SAT Sneak Attack: How Computer Geniuses Hack, Beat and Cheat America’s Most Feared Exam - Softcover

Wayner, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492868949 ISBN 13: 9781492868941

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

What would you rather have to take the SAT: a) a brain b) a pencil c) some scratch paper d) all of the above and a dictionary and a math helper? Read this new short book exploring how some computer geniuses are helping kids with money choose (d). They're sneaking in help to ace the exam. Journalist Peter Wayner interviewed a number of computer hackers and explored how they're helping thousands of kids slip a bit of extra help into the exam. He tried their techniques and found that they could boost scores by fifty to two hundred points. The scariest revelation he discovered is that the College Board doesn't seem to care enough to stop it. Read his short book exploring these rings of hackers and learn just how easy it can be to get a bit of extra help.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Wayner is a journalist with decades of experience working for the New York Times, InfoWorld, Wired, BYTE, Technology Review and others. He's written almost two dozen books on a wide range of topics. More information, summaries and samples can be found at his personal website at wayner.org.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1492868949
• ISBN 13: 9781492868941
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 38