<p>So I took my first SAT in May and i got my scores back</p>
<p>750 m
600 cr
680 w </p>
<p>i didnt sleep though (literally stared at the ceiling all night) because i have bad anxiety before tests</p>
<p>should i retake?</p>
<p>and if so is there anything that would help me sleep?</p>
<p>try taking it again. take some pills if you want.</p>
<p>What kind of schools are you looking at?</p>
<p>Those aren’t bad scores at all. Mine were very similar the first time I took it.</p>
<p>Lack of sleep doesn’t necessarily mean you performed worse than you could. Some people can be fully alert with no sleep; I’m not sure what kind of a sleeper you are. I always laugh at the College Board folks who say to get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast before the SAT. If your everyday schedule consists of 5 hours of sleep and no breakfast, then getting 10 hours and eating a big breakfast may cause more harm than good.</p>
<p>Lol, I don’t understand why anyone would pull an all-nighter for the SAT. =/</p>
<p>Are you saying you spent that “all-nighter” staring at the ceiling instead of studying? That’s even more useless. :X</p>
<p>^Dude, (s)he said (s)he couldn’t sleep because of anxiety. It wasn’t on purpose. I get that sometimes, though I’ve always been able to fall asleep eventually.</p>
<p>You have three chances to take the SAT. Why be anxious? I slept like a baby.</p>
<p>you could retake if you think you’ll do better- which, after a full night’s sleep, seems reasonable. Don’t worry- in the grand scheme of things, 100 points here or there won’t be that much of a difference, so relax!</p>
<p>Should you retake depends entirely on the caliber of university you’re applying to. Look at the SAT data published on CB and make sure your score is at least at the mid point. (Of course it’s entirely possible to be rejected even if you’re at the 75% mark).</p>
<p>As for sleeping, you can either use something artificial (Zolpidem, alcohol–though obviously just a little) or give yourself some better mental preparation. You already have that score, and you’re not going to increase by more ~100 pts, so there’s really not much on the line. Or if you’re really not able to sleep, take naps during the day and bring a few redbulls to the test.</p>
<p>Take benadryl (diphenhydramine) ten hours before you intend to wake up.</p>
<p>Take melatonin-- it naturally tells your body its time to go to sleep. I often have really bad nighttime anxiety / insomnia but I take 3-6 mg of this when I’m worried about something and it def. works. Listening to music sometimes helps me too. And drinking warm milk w/ honey, or hot chocolate, or <strong>chamomile tea</strong>* about 30 min. before bed.</p>
<p>Drink cough syrup.</p>
<p>Lots and lots of cough syrup.</p>
<p>^Haha</p>
<p>Obviously don’t do that unless you want to trip your balls off and buttfck your liver with 8g of Acetaminophen.</p>
<p>Just take a sleeping aid, such as Benadryl or Melatonin. You DO NOT need to take Benadryl a full 10 hours before you wake up, just take it 1/2 hour before you want to fall asleep (that’s the approximate time it takes a pill to kick in, liquids are almost instant).</p>
<p>Nyquil will knock you out in an instant.</p>
<p>The liquid. None of that gelcap stuff.</p>
<p>I def. would not recommed any medication and/or alcohol right before the SAT’s! You should try to drink some really warm milk or a dull tea. Milk always seems to make you go to sleep. Have a large meal, (not junk food, as that could disturb you during the test, full of dark leafy vegetables (romaine lettuce), that’ll help you sleep!</p>
<p>Run a few miles and you’ll sleep like a baby. Your legs might be sore as hell the next day though, but that’s alright cause you’ll be sitting for the SAT’s :).</p>