All Nighters. Good? Bad?

[REBORN]

You don't need to catch up on all lost sleep.

[Fyrefly]

You don't need to catch up on all lost sleep.

True.

[Gloamglozer]

You don't need to catch up on all lost sleep.

True.

That's good.  Otherwise, I think I'd need to sleep for like, 3 years straight. 

[soniat]

Do it now, dont get up and study(unless this is a test in the afternoon, which then I say get up and study). I can never get myself up in time to actually focus on what im doing, im not a morning person.

[tha boss]

stay up all night and day
good for ur health

[MathsBoy1995]

One time me and my buddy planned an all nighter, we ended up having a pillow fight and one thing led to another and next thing you know we were making out on the sofa

[dc302]

While I never did it for VCE, I've done it for pretty much every single exam/test/assignment that I've sat/handed in in uni, and it has worked WONDERS. Well, wonders for results, not so much for my mood and health.

[appianway]

I can't do them.

All nighters are pretty much the norm here, but for the past two or three weeks I've been sleeping about three or four hours a night in an effort to do my work (so not all nighters, but almost)... and it's been horrible. My grades have slipped as a result, and I've been constantly sick. Doing these long term really affects your efficiency - I was going to go to the library for ten hours sometime last week, stayed for six, fell asleep four times, and just gave up. I got seven hours of sleep last night in an effort to recover and I'm still not OK. Argh, please don't screw yourself over by not sleeping.

[dc302]

I can't do them.

All nighters are pretty much the norm here, but for the past two or three weeks I've been sleeping about three or four hours a night in an effort to do my work (so not all nighters, but almost)... and it's been horrible. My grades have slipped as a result, and I've been constantly sick. Doing these long term really affects your efficiency - I was going to go to the library for ten hours sometime last week, stayed for six, fell asleep four times, and just gave up. I got seven hours of sleep last night in an effort to recover and I'm still not OK. Argh, please don't screw yourself over by not sleeping.

Actually, you're not doing them 'long'term enough.

I got 4 hours sleep a night from yr 9-yr 12. I was fine. Eventually you get used to it, although now I've returned to normal.

[nacho]

Is this a good or bad idea? Honestly, i've done all nighters every year, and not once has it affected me the next day.
So has anyone ever tried it for a VCE exam? If so, how did you go, and did it help you?

it's actually pretty bad.
i did this for chem, (slept at 4:30am~, exam at 9, woke up 7:30, had been studying ~14hours, first time i'd looked at unit 4 since 2.5months)
forgot every single formula (or perhaps i hadnt learned it well enough?)
anyways only do it if it's really necessary
i felt slow during the exam - like i wasnt functioning well.

[EvangelionZeta]

My own experience is that you get more used to sleeping less/pulling all-nighters after you do them consistently enough (took me about a week).  That said, it really does affect your health, and recovering is always a bit of a bitch.  Personally speaking, I feel semi-drunk constantly (lol) nowadays, and I'm not showing any signs of getting a normal sleeping routine again any time soon (it's been about a week and a since my last all nighter?).

[paulsterio]

I've had an all nighter once in my life my advice is not to, try to cut back on sleep, but don't go overboard with it

[funkyducky]

All-nighters: good when they involve hanging out with friends and definitely not doing anything educational, horrible when they're for studying. I've only ever tried the former variation.

[Romperait]

Did allnighters for all my vce latin assessments . Never ended up doing much in the way of latin but results didn't seem to suffer so I certainly endorse them.

[b^3]

Did allnighters for all my vce latin assessments . Never ended up doing much in the way of latin but results didn't seem to suffer so I certainly endorse them.

I remember getting addicted to spesh one day, when I hit the kinematics section. Worked from 4 in the afternoon to 11pm. Said to myself one more question. I looked up again and it was 2am. I ended up doing another 2 exercises and it was a really good night. Until I had to ge up the next morning. It was by choice, but then I suppose it wasn't exaclty and all nighter either.