PastaInhaler Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 How many of you had little to no sleep the night before the MCAT, and how did it affect you on game day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_015 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 How many of you had little to no sleep the night before the MCAT, and how did it affect you on game day? 2006 - Wrote on 2 1/2 hrs of sleep. Initially the physical sciences seemed really hard but the questions were actually really easy. I still walked away with 31R. July 30, 2009 - Slept about 2 hrs. I was frustrated that I didn't get much sleep and was worried that I wouldn't last the day. I had a chocolate bar prior to the exam and things didn't go very well. I think the pressure and frustration built up to a breaking point. I ended up voiding my exam early into VR. (See my thread on choking) Aug 14, 2009 - Didn't sleep at all. Realizing that I wouldn't, I went for a run at 6AM and went about business as usual. I accepted the fact that I didn't sleep early in the morning and didn't let that get into my head for my 2PM writing. After the VR, I had half a can of Red Bull and felt a nice buzz, almost like being tipsy. I had the other half can afterward WS. I felt very confident writing this day, and am now waiting for results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Good ****. I slept 3-4 hours. Probably affected my performance, but I can't complain. 34Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaInhaler Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Good ****. I slept 3-4 hours. Probably affected my performance, but I can't complain. 34Q 34Q? You better not complain, or I'll kick you in the pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles3288 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I had about 4 hrs. The anxiety for the test kept me fairly alert. I felt super tired/hard to focus maybe for the last 15min of BS, but at that point it didn't really matter. Crashed afterwards, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberriHoney Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 i slept but i kept on waking up throughout the night... it wasnt mcat related tho. my dad, i think due to exhaustion, almost fainted... it turned out to be not that big a deal but at the time, it was pretty serious, so i was scared about him that night more about my mcat... still waiting for my result... no idea how it affected my performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkmedic Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My sister and I wrote it on the same day in a nearby town. She was having massive panic attack (stayed in same hotel room), and kept me up all night, or at least until 3AM (I was "in bed" by 10:30PM, was intending to get 7ish hours of sleep). And then I woke up at 6AM. So... 3 hours of sleep? I downed about 2 cups of bold, black coffee before the exam. My heart was racing super fast, but I don't know if that is because I had no sleep or simply because I was 'nervous'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaInhaler Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 I downed about 2 cups of bold, black coffee before the exam. My heart was racing super fast, but I don't know if that is because I had no sleep or simply because I was 'nervous'. Maybe the caffeine from the 2 cups of bold, black coffee that you took before the exam had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm09 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 didnt drink coffee that day selpt like a baby for 9hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkmedic Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Maybe the caffeine from the 2 cups of bold, black coffee that you took before the exam had something to do with it. Oh, lol, perhaps. But I already normally drink a lot of coffee; I have high tolerance to caffeine. Lol, not sure how to describe it, but I guess it's similar to how some people drink a lot of alcohol regularly and then need to drink lots in order to 'feel tipsy' or 'get drunk'... *EDIT: I find out my MCAT scores next month; we'll see if sleep has an effect. The first time I wrote it in July, I actually got about 9 hours of sleep before the exam, which on the contrary, made me feel quite lethargic/tired during the exam; I usually average about 6 hours of sleep. I remember I wasn't actually "awake" until WS, and I strongly believe my scores are an indicator of that: PS-9 VR-8 WS-R BS-12 ... an upward trend... *And then, there's always the thought of whether I just suck at PS and VR. But I was averaging ~12 on practice AAMCs... VR.. no comment, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaInhaler Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Did you write in Hong Kong? What date was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberriHoney Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 i slept but i kept on waking up throughout the night... it wasnt mcat related tho. my dad, i think due to exhaustion, almost fainted... it turned out to be not that big a deal but at the time, it was pretty serious, so i was scared about him that night more about my mcat... still waiting for my result... no idea how it affected my performance i got my score... 33Q a little bit lower than practice... i was ranging from 34 to 36. so i guess it didnt affect me too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkmedic Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Did you write in Hong Kong? What date was it? I wrote on Sept. 4, in the States. Lol, I put my location as HK... for no reason in particular. I was there recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaInhaler Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 i got my score... 33Q a little bit lower than practice... i was ranging from 34 to 36. so i guess it didnt affect me too much. Good for you, and glad that your dad is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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