I pulled up in front of the space, but didn't have a good starting spot so I was done for. I tried and I tried and got way too many points and failed my driving test. I learned that if I had the right starting spot, farther in front of the space then I had started out, I could have just cranked the wheel as far as it would go and whipped my car into the space. On the weekends I kept going back to Mr. R's and practiced getting a good starting spot to where I could successfully back in and straighten myself out in the spot. I can parallel park in a practice parking spot now! To save you all from my questionable driving, I'll make sure to not parallel park for real!
Test out how this site says to parallel park!
http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-parallel-parking-tips