The Official December 2017 Study Group Forum

[damask_rain]

Remember The Name - Fort Minor
This song is on point for tomorrow:

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

[Experiment626]

...even though I only ever use about 2...

How...how is this even possible?

Agreed I am weird and like my pencils to be VERY sharp so I probably use 1 or 2 pencils a section lol

Exactly, I'm one pencil per LR/RC. Two per LG and writing sample. Maybe we need to invest in higher quality pencils?

I stay faithful to my black Dixon Tri-Conderoga pencils. They are pretty good.

I use a pencil per LR/RC section and two per LG. I've got like 9 pencils all sharp and ready to go... and a manual pencil sharpener. I'm off to the store to get my snacks for my bag and then I'm all set for tomorrow.

lollolol I show up with a full brand new pack of fully sharpened black ticons because if it gets dull or my hand gets sweaty i like to switch up the pencil. On average Ill switch pencils after each game or passage and go through 2-3 in each LR section. Gotta be sharp!

its funny because at both my takes i got comments from people and the proctors about coming prepared with a ton of pencils haha

My new 24 pack was delivered this morning. Spares for if there's anyone in my testing room.

[Mikey]

Remember The Name - Fort Minor
This song is on point for tomorrow:

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

The five percent pleasure is pushing it tho

[LieutenantElmo]

I've been a little under the weather but have been getting over this cold. Still, should I take like a mucinex or something to avoid headaches, etc. for test day? Thoughts

[Experiment626]

Remember The Name - Fort Minor
This song is on point for tomorrow:

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

The five percent pleasure is pushing it tho

I dunno, between LG and the fun of the writing not being scored, that seems like 5%...

[Experiment626]

I've been a little under the weather but have been getting over this cold. Still, should I take like a mucinex or something to avoid headaches, etc. for test day? Thoughts

Lots of Vitamin C and ignore any diet you're on and eat a good bit so your body has the energy to continue fighting it off. I proactively take Advil before and during my tests so that can't hurt. Dunno about Mucinex, does it have side effects that could impact your performance?

For Karma, take tissues and cough drops for yourself.

[Mikey]

Remember The Name - Fort Minor
This song is on point for tomorrow:

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

The five percent pleasure is pushing it tho

I dunno, between LG and the fun of the writing not being scored, that seems like 5%...

More like 0.5%

[LieutenantElmo]

I've been a little under the weather but have been getting over this cold. Still, should I take like a mucinex or something to avoid headaches, etc. for test day? Thoughts

Lots of Vitamin C and ignore any diet you're on and eat a good bit so your body has the energy to continue fighting it off. I proactively take Advil before and during my tests so that can't hurt. Dunno about Mucinex, does it have side effects that could impact your performance?

For Karma, take tissues and cough drops for yourself.

Yeah I have drank Emergen C everyday for sometime now and am probably gonna do ibuprofen just to get fight off any headache. I really am not sure about the mucinex, I would hate to introduce a new variable but a "attack" could be worse. Do you experience any change in mental ability due to the Advil?

[damask_rain]

I've been a little under the weather but have been getting over this cold. Still, should I take like a mucinex or something to avoid headaches, etc. for test day? Thoughts

Lots of Vitamin C and ignore any diet you're on and eat a good bit so your body has the energy to continue fighting it off. I proactively take Advil before and during my tests so that can't hurt. Dunno about Mucinex, does it have side effects that could impact your performance?

For Karma, take tissues and cough drops for yourself.

Yeah I have drank Emergen C everyday for sometime now and am probably gonna do ibuprofen just to get fight off any headache. I really am not sure about the mucinex, I would hate to introduce a new variable but a "attack" could be worse. Do you experience any change in mental ability due to the Advil?

Too much ibuprofen can make you sleepy. Only take 1

[lemon_lyman]

UGH i could not sleep last night AT all for some reason. I wasn't thinking about the test or anything, but subconsciously, I must've been really nervous LOL. Any advice on how to make sure that doesn't happen again tonight?

[JamesBlahDeBlah]

UGH i could not sleep last night AT all for some reason. I wasn't thinking about the test or anything, but subconsciously, I must've been really nervous LOL. Any advice on how to make sure that doesn't happen again tonight?

Might I suggest...

Too much ibuprofen can make you sleepy. Only take 1

[Zero Hedge]

UGH i could not sleep last night AT all for some reason. I wasn't thinking about the test or anything, but subconsciously, I must've been really nervous LOL. Any advice on how to make sure that doesn't happen again tonight?

Might I suggest...

Too much ibuprofen can make you sleepy. Only take 1

One word: Benadryl. The active ingredient takes effect faster than Melatonin and doesn't have side effects that creep into the morning like Melatonin. You can buy a pack of the knockoff (same active ingredient) at Walmart or Target for like three bucks.

[PhiladelphiaCollins]

24 hours and it’ll all be over

[etramak]

PT80 Game 3 will never fail to confuse the hell out of me. Probably wasn't a good idea to do it today, but whatever.

[LieutenantElmo]

24 hours and it’ll all be over

You said it mustard tiger. Is anyone else doing some light studying (a section or two untimed) today?

[kobesmith]

UGH i could not sleep last night AT all for some reason. I wasn't thinking about the test or anything, but subconsciously, I must've been really nervous LOL. Any advice on how to make sure that doesn't happen again tonight?

What I usually do is to have a drink before bed. Then, I sleep like a baby no matter what. Not sure whether this will work for other people.

[PrezRand]

Why am I not worried? Maybe my mind already knows the outcome LOL

[PhiladelphiaCollins]

24 hours and it’ll all be over

You said it mustard tiger. Is anyone else doing some light studying (a section or two untimed) today?

Yup. Probably going to watch a movie, do PT 76 logic games and then chill TFO.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Remember The Name - Fort Minor
This song is on point for tomorrow:

This is ten percent luck
Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure
Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

The five percent pleasure is pushing it tho

Lmao! Spot on. Forgot about this song but used to get me pumped up before soccer games in Highschool. Going to add this to the playlist

e: blaring this in car en route to the gym...im pumped haha

[Rupert Pupkin]

24 hours and it’ll all be over

You said it mustard tiger. Is anyone else doing some light studying (a section or two untimed) today?

Yup. Probably going to watch a movie, do PT 76 logic games and then chill TFO.

Yeah I did a LR and RC section earlier. Going to work out and do a LG section just for fun and then thats it for work.

[MercW07]

Has anyone on here taken the test at Notre Dame? The building that the test is in is like the biggest on campus so Im a little worried I wont be able to find the actual room the test is in tomorrow.

[Mikey]

Has anyone on here taken the test at Notre Dame? The building that the test is in is like the biggest on campus so Im a little worried I wont be able to find the actual room the test is in tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure they will tell you where to go when you check in. First time I took it they escorted a group of us to the room. It's been simple for me every time and I've taken it at diff centers before.

[JamesBlahDeBlah]

Has anyone on here taken the test at Notre Dame? The building that the test is in is like the biggest on campus so Im a little worried I wont be able to find the actual room the test is in tomorrow.

Worst case, it's a big university and you'll likely see a bunch of people walking around carrying gallon sized ziploc bags if you are anywhere near the vicinity. Just follow one of them.

[MercW07]

Has anyone on here taken the test at Notre Dame? The building that the test is in is like the biggest on campus so Im a little worried I wont be able to find the actual room the test is in tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure they will tell you where to go when you check in. First time I took it they escorted a group of us to the room. It's been simple for me every time and I've taken it at diff centers before.

The last time I took the test the check in was in the room the test was being given in...Is that not normal? lol

[Mikey]

Has anyone on here taken the test at Notre Dame? The building that the test is in is like the biggest on campus so Im a little worried I wont be able to find the actual room the test is in tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure they will tell you where to go when you check in. First time I took it they escorted a group of us to the room. It's been simple for me every time and I've taken it at diff centers before.

The last time I took the test the check in was in the room the test was being given in...Is that not normal? lol

Oh lol. Well yeah I usually get checked in somewhere in like the lobby and then check in again in the room. Idk then o_O