<p>For those who have taken the SAT many times, how have you managed to stand through it all? I don't mean just get by and get it over with, I mean keep as vigilant, alert, energetic and focused as you could be at the beginning for the entire 3.75 hours? Any non-drug methods?</p>
<p>lol it's really not that bad... i've only taken it once</p>
<p>I haven't taken it officially, but I wouldn't think it would be too difficult because each section is 25 minutes or less. Just stretch a little between each section and maybe take some gum or peppermints. I doubt it's any different than taking final exams at school, which isn't difficult at all (for me anyway).</p>
<p>I just remember that students in lots of other countries have two or three whole days of testing to determine who gets into college.</p>
<p>Actually, the 4 hours goes by really quickly...yet again I always get super jacked up on Monster Energy...but that's just me...lol</p>
<p>It goes by quickly if the test is easy but it goes by forever, if its really hard.</p>
<p>^ i've always felt that hard tests go by faster because you feel like you need more time to finish</p>
<p>^ agreed. From someone who's taken the SAT twice and multple SATII's, I could never see myself genuinely bored during these tests (AP's are a different story), because I actually care about my score so I'm either using all my time or checking my answers.</p>
<p>sleep is my drug</p>
<p>Four hours aren't that bad. Those 25 minute sections (which I find kind of annnoying, by the way - I think the test should be structured into one hour of one subject, then another hour of another subject...so on.) force you to be constantly alert and "on your feet."</p>
<p>I find chewing gum and getting plenty of green tea (I hate coffee, bleh) in the morning helps. That and getting sufficient amount of sleep =p But don't sleep so much that you become sluggish - aim for that perfect adrenaline rush. </p>
<p>AP exams ARE a whole different story...I've fallen asleep once on the Essay portion of APUSH just because the test is so long...but yeah, that's off the subject.</p>
<p>haha yeah AP exams are BORING. during the AP chem exam this year, I finished the multiple choice in 50 minutes and then took a nap. i got a 5 by the way...</p>
<p>I sat through the exam thrice (and cancelled twice), and it's not bad at all.</p>
<p>Yeah it goes by soooo fast, you really get lost in the test it only seems like an hour</p>
<p>Thanks for all the great advice. I guess it wont seem that long, and I agree, i hour a subject would be nice. I also read somewhere that some regular, light cardio exercise a few weeks before the test is a good idea.</p>
<p>akahmed: PM NotAmbidextrous (w/ my reference!)............and ask him the same question! Trust me u MUST get a really good answer! :cool:</p>
<p>he has got THE experience! (lol!)</p>