<p>Is it a good idea to just start immediately using higher order thinking skills after you woke up from bed? I don't think so; wouldn't it be a good idea to wake up 2 hours before the test(with good sleep) and practice a little? Before a tennis match, if I can get a whole hour of warm up, I play amazing. It's not a good idea to figure out your opponent during the match. </p>
<p>You guys think it's a good idea to get 10 hours of sleep and wake up at 5 AM and do a whole practice test(of math and cr really), or just read some articles(opinion) online to get yourself ready to read efficiently and quickly? Better to make it seem like a routine that is continuing from that morning then a race that you've been anticipating for a while and accidentally trip the first 10-20 feet.</p>
<p>a whole practice test in the morning is NOT necessary…you will most likely wear yourself out when it actually counts. Read a magazine or something to stimulate your brain so the test isnt the first thing you read that day.</p>
<p>I didn’t say it, but just one section of each would be good. So yeah I’ll go to sleep at 8PM and wake up at 5AM(or 9-6) and just do some practice.</p>
<p>I think that is a good idea. Going into the SAT without warming up your brain is like going into a sprint without streching. The results can be devastating(sp?).</p>
<p>Doing any practice the morning of the SAT seems like an incredibly bad idea to me, especially with the reading questions. I’m sure most people tire of the test by the end of it, getting sick of reading the same banal passages with the same questions. With this tiring comes decreased performance, as you care less about accuracy and more about finishing. And, since you will be looking at the results of your practice right before the test, they will be fresh in your mind and thus a detriment mentally. If you do poorly on the last minute practice, you are worrying (whether consciously or subconsciously) about doing well while taking the test-consequently, you do worse as you are not relaxed and thinking clearly. If you do really well on this practice, you get the pressure of maintaining a good performance placed on you. The inhibiting effect this has on you when answering any question that is anything more than blatantly obvious decreases your score as well. </p>
<p>It is best to be relaxed and confident. Read a magazine, as others have said, or sleep in and wake up at the last possible time. Do anything but think and fret over the test. Mental preparation is the key to success on the SAT, and you will not get any by trying to cram in practicing on the morning of the test.</p>
<p>This is, of course, from personal experience. I wanted to do the same thing–cram three practice tests in the day before the test, and then do a quick review in the morning. My father said no; he pointed out to me what I now share with you. It stopped me from taking the third test or looking over anything SAT related the day of the test. I felt the burnout near the end of the test (very flippant on the last section of writing in regards to ensuring accuracy), and realized that anything more would have made my performance drop considerably, since the negative effects would have been felt earlier and would have been magnified later.</p>
<p>Warming up is a good idea. Warming up with SAT practice questions is not.</p>