<p>Someone told me that drinking red bull or 5-hour-energy drink before the test helps you to concentrate...
Is this true?</p>
<p>I never drank either of those before, but should I try drinking them for the SAT1 test?
or is that too risky?</p>
<p>Pretty risky. Try it out prior to taking the test, ie. tomorrow. If you feel a crash, don’t risk it.</p>
<p>just get sleep. its the best and 100% guaranteed way to not be tired :D</p>
<p>If you have never drank either of them before I wouldn’t advise it. I doubt you’ll get any real negative effects, but personally I wouldn’t take that chance.</p>
<p>On the last SAT though, I did use an energy drink/soda to help keep me awake (had only 2 hours of sleep the night before), and I believe that it did help me. But if I had the choice, I would rather have slept a good 7-8 hours before the test instead of drinking a sugary drink.</p>
<p>It probably is true, but definitely not the first time around. I had friends who tried Red Bull for their first time and they were completely wired for hours on end; it’s like one of those things that grows onto you.</p>
<p>like the wise people above, i advise you to just get a bunch of sleep and ditch the energy drink.</p>
<p>Good idea. However, I’m going to ditch the Red Bull and go with 9 hours of sleep.</p>
<p>Very risky. Will keep you awake, but you will be jittery and probably will have trouble focusing. Plus, caffeine is a diuretic. You don’t want to pee your pants in the test.</p>
<p>If it were me, I’d go with the “Focus” Vitamin Water. And go to bed early. I’ve heard that mints help as well: PEOPLE WHO ATE MINTS WHILE TAKING THE SAT SCORED 5% BETTER THAN PEOPLE WHO DID NOT. No lie, my SAT tutor said so. That takes a 2000 to a 2100…I’m taking mints</p>
<p>Woot for mints!</p>
<p>lol i’m not saying that I won’t sleep. I probably will be in bed by 10. but it’s just that I feel like I’m gonna lose focus after first 2 hours ( I usually lose focus for the last 3 sections) so I was thinking of trying the energy drinks.
But yea, I agree it’s too risky. Thanks guys.</p>
<p>MINTS…as in…breath mints? like those little peppermint packs you buy at a convenience store?</p>
<p>oh can you eat mints during test?? I kinda want to eat mints/ candy like a lolipop/ chew gum or something during the test…</p>
<p>Whoa, you guys seem to want to every advantage possible. :)</p>
<p>How about this …</p>
<p>Go to sleep at 8 (well, at least get in bed by that time) … make sure you have the stuff you’ll need tomorrow…</p>
<p>Wake up 1.5 hours before the test starts …</p>
<p>Wear comfortable clothing (tshirt … no polo shirts/dress shirts unless you find them comfortable … which I do not ) …</p>
<p>Arrive at the test center and think positively. :)</p>
<p>NO drinks during the test, you don’t want to have to pee.</p>
<p>Go run a mile. It’ll get the blood flowing and wake you up.
It doesn’t have to be a fast or hard pace. Just enough to wake you up. </p>
<p>Don’t take energy drinks. You’ll be too jittery and will make stupid mistakes</p>
<p>Red bull is banned here. It has traces of cocaine in it :p</p>
<p>But yeah, I’m gonna drink a lot of green tea before the test. Just enough caffeine to get me awake.</p>
<p>it depends, do you have a healthy heart, if you do take 5hr energy, i tried it before my sats and it worked i didn’t feel board or tired at all, (kept shaking my leg thu) : ) and i didn’t crash , i took it like right before it began</p>
<p>NOOOOO ! Energy drinks, energy shots, and other high sugar/caffeine drinks or food numbs your mind. Just try concentrating on the reading section on an energy drink or etc. The best thing you can eat is a P&J sandwich or a Natural Oats Bar. Something of that nature.</p>
<p>I recommend to fill your stomach up with peanut butter so you don’t have any food cravings during the test. Peanut butter digests slowly; scientifically proven! :)</p>