<p>i<code>m just wondering... (especially if you're a junior or senior) with a fat load of homework and insane test preparation for SAT/ACT, when do you normally go to sleep? because now i</code>m considering midnight to be early.</p>
<p>I usually sleep around 2ish. Now that is early.</p>
<p>So I'm not not alone. I'm always trying to sleep earlier, but it's just impossible during crunch times. So in a way I'm putting schoolwork before my health lol.</p>
<p>i sleep fewer than 5 hours a day on week days i think....but i sleep for like the whole day on weekend
can't live without sleeping :(</p>
<p>Hehe, I just had a 4 day weekend. I am so ready for this week.</p>
<p>yeah, i just had two three-day weekends in a row... and i can`t wait for thanksgiving.</p>
<p>my sleeping hours are reduced to six, compared to nine from last year. oh, how i miss the good times.</p>
<p>normal school night: sleep at 12, wake up at 4 in the morning
weekend (Friday night): 12 PRECIOUS HOURS OF BEAUTY SLEEP
week before AP exam/SAT/SATII: I try to get from 6-8 hours of sleep every night</p>
<p>Having just about finished my senior high school year (2 exams left), with experience in getting little sleep as well as an adequate amount, I will give you guys some invaluable advice. Unless you are a freak who needs very little sleep in order to function for some odd reason, do not sleep less than 7-8 hours on the night before a test, regardless of the amount of preparation you have done, unless it is absolutely essential to continue studying (ie.. you know barely anything on the topic to be assessed). Inadequate amounts of sleep reduce your concentration level, and your ability to think quickly and clearly. If you are staying up just to cover the intricate details of the topic, then you can rest assured that more times than not you will lose more marks from careless errors/lack of concentration.... than not knowing the material.</p>
<p>i thought i was the only one. all my friends look at me oddly when i go "i only got five hours of sleep last night :("</p>
<p>weekdays - i consider 1am to be my offical "set" bedtime. i wake up at 6:30.
weekends - i sleep at 12amish, wake up at 10ish</p>
<p>i also powernap sometimes when i come home from school. so refreshing! :D</p>
<p>1-2 am Junior Year, 1 am Senior year, just because....Senioritis!</p>
<p>I've been going to bed around 3:30 AM nowadays and waking up at almost 7:00. Gotta love that junior year.</p>
<p>Geez, you all must get a lot of busy work</p>
<p>You guys really should try to sleep more. Even when I have a lot of work, I begin right when I get home from after-school activities and am able to finish by a reasonalbe hour. I usually end up getting about 7 hours of sleep per night.</p>
<p>I really think that at a certain hour, going to sleep will probably help you more on the next day's challenges than will continuing to study until is 2 A.M.</p>
<p>this is unbelievable, students in the US are sleeping at 2am, what a joke .....</p>
<p>the educational standards in this country are just unfortunately not high enough for such ridiculously low amounts of sleep (not everyone will understand what im saying, dont take it as an insult, please)</p>
<p>try paying more attention in class, instead of studying till 2am ...</p>
<p>and dont reply to what i said by saying you have sports and AP's and all that, im sure you're not the only ones ..</p>
<p>Going to bed early is easier said than done for a lot of students taking AP courses and striving for IB diplomas. Each of my AP classes (I take several) gives at least an hour of homework a night... not including the amount of studying that needs to be done. Then there's afterschool community service, sports, practicing a musical instrument, etc. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, there are only so many hours a day for us.</p>
<p>very true.. i take 5 ap classes and although it is my senior year and i have been slacking off somewhat (who doesnt?) i still consider 12 am relatively early for bedtime</p>
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Haha. That's what I have been telling my friends. I used to think that midnight was really late. Not anymore.</p>
<p>It's not just homework that's keeping us up late at night. You neglect to mention the projects and the worth-30%-of-your-final-grade tests. And a large majority of my time this year has been spent studying for SATs, ACTs, and APs. And yes, you do need to keep up with ecs. I have a friend who goes to track practice afterschool till 6, has piano lessons from then till 7, and then has church activities till 10. She doesn't even get home some days until 11. Yeah, she's a slacker and is totally wasting her time if she doesn't go to bed before midnight.</p>
<p>lala56, I wish to point out the fact that a large majority of us do not have the luxury of a formal-AP class and thus have do a ton of self-studying outside of the classroom setting. We stay up to study for those subjects that don't get covered in school...it's not as simple as not paying attention in class.</p>
<p>I agree with chillaxin about the annoying projects and tests (30% is right, though more annoying if they're worth 45%). They eat up a huge chunk of time.</p>
<p>Aside from regular homework, which takes about an hour if there isn't significant projects or tests, I dedicate around 4-5 hours every night studying for APs (I'm self-studying 4 in addition to 2 covered in class), SAT, SAT II's, and math competitions. Add in 1-2 hours of commuting, eating, and basic maintenance like showering gets me from 4 (school+EC finishes) to 10-12 already. Add in some days with major tests/projects and bigger EC commitments and meetings afterschool, I regularly sleep at 1-2 am. </p>
<p>I haven't slept before 12 in at least three or four school weeks and I consider sleeping at 12:00-12:30 to be a huge luxury.</p>
<p>Everything will become better though after AP exams are over...then I can dedicate more time to EC work and research.</p>
<p>hey oasis, you have a resonable argument only if you are doing all ur independent study AP's because you are interested in the subjects and want to learn them and blablablablabla</p>
<p>but if you're doing all that to show colleges a list of all you courses you did by yourself to show them how great you are and your ability to stay up late >> it is ridiculuous, you might as well do some independent research instead</p>