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Idk if I killed it, but I basically don't spend more than 3-4 tries on problems that I have no idea how to do, so yeah I left probably around 9:25.

That class got me to start smoking again and also got me to go back to the doctor and start get adderall prescribed once again.. Regardless I dropped the class halfway through.

Warning, Rant incoming:

I get so annoyed by people that pull "all-nighters". Granted sometime it has to happen if you are really swamped or you mess up somehow. I found out I had an exam at 1020am my sophomore year at 11 the night before. It happens. But holy shit if you just do it out of the blue you are the biggest idiot on campus. You should prepare a few days before an exam and not just decide to go to the library at midnight the night before.

My friends that go wear it as a badge. "Welp, another all nighter for me!" is a consistent facebook status during finals. Well you are an idiot because if you studied before hand a bit more and got some sleep you would be way better off then studying for 10 hours and not concentrating at all. I have a friend that goes to the library and goofs off the whole time, but stays up all night and thinks they will get a 4.0 and is shocked when they don't. They told me they have gotten 3 hours of sleep in the last 72 hours. Not only will they not retain any information they try and learn at 4am, but they will forget simple things they already know because they can't concentrate and there body will have a hard time functioning to even get to class.

So ridiculous, how could anybody think that is a smart way of going about things. Unreal.

Rant over.

Smart guy, but I bet if planned ahead a bit not only would you have saved yourself some sleep but might have had a 4.0 and not ended up looking like a piece of shit letting all your friends know how cool you are by studying at 3am.

Edit: There is a difference between "I need to study" and "look at me I'm studying". Everyone has these friends. It's the same friend that says "Hey I've got an interview for a job, did you hear, I've got an interview, INTERVIEW!" Great, but you don't have to remind me 3-4 times a day.

No problem with the shit giving, I was going to edit it out because it does sound so douchey, I was just making the point that while it may not work for Bailey, some people can execute that way. I admit that I don't intend to do it but often procrastinate to the point that I'm forced to. It hasn't cost me in college, and it hasn't translated over to work habits, just school. I have a final in 30 minutes and I haven't slept at all since I woke up at 9:00 am yesterday, and I feel fine Gonna wrap this up real quick, start drinking, and head to 'rama.

BTW, is your avatar club or varsity soccer? Are you on the squad?

It is scientifically proven that sleep deprivation reduces working memory capacity, which in turn increases your susceptibility to false memory.

So while all nighters might "work" for some people, they are never as effective as actually studying ahead of time and getting a good night's sleep to get the benefits of properly encoding all you've learned.

And I wouldn't dispute that, I was disputing that people "can't" retain any information at that time, or can't succeed that way. I'm fully aware that improving my study habits would have likely resulted in better scores, but I never improved them because what I was doing was working well enough.

5th and final exam tomorrow at 10 and then I'm done, FOREVER. No motivation at all to study. Sittin on the front porch with a fat cigar and a couple of brews instead

THIS!!!!!!

9/10 people I know that pull all nighters are the ones who: a) skip class a lot. or b) Waste time doing other stupid shit instead of studying during normal hours of the day.

That's fair. I like to pull all nighters when I have morning exam because I don't sleep very well the night before anyway. It usually works out pretty well but when it doesn't its because I fucked up and didn't prepare well enough

Meh... I have a final exam but it's in the middle of my priorities list right now.

I JUST finished my year long clinical, so I'm still celebrating that. But I have a final pathology paper which has to be done first, then a final exam, then two board exams. Gonna be a long next couple of months.

Is your exam in Anthony tomorrow?

See ya there 'baby!'