1 Day before the SSAT - Page 3

On January 08 2005 15:05 superlyduper wrote:
get SLEEP

unless of course you havent studied
if you have, sleep will prevent silly mistakes

i remember the time i took my SAT II biology, I procrastinated. I don't usually study, and when I do, I dont usually study for more than an hour or two. I studied 12 hours straight before the test from 2:30PM to 2:30AM, and woke up alittle before 8AM(??) for the test. Luckily, I chose the to take the test at my shitty zoned school so I wouldnt have to wake up extra early for a commute.

I probably made a couple silly mistakes, but I would have done terrible without the study marathon. Got a 760

On January 09 2005 17:40 -_- wrote:
I've got to say not doing anything out of the normal is best. Before finals or something I often try reading some test guide on the internet or in a random book. They give wild claims about how sleeping 9+ hours can account for 15% of your score, and to eat a good breakfast, not to study the day before, to relax, etc. I find it doesn't help.

For big tests just study like crazy the day before, and the morning before. When you get the test all the nervousness, even if you're going to do bad, disappears, if you remember this you get less nervous before.

I like to do some repetitive motion before/during a test though to relax. Gum, bobbing my head, or tapping my foot works nicely. Plus it's really annoying and detrimential to everyone elses concentration, gogoogo curve fighting!