ɐdmˈɪʃən tə ðə bɹˈʊklɪn lˈætɪn skˈuːl ɪz bˈeɪst ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛntɹəns ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən, nˈoʊn æz ðə spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd hˈaɪ skˈuːlz ɐdmˈɪʃənz tˈɛst ˌɛsˈeɪtʃsˈæt, ˈoʊpən tʊ ˈɔːl ˈeɪtθ ænd nˈaɪnθ ɡɹˈeɪd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi stˈuːdənts.
Admission to the Brooklyn Latin School is based exclusively on an entrance examination, known as the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), open to all eighth and ninth grade New York City students.