How inadequate sleep before SAT DESTROYED MY score

Test Preparation
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<p>SLEEP is important. On a practice test I scored 770 in CR with 10 hours of sleep the previous night. On the day of the real test, tests from school had gotten me into sleep deprivation. I slept for 5 hours and scored 660. The tests were similar in difficulty level. It's too bad the 660 was the score on the official test. Inadequate sleep also brought down my math score by 90 pts. </p>

<p>10 hours sleep- 2300/2400 --> PRACTICE TEST from collegeboard
5 hours sleep- 2140/2400 ---> WHY DID THIS HAVE TO BE THE REAL TEST :(</p>

<p>(at this time I curse myself for not skipping school the day before the SAT so that I could get a good night sleep the Thursday and Friday nights before the test)</p>

<p>I AM INSOMNIAC. ANY SLEEP ADVICE???</p>

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<p>mm, whatever you do, if you resort to pillls, don't use them for the first time before the real thing. very bad.</p>

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<p>I'm an imsomniac too, it kinda sucks. First, don't worry about your score too much (I know, it sounds easy for me to say because I'm not you), because you have plenty of time to retake. Try to get a lot of sleep the few days before the SAT, that helps. Exercise before you take the test, that might help. You could also take ONE OR TWO mild painkillers/allergy pills (like benadryl) before going to bed, at like 8:00 so you aren't groggy that morning. (I mean a normal dose, like if you had a mild headache, not half the bottle or something.) Also, maybe you should take practice tests in less than ideal situations, like when you are really tired, to replicate worse-case-scenario test conditions.</p>

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<p>770-660=110, not 90</p>

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<p>the same thing happened to me, and the funny thing was that I took benadryl the night before at around 7:45. My problem was that I had taken the AP US history test that day and I was getting a cold, so when I go home from school I took a nap for about an hour, so I wasn't tired at all when I went to bed that night. I hate how early the test hsa to be, I don't think there's any reason for it.</p>

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<p>yeah, a friend of mine who, according to his PSAT, should have been scoring around a 2300 ended up geting a 2140...</p>

<p>(although this is actually a fairly typical amount of sleep for him), he said he went to bed at 2AM the night before.. What a dumbass :-P</p>

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<p>metalli
for MATH 800-710 = 90</p>

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<p>Go running outdoors the afternoon of the day before the test to avoid insomnia. Running, for exercise to relax your muscles for a sound sleep, and outdoors, for sunlight exposure (even on a cloudy day) that helps reset your biological clock.</p>

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<p>thank you tokenadult and everyone with advice :)</p>

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<p>Well, you can't say that it is all due to sleep....it could be that the tests weren't at the same level, which I don't see how you can contest.</p>

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<p>I only got two hours of sleep before the May SAT :(. Just couldn't fall asleep.</p>

<p>I'll see how I did.</p>

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<p>That is why they give you more than one try at the SAT....they hope you learn from your past mistakes.</p>

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<p>Wat tolken says really works. This is my personal experience but hope it helps.</p>

<p>I m a soccer player. Sometimes, I m so worn out after practice that I cant sleep. I know it sounds kinda weird but remember after strenuous exercise, u dont have an appetite. Its the same kind of thing. Well heres what I do. If you reallu cant sleep, get out of bed and do something. Read a book, tidy up your room etc. After 10-15 min, go back to bed. IT worked for me and may work for you. give it a try.</p>

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<p>Try taking a scented bath. Works for me!</p>

<p>Mmm...ginger and grapefruit bubble bath...</p>

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<p>read an EXTREMELY boring book about the life of an e.coli bacteria. believe me after reading for 6 min. (if ur not into biology), you WILL fall asleep!</p>

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<p>You destroyed your score. You are responsible for your own welfare. Don't blame something that cannot possibly even defend itself. You are in control of your life. It is very topical for me to say to you, "Wake up and smell the coffee!"</p>

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<p>No actually sleep does make a difference. </p>

<p>Also drink lots of water the day before and you will see a tremendous difference in your ability to focus and answer questions.</p>

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<p>So if I got 6 hours of sleep and got a 2200, does this mean if I get 12 I'll get a 3000 or so?</p>

<p>Or what if I got 1 hour of sleep and a 1600?</p>

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<p>my friend went to bed a 3:00 the morning of the SAT, woke up 4.5 hours later, and got a perfect score.</p>

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<p>well its not a linear relationship lol. its just that you should do whats normal to your system. if you normally sleep 9 hours a day, dont sleep like 4 hours the day before the test. eat whatever you normally eat. </p>

<p>the water tip is useful though.</p>