[Oneday]

I feel stupid for asking things like this… Anxiety is really working on me..

But I was not able to sleep last night (< 4 hour)..I have an exam tomorrow at 4PM.

Should I get some more sleep (nap) or crunch through some more MCQ with help of a Redbull? I’m very sure I will be very tired in the middle of the day..(I’m studying fulltime)

I heard lack of sleep alters your memory, which is why I am concerned…

[tuanxn]

Get some catch up rest and see how you feel when you wake up. You might just be burnt out and you definitely don't want your mind fried for tomorrow. I would just go over some notes on key sections and ease off the MCQ. Eat clean foods and try to get some light exercise today (brisk walk while reading notes or something). Good luck tomorrow!

[JohnWayneIsGod]

At this point, you either know it or you don't. Review is good, but sleep is imperative. You don't want to mess up your regular sleep routine too much by napping today though. If I were in your position, I'd just do some light review (perhaps take a 1 hour power nap if I finally got really tired), and then a couple of hours before bed I'd do some rigorous exercise. Running, jumping-jacks, push-ups, etc. Just get myself really tired so that I could easily get at least 10 hours of sleep.

FAR - 80

Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.

-John Wayne

[Anonymous]

The material is incredibly detail-oriented. In my opinion, it's easier to miss questions over lack of focus and attention than to gain correct answers from last minute review. That's going to vary from person to person, as some are more used to operating without much sleep.

Personally, I've prioritized sleep over final review for my first two exams. Ideally just try to balance the two as best you can. Selective review on weaker areas can be very helpful if those topics show up on the exam, but lack of sleep has the potential to affect you for each and every question.

[okcpa2015]

If your exam is tomorrow I would take it pretty easy studying today.

The night before the exam I would always make my “Cheat Sheet” to study in the car before I walked into the testing center.

Just relax and be confident that you put in the prep work to grab that passing score.

FAR - 91
REG - 88
AUD - 98
BEC - 88

[Meeekks]

Happened to me also. I got less than 5 hours the day before for my first two exams because I was so nervous. Not a good feeling.

If you've studied enough, then you'll be fine. In my opinion, do whatever it takes get a good night's rest. You need your brain to be fresh, so you won't read questions carelessly. You also need your brain to last 3-4 hours actively thinking, which won't happen if you're sleepy.

[jlee1086]

Happened to me the night before FAR except I got NO sleep. And I can't nap (wish my kindergarten teachers understood that). I was worried I would make a dumb mistake because I was so tired. Which turned into worry about not sleeping. What a vicious cycle it is. I was always a light sleeper and nervous person so that's far from a stupid question.

But as you can see from my score, it is possible to muddle through with no sleep. Since NJ doesn't give you a score breakdown if you pass, I'll never know how. On top of that, I got nausea and diarrhea from coffee. I was so out of it when I drove home. Maybe I could have added a few more points if I glanced through a few simple but less practiced concepts but whatever. If you really can't sleep, don't do MCQ's. Just do some lightweight studying.

FAR 57 (11/2014), 64 (1/2015), 79 (7/2015)
AUD 68 (2/2015), 79 (11/2015)
REG 79 (1/2016)
BEC 81 (4/2016)

[Skynet]

No Sex either. That'll just tire you out more : )

[Oneday]

lol some funny responses.

Thank you. Now I have less than 24 hours till the exam… Wish me luck. I'm just going over for review purposes..

I hope keeping my score above 70% (Ninja MCQ & Roger) will be a good indicator for this exam..

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