections should we prioritize if we're short on time? Her goal school wants scores in the 80th percentile range. Any advice is really appreciated — we're a little panicked right now.