SAT
SNEAK ATTACK
How Computer Geniuses Hack,
Beat and Cheat America’s Most Feared Exam
By Peter
Wayner
Two students take the SAT. One uses a brain, a pencil and scratch paper.
The other uses all of these, plus a dictionary, math assistant, concierge and
advisor. Who wins? Today’s high school students feel the pressure to succeed on
standardized tests like no other generation. In this short ebook journalist
Peter Wayner uncovers how a group of elite students use tools that are allowed
by the College Board, and by repurposing them, get close to that elusive perfect
score.
By bending the rules these students easily beat the SAT at its own game,
making the playing field unlevel. Many wonder how relevant the SATs are in the
age of super-cramming and endless tutoring sessions, and this book will add
fuel to that argument.
SAT Sneak Attack reveals the exam’s
open secret and is a must-read for
those who want to know how clever computer hacks beat the test.
About Peter Wayner
Peter Wayner is a
journalist with 20 years of experience writing for the New York Times,
InfoWorld, Wired, Technology Review and other major publications. He’s also the
author of more than 15 books on diverse topics like steganography, digital
cash, open source software and autonomous cars. For more information, see wayner.org.
About SAT Sneak Attack
Paper: 5.5” x 8.5”
(13.97 x 21.59 cm), 38 pages
ISBN-10: 1492868948
ISBN-13:
978-1492868941
Kindle ASIN:
B00J2650ZS
$9.99 (Print), $4.99
(Kindle)
March 16, 2014
Genres: Nonfiction,
education, college admissions
