<p>On a lighter though still serious note,</p>
<p>Does anyone have good luck rituals they'd like to share with me?</p>
<p>I'm probably wearing all red this coming SAT, thats a asian good luck color.</p>
<p>I always have some sort of pasta the night before, and then have a milkshake and bagel the morning of. I also always wear my lucky shirt.</p>
<p>And then of course there’s the religious stuff.</p>
<p>I play a bit of Brain Age in the morning of any large test (APs and SATs) after brushing my teeth and stuff.</p>
<p>One ritual that I always do before taking an important test is wearing my socks BACKWARDS. Trust me, it works. Try it and you’ll see.</p>
<p>I just the wore the shirt of the college I wanted to attend, as sort of motivation. I did quite a bit better when doing this.</p>
<p>I eat a good well-rounded breakfast and make it as healthy as possible: some kind of omelet, salad, fruit-shake, whole wheat bread or the Jewish challah (if the test is on Sunday and there’s some left from the weekend), chamomile tea to calm my nervous, Or if I don’t fell like doing all of that I make Shakshuka which is a tomato sauce with two sunny side up eggs, cooked in a pan until the yuck is half ready and the fruit-shake. All the while repeating some of the material.
For the night before I try to avoid eating heavy foods like burgers and fries or pizza. And make sure to get at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep but no more so not to feel sleepy.</p>
<p>I dont believe in such things.I only have some breakfast - nothing special ,drink a redbull ,and go to the test center</p>
<p>I usually just go to bed early. </p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>I wear this Buddhist necklace thing my grandmother gave me. It’s sort of a protective talisman. Not exactly a good luck charm, but I take whatever help I can get. :)</p>
<p>Also, I’m going to shower in the morning rather than the night before. I have REALLY long hair, so it takes quite a while to wash and dry, but I always feel so much more comfortable when I do this. And my shampoo is really citrusy, so if I start not focusing so well on the test I’ll just take a whiff of my hair and I’ll be back on track!</p>
<p>I have a theory that waking up early to review, even if I sleep early the night before always hampers me in tests. So I strongly advise DO NOT WAKE UP EARLIER THAN YOU NEED TO :)</p>
<p>My good luck procedure is preparing and studying. ;)</p>
<p>not sure if this is a ritual, but i always think i fail right after taking a standardized test</p>
<p>but i’ve always done just fine</p>
<p>sleep at 9:00 for the week before the test, eat a normal breakfast (for me cheerios), do 3 problems from each section in the morning.</p>