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Hey guys, well, I am pulling an all-nighter right now to study for this final, it is at eight o'clock, and I finished (it is 4:43 here) but I am afraid that if I go to sleep I might not wake up until around dinner. Would it be beneficial to go to sleep right now or not?

Also, do you guys know of any tricks (other than caffeine of course) to help make myself feel refreshed and ready to go for this bad boy? I was thinking about doing my run before I went to the test and then just telling my coach that I would not be at practice cuz I would be sleeping during it, will this help to wake me up or will it just drain me more, any help within the next five minutes gets a special cookie.

cold shower usually helps, and try to stay active

ok so do go on a run?

Yeah, also eat something with lots of carbs?

Hey guys, well, I am pulling an all-nighter right now to study for this final, it is at eight o'clock, and I finished (it is 4:43 here) but I am afraid that if I go to sleep I might not wake up until around dinner. Would it be beneficial to go to sleep right now or not?

Also, do you guys know of any tricks (other than caffeine of course) to help make myself feel refreshed and ready to go for this bad boy? I was thinking about doing my run before I went to the test and then just telling my coach that I would not be at practice cuz I would be sleeping during it, will this help to wake me up or will it just drain me more, any help within the next five minutes gets a special cookie.

Wait, other then caffeine? This is madness!

No! THIS IS COLLEGE!

Generally, there's a breaking point after which you'll be able to stay up again. Stay away from your bed and avoid lying down.

1) Don't do an all nighter. I find that if I don't know something at dinner the night before, I won't know it anyway and/or it's not worth knowing.
2) If you do, invest in an alarm clock and go to bed. Hell, even your phone has one. Better than staying up doing shit all.

Cocaine.

1) Don't do an all nighter. I find that if I don't know something at dinner the night before, I won't know it anyway and/or it's not worth knowing.
2) If you do, invest in an alarm clock and go to bed. Hell, even your phone has one. Better than staying up doing shit all.Och, I wouldn't say so. I did an all nighter once, going through all questions that our professor gave us (only a few of which would eventually be used in the exam), answering every one of them. I didn't get to sleep that night, but it was worth it.

Och, I wouldn't say so. I did an all nighter once, going through all questions that our professor gave us (only a few of which would eventually be used in the exam), answering every one of them. I didn't get to sleep that night, but it was worth it.
I'd do that over the week before and then again the day before.

Yeah I would go to sleep, then jump right outa bed and striaght into the shower as soon as the alarm clock goes off. Not a lot beats a bit of sleep, even an hour in these situations is better than nowt.

1) Don't do an all nighter. I find that if I don't know something at dinner the night before, I won't know it anyway and/or it's not worth knowing.

Seconded.

I never did an all-nighter when I was at University.

And these days I can tell which of my students have done more often than not.

Quite apart from Newer Burmecia's argument, you're far more likely to focus and do well on a test, or write a coherently-argued essay, if you've had a decent night's sleep.

I have no citation immediately to hand, but I believe that it's been proven that, on balance, sleep deprivation usually temporarily lowers IQ.

IE, better to stay up until Midnight, sleep, and then start again at 6:00am than to stay up until 6:00am, get 2 hours sleep, and then sleepwalk your way through a test.

Hey guys, well, I am pulling an all-nighter right now .

Don't. Get a decent nights sleep and wake up early in the morning and read over your notes.

Sunlight. I'd agree with getting some sleep but sunlight's great for waking you up.

Chew gum.

i find a 2 hour nap to be refreshing if you have the will to wake up when your alarm goes off.

Vitamin B-12

All Nighter's equal a bad idea. If you think you must do one. Take a nap before doing it and eat a good meal with lots of carbs.

Sorry I mis-read. B-12 would hurt in this case. Ginseng sometimes helps. Depends how tired you are. Tons of coffee. Mind over matter is pretty much the only thing.

I've done all nighters. I got terrible results.

I've simply studied and opted to sleep for the full night. I got better results.

You're not doing yourself any favours by staying up. When you study, you need to take breaks. Allow your mind to digest the information. Eat fresh fruit while you study. Get sleep.

Of course, nothing beats going to every glass in advance of the exam and paying attention, making good notes. It makes a world of difference when you study. It becomes a review rather than a learning process.

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Preferably in a glass bottle.

Preferably in a glass bottle.

So it's not my my imagination. It does taste better in a glass bottle.

So it's not my my imagination. It does taste better in a glass bottle.
Oh aye, sure does.

It's 'fresher'.

Usually I find that when I pull an all-nighter, I feel fine for the first few hours of the morning. That might be enough for you to get through your final without actually doing anything. But carbs are good, and drinking cold water is also good.

1) Don't do an all nighter. I find that if I don't know something at dinner the night before, I won't know it anyway and/or it's not worth knowing.
agreed. thirded I belive.

Och, I wouldn't say so. I did an all nighter once, going through all questions that our professor gave us (only a few of which would eventually be used in the exam), answering every one of them. I didn't get to sleep that night, but it was worth it.

this is a special case. Not all professors will do this.

Hey guys, well, I am pulling an all-nighter right now to study for this final, it is at eight o'clock, and I finished (it is 4:43 here) but I am afraid that if I go to sleep I might not wake up until around dinner. Would it be beneficial to go to sleep right now or not?

Also, do you guys know of any tricks (other than caffeine of course) to help make myself feel refreshed and ready to go for this bad boy? I was thinking about doing my run before I went to the test and then just telling my coach that I would not be at practice cuz I would be sleeping during it, will this help to wake me up or will it just drain me more, any help within the next five minutes gets a special cookie.

Dont pull an all nighter b4 a final.

If u have to, maybe an energy drink b4 the final?

1) Don't do an all nighter. I find that if I don't know something at dinner the night before, I won't know it anyway and/or it's not worth knowing.
This is true in the case of studying. Staying up all night to study is just a waste of time.
If you must stay up, keep doing stuff. If you stop to rest, you'll crash, and once you start crashing it is damned hard to bring yourself back into line. That said, I sometimes find it helps to sleep from about 3 AM to 6 AM if I'm writing a paper due the next morning. The three hours can help you get refreshed and sorted, but there is the risk that you'll just end up spending them lying in the dark spinning your wheels uselessly.