What's the longest you have been up?

[onlydarksets]

I've never pulled an all-nighter for an exam. I'm with the Daseal and FRPLG - I needs my sleep.

[Schneed10]

I never have done the all nighter. If I don't get at least six hours of sleep I'm cranky and can't think straight. Basically I become a crotchety old man, lol.

[hugeskinsfan182]

i think my record stands around 35 hours straight for an exam... which i will hopefully never have to do again.

[doxiechic12000]

Studying all night gets low marks

I have read more information regarding pulling all nighters and they pretty much agree with this study.

[BigSKINBauer]

i'll be up all night tonight. I was up for 36 hours between Friday and saturday. I've slept a good amount the last day and a half.

I am trying to stick to energy drinks because i don't want to take adderall. It can't be good for your heart and last year i felt like i was going to hagve a heart attack when i took too much of it and some ridallin and some energy drinks. I hear of some people taking coke to study for tests. I think that is a little overboard. Adderral is considered "baby coke".

BUt yeah, 36 is about as long as i've ever stayed up straight> I have done that many many times though. I remember being up 42 hours straight once and really i wasn't too tired. A lot of times I'll sleep 1 hour ever 6 hours or so for a couple days if i am studying really hard for a test. That works.

As for cramming for tests... works for me. People say you can't retain info unless you sleep. I sleep right after i take the test so i retain it then. I cam easily able to recall information if i study it a few hourse before taking a test. I've been pulling all nightsers since 7th grade so i'm not all that worried about tonight.

If i need to a boost i'll probably take a few energy drinks but i'll try to stay away from the adderall. I actually have a good amount on me so i guess i could get rid of it. I could sell it. That stuff is expensive during finals week.

[KLHJ2]

The longest I have ever stayed awake without taking even a power nap is 53 hours. I have been awake for weeks at a time taking 10-20 minuite naps whenever I could get them. It takes a toll on your body though. I got ill every time I had to do it.

[MTK]

I pulled my share of all nighters for finals. It's never worth it, yet I never learned my lesson.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I stayed up for about 30 hours for a 24-hour take-home exam in law school. Virtually everyone in the class used all 24 hours. Spending 24 hours doing nothing but brain teasers will turn your mind to sh*t.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I stayed up for about 30 hours for a 24-hour take-home exam in law school. Virtually everyone in the class used all 24 hours. Spending 24 hours doing nothing but brain teasers will turn your mind to sh*t.

thanks for telling me wat to look foward to

[GTripp0012]

Never more than 29 hours straight.

I've pulled all nighters, but I then sleep through the next day.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Never more than 29 hours straight.

I've pulled all nighters, but I then sleep through the next day.

Exactly. Sleeping right after the test fixes everything. I'll be sleeping from 3:30 to midnight and then i'll pull another all nighter. Horrible and vicious cycle


All nighters aren't that bad. Sleeping for 1 and a half is a great way to get through it to. I think that is one rem cycle so that is good. I've also heard other increments of rem cycles so... Also 20 minute naps work well because you don't get into your rem by then. By waking up in the middle of rem, you wake up tired. But rem is the most important part of sleep. I guess 3 30 minute naps aren't as good as 1 hour and a half nap.

[Daseal]

I disagree. Because if you truly just don't know the information how will you do any better? What you are implying is if you have been studying two days before. I was in a bad situation in terms of finals, so if I slept I would have done worst because I simply did not know enough of the material.

IMO you probably either know it or you don't. I cram for a few hours before my exam, and that's normally enough for me to be reminded me of the information. I mean, different strokes for different folks. I rarely, if ever, take notes. If I go to class and listen, I normally retain information. If my assignment is reading a text book and things arent covered in class, I'm screwed. A) I don't retain information from books well at all. B) Reading textbooks is boring.

Like, I sleep at least 6ish hours before finals. For papers/projects Ive been up longer since there's a deliverable due at X time.

[Monkeydad]

3 1/2 days once, so that's approx. 84 hours.

I college, I worked 3rd shift 7 days a week 3/4 of the weeks of a month, I'd count 19-23 days in a row of working before a single day off, plus went to 8 hours of classes every day, so I averaged 10 hours of sleep a week. I was also trying to have a girlfriend too, so I would visit her instead of sleeping.

When I did get to sleep, it was anywhere from 1 to 3 hours. Never more.



Glad those days are over.

I have a newborn baby at home now, work 2 jobs and still get a LOT more sleep than I did during college.

[BigSKINBauer]

I woke up at 11 AM yesterday. Almost 30 hours. I can't sleep either because i have to go to a review session in a while. This sucks. Last exam is tomorrow and a paper on wednesday. I'll need a good amount of time for the paper too. . Whatever, then there is a 5 week vacation so....

[ArtMonkDrillz]

I think my longest was around 40 and it included drinking and flying from Maryland to Colorado (which amps up the drinking). By the time I finally went to sleep I could barely form a sentence.
I can't imagine staying up as long as some of you guys have.