Current Events > I have the GRE in 4 hours and I haven't slept because of insomnia

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Of course this would happen

Guess I'll be taking it again

I'm so frustrated.

No, fuck that shit. I believe in you TC. Youre going to feel like absolute ass but youre going to transcend that and pass the FUCK out of that GRE.

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AlisLandale posted...

No, fuck that shit. I believe in you TC. Youre going to feel like absolute ass but youre going to transcend that and pass the FUCK out of that GRE.

I dunno man. Cognition really takes a hit on no sleep.

I'm wondering if I should take aderall =/ would that even help on no sleep?

On_The_Edge posted...

I dunno man. Cognition really takes a hit on no sleep.

I'm wondering if I should take aderall =/ would that even help on no sleep?

It definitely wont be as effective as if you had sleep, but itd still help you for sure

source: currently on adderall right now with very little sleep

I feel you TC. The GRE sucks, I hated spending any time studying for it and taking it.

Good luck!

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I wasn't even worried about it until this.

https://youtu.be/Udj-o2m39NA

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I was going to recommend as much caffeine as you could take without getting too jittery.

But adderall is a better option, even a two hour nap would help a lot to settle your mind if you can manage it.

Ive taken a lot of exams by pulling an all-nighter, with a decent nap before the exam and done well.

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Also, why are you re-taking the GRE? Are you applying to new programs? (iirc, you were in a masters program).

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COVxy posted...

Also, why are you re-taking the GRE? Are you applying to new programs? (iirc, you were in a masters program).

Yeah, I finally finished that, but my GRE scores are expired. Neuroscience isn't for me, I'm thinking about clinical psych or counseling.

Good news is I'm 98th percentile in verbal, bad news is I suck at math. 38th percentile... maybe I'll try to improve the math score, but it ain't going up by much. Can't get much better than my verbal score though and I think my essays will be hovering around 95th percentile too

Well, a good night's sleep would have been good, but that ship has sailed.
And since this is the second time you're taking it, you know what you're facing.

If it helps, I'll tell you about my experience.
First, I'm not GRE-smart. I did very well on the Verbal, but all the math stuff was just unrecognizable to me. I had studied, but the math section didn't look like anything I had studied.

Luckily, it's multiple-choice. Instead of wasting time trying to actually do the math, I just used process of elimination on the answers. I don't have my final scores handy, but I did good enough to get accepted after only one try on the GRE.

As for the writing, there was no way to prepare for that; I had no idea what I would have to write about, and once I read the assignment, I knew I didn't possess any knowledge related to the subject, even though as I recall, I didn't need to actually know anything to write it, I just had to answer/address every point in the instructions.

I honestly think the writing portion is just to see how well you can write a totally bullshit response to a question you aren't really prepared to answer. IIRC I got a 4 out of 6 on the writing.

In the end, I think the only thing I did well was was that I beat the clock. I don't know if that is factored into final scores, but I finished the whole math section, and obviously the verbal section was cake.

I doubt anything you studied will turn out to be that useful. Just get through all the sections, don't dwell on any one problem too long, and don't overthink the writing portion. Just answer it, even if the gist of your answer is "I have no fucking idea."

EDIT: Ah, as it turns out, I did have my scores handy. 560 verbal (sounds bad? is it? IDK) 580 math (also sounds bad but IDGAF) and 4.0 verbal.

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On_The_Edge posted...

I dunno man. Cognition really takes a hit on no sleep.

I'm wondering if I should take aderall =/ would that even help on no sleep?

Too late for you to hear this but yes.Yes it will.

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divot1338 posted...

Too late for you to hear this but yes.Yes it will.

same

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It did indeed help lol