<p>A good nights sleep is very important along with a solid breakfast in the AM with protein instead of lots of carbs. You will probably be at the test center for at least 5 hours and taking the test for almost 4.</p>
<p>Why protein instead of carbs?</p>
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<p>I’d like to say the same thing about my situation, and I would probably be correct in doing so. I actually feel that the habituation inherent in some games’ learning curves can be helpful in facilitating focus in certain situations. My many hours of Counter Strike: Source certainly came with some drawbacks, though.</p>
<p>The night before I took the SAT, I did one or two CR sections to get the right mentality for that. I got about seven hours of sleep the night before: just enough that I would be well rested but not so much that I lacked alertness. This number will, of course, vary person-to-person.</p>
<p>Protein stays in your system longer and you don’t feel hungry as fast. Carbs have a tendency of making your energy level spike and then crash. It is a balance, not all of one or the other. Adding an egg and/or cheese to an English muffin, or meat like a piece of ham, chicken, or sausage to a bagel or biscuit or adding a spread like peanut butter, Nutella, or almond butter to a piece of toast for example. </p>
<p>They give you a couple of breaks so you can have a quick snack and rehydrate during the test but it helps to start with a good breakfast.</p>
<p>Studying right before the SAT doesn’t work for me and a lot of people I know. I studied the week before and pretty much just played guitar the night before and got like a 2300 - and my friend skipped school the day before SATs to study and was not satisfied with his 2100 something - So don’t break your typical habits (ie. I just fooled around on guitar as usual the night before)</p>