Got a test Tues, plan to stay up all night today to study

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
All-nighter = worst idea in existence. I can't believe people don't realize this. Is it because students on TV and in movies pull all-nighters? Honestly, an all-nighter (even two nights before) is just as likely to decrease your test score as it is to increase it. Not only will you not retain the information you were studying while you should have been sleeping, but you won't retain any information from the day. In other words, if you get a good night's sleep after you study, you'll retain the information you looked at much better, thus you are actually learning LESS by staying up. The amount of evidence for this is staggering; it seems every few months either Scientific American or Newscientist or one of the major science publications does an article on some new study re-confirming that all-nighters don't work, and that you're actually doing your grade more harm than good.

Just study at a normal pace. You should be able to cover an entire semester's worth of material in 2 days easily without pulling an all-nighter, so long as you don't screw around the whole time. This is only a midterm, so you shouldn't have any problem if you actually sit down for 3-4 hours a day and keep your nose in the books.

Having pulled many all-nighters myself, and having learned that they don't actually work, PLEASE take my advice and just study normally. You'll be less stressed out overall, you'll be better rested, and you'll get a better grade. There's really no reason to pull an all-nighter, ever.

I pulled an all-nighter the night before every one of my exams last semester. I'm not saying it's a good thing, just that it worked for me.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
All-nighter = worst idea in existence. I can't believe people don't realize this. Is it because students on TV and in movies pull all-nighters? Honestly, an all-nighter (even two nights before) is just as likely to decrease your test score as it is to increase it. Not only will you not retain the information you were studying while you should have been sleeping, but you won't retain any information from the day. In other words, if you get a good night's sleep after you study, you'll retain the information you looked at much better, thus you are actually learning LESS by staying up. The amount of evidence for this is staggering; it seems every few months either Scientific American or Newscientist or one of the major science publications does an article on some new study re-confirming that all-nighters don't work, and that you're actually doing your grade more harm than good.

Just study at a normal pace. You should be able to cover an entire semester's worth of material in 2 days easily without pulling an all-nighter, so long as you don't screw around the whole time. This is only a midterm, so you shouldn't have any problem if you actually sit down for 3-4 hours a day and keep your nose in the books.

Having pulled many all-nighters myself, and having learned that they don't actually work, PLEASE take my advice and just study normally. You'll be less stressed out overall, you'll be better rested, and you'll get a better grade. There's really no reason to pull an all-nighter, ever.

All nighters for finals work for me. I have a really good memory. On Midterms I rely on going to class and listening to lecture and taking notes. If I miss a day I read the book to cover what I missed. I typically only "study"/read my notes a hour or two before a test. Except for finals then i pull allnighters. Its not learning the material its refreshing my memory. I retain more information that most, so it isnt simple in and out memorization for a test.

I have good memory, and I work best under a time crunch. Procrastinating and all nighets for finals works for me.

I really need to change my study habits though. Law school will eat me alive if I don't.

 

[maxster]

Well it's over and done with as of 12PM today.

In the last 2 nights I slept a total of 7 hours. ~3.5 hours a night.

Fun test. Answer key already out.

I got an A.

Those energy drinks really get you kicking for the 3 hours required. I drank an AMP Adrenaline this morning, sugar free. Tastes really good too.

 

[kinev]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
All-nighter = worst idea in existence. I can't believe people don't realize this. Is it because students on TV and in movies pull all-nighters? Honestly, an all-nighter (even two nights before) is just as likely to decrease your test score as it is to increase it. Not only will you not retain the information you were studying while you should have been sleeping, but you won't retain any information from the day. In other words, if you get a good night's sleep after you study, you'll retain the information you looked at much better, thus you are actually learning LESS by staying up. The amount of evidence for this is staggering; it seems every few months either Scientific American or Newscientist or one of the major science publications does an article on some new study re-confirming that all-nighters don't work, and that you're actually doing your grade more harm than good.

Just study at a normal pace. You should be able to cover an entire semester's worth of material in 2 days easily without pulling an all-nighter, so long as you don't screw around the whole time. This is only a midterm, so you shouldn't have any problem if you actually sit down for 3-4 hours a day and keep your nose in the books.

Having pulled many all-nighters myself, and having learned that they don't actually work, PLEASE take my advice and just study normally. You'll be less stressed out overall, you'll be better rested, and you'll get a better grade. There's really no reason to pull an all-nighter, ever.

I disagree. For papers, all-nighters are alright. I'll admit that I pulled a couple all-nighters in college on some ~20 page research papers. But, those are different than tests. There isn't as pressing a need to be at your mental "best". I agree with the general consensus; staying up all night to study for a test is counterproductive.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: kinev

Originally posted by: Eeezee
All-nighter = worst idea in existence. I can't believe people don't realize this. Is it because students on TV and in movies pull all-nighters? Honestly, an all-nighter (even two nights before) is just as likely to decrease your test score as it is to increase it. Not only will you not retain the information you were studying while you should have been sleeping, but you won't retain any information from the day. In other words, if you get a good night's sleep after you study, you'll retain the information you looked at much better, thus you are actually learning LESS by staying up. The amount of evidence for this is staggering; it seems every few months either Scientific American or Newscientist or one of the major science publications does an article on some new study re-confirming that all-nighters don't work, and that you're actually doing your grade more harm than good.

Just study at a normal pace. You should be able to cover an entire semester's worth of material in 2 days easily without pulling an all-nighter, so long as you don't screw around the whole time. This is only a midterm, so you shouldn't have any problem if you actually sit down for 3-4 hours a day and keep your nose in the books.

Having pulled many all-nighters myself, and having learned that they don't actually work, PLEASE take my advice and just study normally. You'll be less stressed out overall, you'll be better rested, and you'll get a better grade. There's really no reason to pull an all-nighter, ever.

I disagree. For papers, all-nighters are alright. I'll admit that I pulled a couple all-nighters in college on some ~20 page research papers. But, those are different than tests. There isn't as pressing a need to be at your mental "best". I agree with the general consensus; staying up all night to study for a test is counterproductive.

Yeah it's definitely different when you're doing papers or projects. I had to do this myself in school, and my architect brother had to do this constantly while he was getting his degree.

I've also pulled all-nighters to study, and it never worked out very well. Generally speaking, if you don't know it two days before the test, you're not going to know much of it by test-time.

 

[FoBoT]

just plan ahead
quit procrastinating

staying up all night for anything is dumb