{"product_id":"2940169294064","title":"The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Score Project \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable guide to acing the SAT - as well as the affecting story of a single mom's quest to light a fire under her teenage son.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all began as an attempt by Debbie Stier to help her high-school age son, Ethan, who would shortly be studying for the SAT.  Aware that Ethan was a typical teenager (i.e., completely uninterested in any test) and that a mind-boggling menu of test-prep options existed, she decided - on his behalf -- to sample as many as she could to create the perfect SAT test-prep recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebbie's quest turned out to be an exercise in both hilarity and heartbreak as she took the SAT seven times in one year and in-between \"went to school\" on standardized testing.  Here, she reveals why the SAT has become so important, the cottage industries it has spawned, what really \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e in preparing for the test and what is a waste of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a toolbox of fresh tips and an amusing snapshot of parental love and wisdom colliding with teenage apathy, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Score Project \u003c\/i\u003erivets. In the book Debbie does it all: wrestles with Kaplan and Princeton Review, enrolls in Kumon, navigates khanacademy.org, meets regularly with a premier grammar coach, takes a battery of intelligence tests, and even cadges free lessons from the world's most prestigious (and expensive) test prep company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way she answers the questions that plague every test-prep rookie, including: \"When do I start?\"...\"Do the brand-name test prep services really deliver?\"...\"Which should I go with: a tutor, an SAT class, or self study?\"...\"Does test location really matter?\" ¿\"How do I find the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e tutor?\"¿How \u003ci\u003edo \u003c\/i\u003eSAT scores affect merit aid?\"... and \"What's the \u003ci\u003eone \u003c\/i\u003ething I need to know?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Score Project\u003c\/i\u003e's combination of charm, authority, and unexpected poignancy makes it one of the most compulsively readable guides to SAT test prep ever - \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ea book that will make you think hard about what really matters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100422193392,"sku":"2940169294064","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169294064_p0.jpg?v=1763774328","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169294064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}