How much did you sleep night before MCAT?

[willthatsall]

How long? Not enough for me, nerves got me.

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[J ROD]

I got about 5-6 hrs sleep, which is my normal.

 

[amar21]

5hr max

 

[T12]

In bed at 9:30. Nearly asleep at 10:30 when my fiancee's dad calls me to wish me luck (God love him). Unable to sleep until 1:00 after that. Woke up ten til 6:00 and showered, ate pop-tarts. We'll see how it turns in 1.5 weeks!

 

[BoxtaDoc]

I had the 2pm test, and ended up sleeping like 10 hours

 

[Star2008]

my neighbors had a very loud 21st bday party all through the night. argh

 

[lastcall]

I did not sleep at all due to nerves--I had an 8am test. I should have tried a sleep aid.

 

[BlueElmo]

I got around 7 hours of peaceful sleep. Naturally, I was refreshed in the morning. The thing is I only slept about 5 hours the night before, in preparation for the night before the test. It worked out well.

 

[Steeler7588]

I marked 6-8 hours, but thinking about it I definitely got less. I tried to fall asleep at 10:45, but two hours later I was still awake. I probably fell asleep at 1, and I woke up at 6:30 (8 AM testing time). I would have liked to sleep longer, but I was actually pretty refreshed and wasn't tired at all during the day. About an hour after I had left the exam (finished ~1 PM) I definitely felt exhausted, though.

 

[loof123]

i slept around 7.5-8 hours the night before ( i took the test on sept 12)...but i took sleeping pills the night before (i used to be an insomniac and had a prescription for ambien). so went to bed around 10:30, fell asleep immediately, woke up at 2:30, drank a glass of wine and then feel asleep again at maybe 3:30 or 4 am, finally woke up at 8:30 am. yayy for sleeping pills and alcohol =)...and i was completely fine during the test

for all of u out there who are worried about getting sleep before the test...i suggest u take a sleep aid or drink some wine before going to bed. itll put u to sleep. DO NOT TAKE CHANCES WITH THIS TEST!! i voided the test twice in the past year because i couldnt sleep the night before each test and i was falling asleep during each test...it was awful..thats why i took the pills and drank the wine the night before the sept 12 test...worked like a charm

 

[EricH]

I did a bunch of exercise the day before to reduce my stress, it made me plenty tired to sleep

 

[TheOldTimer]

I didn't sleep at all actually. Eventhough I tried to wake up early all week to train myself and control my sleeping patterns. It was tough... I suggest taking some benadryl for people still in the process of testing

 

[eforest]

I'm totally unable to take tests on little sleep! 8 hours + for me.

 

[Jorje286]

5 hours max, and that's the only thing I regret. I was struggling to stay awake at the end of the BS. Hopefully that didn't hurt me much.

 

[tncekm]

I probably slept 8-9 hours. I slept like a baby that night. I was as confident as could be... It was the night AFTER the MCAT I didn't sleep well. I was unexpectedly rocked by the 6/13 MCAT.

 

[p30doc]

a/c broke down in my apt night before my MCAT (august in florida)....yea