All Nighters. Good? Bad?

[jinny1]

i did the vcaa 2010 exam this morning...

not sure if it was a good idea

[Vincezor]

i did the vcaa 2010 exam this morning...

not sure if it was a good idea

Probably not but I'm starting to wonder how they're going to put 23 questions over 42 marks... 2010 had 20 questions over 40 marks and evidently the motion questions weren't very hard...

[jinny1]

are anyone drinking energy drinks??? i feel drowsy i wanna drink one

i did the vcaa 2010 exam this morning...

not sure if it was a good idea

Probably not but I'm starting to wonder how they're going to put 23 questions over 42 marks... 2010 had 20 questions over 40 marks and evidently the motion questions weren't very hard...

hopefully they are really simple questions

[Vincezor]

I wouldnt recommend it. Don't they make you want to pee very often?

[Ghost!]

So hard to sleep, so pumped at night! I reckon I was awake until 12:30, even though I went to bed a bit after 10:30!

When you can't sleep the night before an exam - FAP.

[moekamo]

A little off topic, but couldn't be bothered making another thread for it.

I know the night before a good sleep is ideal, but two nights before?

I've been experimenting with just slamming an all nighter (till about 4am), then waking at 8am then studying on till about 10pm at which point you actually get to sleep. I find that otherwise the night before an exam you just can't get to  bed at the time that you want to.


I personally think all nighters are awesome.

Apparently, some studies say that if you compare two people that have different amounts of sleep one night(say one person has 2 hours, the other has the full 8 hours needed) then the same amount the next night(both sleep for 8 hours) there is no difference in alertness etc. So it's basically saying that you don't need to 'catch up' on lost sleep, as long as you sleep well the night before something important, you should be fresh and ready to go.

I don't know how reliable this info is(I don't have a source, just heard it off a friend), and personally I wouldn't be willing to risk trying it before an exam, but if you've done it already Taiga, then I guess there must be some truth to it, and maybe it only works over two nights...I'd be very wary about sleeping two hours/night for 5 days then having eight and assuming you'll be fine...

[golden]

It wouldn't be a good idea if you had two exams in two days haha.

[Archimedes]

I do all nighters. They definetly are good if you're behind on homework but not to study. Do your studying earlier on and homework and questions later at night. This can help becauser of the repetition especially with math question when your grinding your way through and exercise.

[taiga]

A little off topic, but couldn't be bothered making another thread for it.

I know the night before a good sleep is ideal, but two nights before?

I've been experimenting with just slamming an all nighter (till about 4am), then waking at 8am then studying on till about 10pm at which point you actually get to sleep. I find that otherwise the night before an exam you just can't get to  bed at the time that you want to.


I personally think all nighters are awesome.

Apparently, some studies say that if you compare two people that have different amounts of sleep one night(say one person has 2 hours, the other has the full 8 hours needed) then the same amount the next night(both sleep for 8 hours) there is no difference in alertness etc. So it's basically saying that you don't need to 'catch up' on lost sleep, as long as you sleep well the night before something important, you should be fresh and ready to go.

I don't know how reliable this info is(I don't have a source, just heard it off a friend), and personally I wouldn't be willing to risk trying it before an exam, but if you've done it already Taiga, then I guess there must be some truth to it, and maybe it only works over two nights...I'd be very wary about sleeping two hours/night for 5 days then having eight and assuming you'll be fine...

I think you're correct in terms of awareness.

I was referring more to maximizing your hours of uptime before an exam by getting little sleep 2 days before, additionally I usually never get to sleep before 2AM, so if I deprive myself one night, the next night i generally always feel better on the next night. Perhaps just a psychological thing.

Going to move this  back to Gen VCE, not sure why it's here

[Qwazz]

Undertaking an 'All-nighter' would be kind of risky, depending on the current state your in. If your all tired and weary, then it wouldn't be recommended. But if your awake, and ready to learn something new, then that would be the best possibility. And also remember to take breaks every half an hour or so. (:

[some dude]

Is this a good or bad idea? Honestly, i've done all nighters every year, and not once has it affected me the next day.
So has anyone ever tried it for a VCE exam? If so, how did you go, and did it help you?

if you have put in the work through out the year i am puzzled as to why you would even need to pull an all nighter the night before the exam not to mention the effect it would have on you, although you might feel 'fine' the next morning in really your brain wont be at 100%. you should make sure you get 7-8 hours even 9 hours (if your young) every night. if your behind in work go to bed even earlier an finish it in the morning.

[Eriny]

All nighters aren't really that good for your health. It's fine to stay up all night once every so often, but if you do it regularly, you really do run the risk of reduced immunity to illness, irritation, fatigue, depression, etc. and this is a problem that lots of people who regularly work night shifts deal with.

[Camo]

All nighters aren't really that good for your health. It's fine to stay up all night once every so often, but if you do it regularly, you really do run the risk of reduced immunity to illness, irritation, fatigue, depression, etc. and this is a problem that lots of people who regularly work night shifts deal with.

You mean those who do not sleep throughout the day and work at night?

[Russ]

Yes, sunlight is important and if you work nights you get less of it

[Fyrefly]

A little off topic, but couldn't be bothered making another thread for it.

I know the night before a good sleep is ideal, but two nights before?

I've been experimenting with just slamming an all nighter (till about 4am), then waking at 8am then studying on till about 10pm at which point you actually get to sleep. I find that otherwise the night before an exam you just can't get to  bed at the time that you want to.


I personally think all nighters are awesome.

Apparently, some studies say that if you compare two people that have different amounts of sleep one night(say one person has 2 hours, the other has the full 8 hours needed) then the same amount the next night(both sleep for 8 hours) there is no difference in alertness etc. So it's basically saying that you don't need to 'catch up' on lost sleep, as long as you sleep well the night before something important, you should be fresh and ready to go.

I don't know how reliable this info is(I don't have a source, just heard it off a friend), and personally I wouldn't be willing to risk trying it before an exam, but if you've done it already Taiga, then I guess there must be some truth to it, and maybe it only works over two nights...I'd be very wary about sleeping two hours/night for 5 days then having eight and assuming you'll be fine...

I disagree... you do need to catch up on lost sleep.
It's called sleep debt.

But, as I understand it, effective sleep is also dependent on each individual's circadian rhythm.
For instance, if a nightfill worker is accustomed to sleeping during the day and working during the night, and they're been following this pattern without fail for the last 5 years. But they stay awake for a full 24 hour period, and try to instead sleep at night... even though they're exhausted and need sleep, such sleep won't be as effective as if they had followed their normal sleeping pattern.

I've also heard that the amount of effective sleep required can be affected by genetics.