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jpsy422
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Do any of you have any crazy testing rituals or superstitions? 

After every test, I go to a 7-11 and buy everyone in the store a slurpee, no exceptions.  Usually it's just a couple of people, but this came back to bite me after AUD as there was a girls high school volleyball team in the store and I ended up dropping like $45 (and probably looking like a creep) on slurpees for like 20 18 year old girls.  But for whatever reason, after any big test I have to do it.

Anyone else have any crazy rituals? 



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I gave a guy at a gas station $10 when he asked for $5 to drive his girlfriend to Baltimore right after I took FAR(I passed it). I think the guy was a pimp. Who else would drive their "girlfriend" to Baltimore?

I wore the same t-shirt and cargo shorts for most of my exams, but mainly because they are uber comfy. I didn't untie the sneakers that I wore to the exam centers since I took FAR in April. After I passed the exam I still hadn't untied them and then I partied too hard and they got muddy and the soles were falling off.

Also, I would bring all my study materials with me and start taking notes and looking stuff up as soon as I got out of the testing center so that I would be ready if they try to hit me with the same questions again if I ended up needing to retake it.

I drank iced soy lattes just about everyday while I was studying from April through August. The day before and the day of the exam, I would abstain from all caffeine.

 



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Hahaha, that's pretty funny about the slurpees!!

I don't know if this would technically be a superstition, but i always make sure i look nice when i take the exam.  I always wear business professional clothes.  I know it would be easier to roll out of bed and wear sweat pants, dirty hair, and no make-up, but a while ago i read some articles and studies that said the way you look and dress directly affects job performance/productivity. 

Also, a couple glasses of wine the night before the exam really helps me sleep.  Without it, i will toss and turn all night thinking about the exam!


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I put my becker study book underneath my pillow the night before the test...  I do this in hoping that some of the material will seep through by osmosis  :)

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From about the afternoon before till I go to bed the night before, I do absolutely nothing. I play video games or watch TV, just to relax my brain a bit.

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