Pulling an All Nighter for Exam- How to Get an A

[Cyrus]

I have an exam tomorrow and I am pulling an all nighter, this is fun. All I need is a 61% to get an A, but I had to study for other stuff and so now I am cramming in all these dumb facts about materials. Weeee I hate school.

BTW, it is currently 2:34 am, and I am talking to myself.

 

[moose]

Think of what the people taking 17 credits are feeling

 

[Cyrus]

Too bad for them, don't take so many credits then.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

shut-up, log off, and study.

Good luck.

 

[Cyrus]

let's debate this, Ivan.

I'm trying to memorize this stuff, but memorization is just STUPID!

BTW: 2:52 AM.

I honestly thought I was done with meorization when I finished all my elective courses. This is pathetic.

 

[Danger]

Actually, what's pitiful is that you're in university and still can't spell 'memorisation'. As the old guy said, shut up and go to sleep (or study; same difference at this point).

 

[Cyrus]

Sleep is for the weak.

 

[Danger]

Might I remind you that cats are the most perfect killing machines on the planet (and don't bring up sharks, because their scope is limited), and they spend about 80% of their lives sleeping.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

let's debate this, Ivan.

I'm trying to memorize this stuff, but memorization is just STUPID!

I see that you're still online. Do I need to put you on a 24 hour ban?

 

[Danger]

Do I need to put you on a 24 hour ban?

I thought that Mitchum was the 24 hour brand.

 

[Cyrus]

5:00 am, and the party is just getting started.

Ban, you can try. I am in the school library, aka 50+ computers all that I can make new bogus login names

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

I have really bad memories about all nighters and tests... I once pulled an all nighter before a 6 hour test... Let's just say that the 5 extra hours of studying didn't help. lol. Good luck on your exam though!

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

What time is your test?

 

[Cyrus]

8:00 am

It is now 5:34 am. Right now my heart is pumping Red bull and Sobe. I do not feel tired.

Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

I have the will to get above a 60% right now. I could get a C if I just wrote my name on the exam and turned it in, lol. That would be funny. Id get a B if I answered like two or three problems. I am just planning on getting partial credit everywhere and winding up with hopefully a 68-70%.

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

That's not too bad then.I hate cramming, especially when it is pure memorization. Such as social studies (still in HS).

 

[Cyrus]

The trick to memorizing things is making up patterns. For instance:

$$L= \alpha + \beta$$

$$\gamma = \alpha + \beta$$

$$L+ \gamma = \alpha$$

$$\gamma+ \beta = \alpha$$

Now, I could try to memorize all these RxNs, but I'm not going to. I am going to notice that the first two result in the same thing on the RHS, and the last two also have the same thing. Now I notice that the first one is just an L, and all the rest have a gamma in them. If I go down two I put in another L, and for the last one the only piece missing is the beta, so it has to be gamma and beta goes to alpha. I make up tons of these little 'tricks' so that I don't just memorize things.

Try it, it works.

 

[morphism]

In the past 40 hours, I've had (at most) 3 hours of sleep. What's scaring me is that I don't feel tired at all, even though I had 2 finals about 10 hours ago.

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

Yea, I usually try to do that too when trying to memorize stuff. I also find that if you can attach a story or at least an image to something you are trying to memorize it makes it much easier. I have only a couple of weeks til I got to start studying hard for diploma exams. Although I doubt I even need to study for physics/math/calculus... it's just the social I am scared of. Seeing as your test is in 1.5 hrs, I will wish you one last good luck before you have to go. Tell me how it went afterwards.

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

Morphism. Go to bed! :)

 

[Cyrus]

I still have lots of time, and I'm not even tired. I think after this semester I consumed enough caffeine to keep me awake for the next two months.

I think I know a good 70-80% of the material by now. Enough to get me that 62% I need.

6:34 am, yummy.

 

[mattmns]

Silly Engineers. I don't do all-nighters

 

[Cyrus]

Well, it went O.K. I think I def got above a 61 to get my A.

Now I gota go home and sleep for a few hours and study for heat transfer Dammit that test is going to kill my ass. ~700 pages, open book, open notes comprehensive exam.

 

[JasonRox]

Man, I can never do that. No sleep just kills me. I'd fall asleep during the exams.

I need 6 hours of sleep atleast.

 

[Danger]

Well, I hope that everything works out well for you, Cyrus. I also hope you realize that if you're running on Red Bull, caffiene suppliments of any kind, bennies, or other such things... you are going to crash hard when they finally wear off. Be prepared to spend at least a couple of full days and nights in bed after it's over. Voice of experience here, kiddo.

 

[Cyrus]

Well, I hope that everything works out well for you, Cyrus. I also hope you realize that if you're running on Red Bull, caffiene suppliments of any kind, bennies, or other such things... you are going to crash hard when they finally wear off. Be prepared to spend at least a couple of full days and nights in bed after it's over. Voice of experience here, kiddo.

You obviously don't know how many times I have had to do this in the past.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Good luck, Cyrus!. You know i just finished the quarter, and i slept finally!. Hope you'll have the same opportunity soon

 

[Danger]

Well, maybe you have the same sort of stamina as me. It's rare. My hard crashes were after 3-4 days awake, and then it was just a full day of doing nothing. I know an awful lot of people who tried to replicate it, though, and none of them lasted more than 2 days. (And for the record, I didn't take any drugs or supplements other than a lot of coffee.)
Do keep in mind that however well you feel now, it will take its toll after a few decades if you do it on a regular basis. I guess that if it's just for the sake of school, it should be okay. My mistake was in doing it every weekend for several years. Once I hit about 40...

 

[Cyrus]

Hmmm, I when I went to bed it was sunny outside, and when I woke up it was dark...

That was a nice 7 hour nap . I should be good to study until 2-3 am tonight.

You, hit 40? You don't like a day over 65.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

You, hit 40? You don't like a day over 65.

I thought I banned you.

Danger counts his years in hexadecimal...that way he has just the right number of fingers to count with.

 

[Math Is Hard]

you are completely insane, Cyrus.