Drinking before Exam - Page 2

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  • #169382
    J.P.
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    https://now.msn.com/living/0411-alcohol-improves-test-scores.aspx

    Study out of the University of Illinois shows that drinking before a test improves scores up to 40%. Who wants to be the first to test it on the CPA?

    BEC - 11/25/08-61, 8/31/09-76*, 2/24/12-76
    AUD - 2/21/09-53, 8/31/10-60, 11/30/11-83
    REG - 11/30/09-68, 5/31/12-79
    FAR - 8/29/11-81

    IL Ethics - 93

    *Lost to 18-month Rule

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  • #382986
    nolifecpa
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    getting plastered before singing karaoke also makes you sing better! at least that's what it sounds like when i do it…i think?

    rocket ship…nm

    REG-65,71,74,73,70,74,79
    BEC-60's,60's,69,71,76*,78
    FAR-67,66,65,79
    AUD-54,60's,65,83*,69,80
    *expired

    DONE

    #382987
    Tootsie
    Member

    @jpyoung10, I am all for red panties and red wine on exam days!! 🙂 I told my husband that I want to try having a small glass of red wine with lunch before an exam. Never hurts to try. I am tired of my nerves being all out of whack before, during, and after an exam.

    FAR - 76
    AUD - 88!!! DONE!!!!!!!!
    BEC - 76
    REG - 77

    never, never, never give up

    #382988
    Lisa_Jane
    Participant

    Drinking alchohol makes me sleepy so I could not do that. I usually drink a lot of Caffeine and take a NO-DOZ halfway through the exam.

    FAR Passed 5/28/14
    AUD Passed 1/22/13
    BEC Passed 7/12/13
    REG Passed 5/9/14
    Virginia CPA license issued July 2014

    #382989
    makinthemagic
    Participant

    I went to Illinois and that study is 110% fact. A friend, who was a physics major, found this out too. The more he drank the better his grades got. He ended up with a PhD and a DUI before he was done.

    Bec 4/11/11 91
    Aud 7/11/11 75
    Reg 8/31/11 80
    Far 5/24/11 86
    Ethics - 98
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    Illinois Registered CPA

    #382990
    Noct
    Participant

    Actually, there is potential validity to this strategy. Even beyond the nerve calming effects.

    Alcohol reduces neurotransmitters and increases neuroinhibiters in the brain. This has the effect of filtering out a lot of the “background noise” in the brain allowing significantly improved focus on one thought.

    However, neurotransmitters are needed to form memories as well as draw correlations between ideas. Both of which are necessary to study effectively.

    I bet there's some optimal level of intoxication which improves performance, but it would be a very fine line to walk and it would be different for each person.

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    AUD - 65, 78 - 11/2012
    BEC - 76 - 11/2012
    REG - 78 - 01/2013
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    #382991
    samdiegoCPA
    Member

    Don't mistake me for an abuser, but I always took a vicodin before exams and always 3-4 shots before presentations. I have terrible anxiety but do not want to be on medication for it so only use these things when I need to. I am terrified of presentations, but always got great remarks during my parts!

    I do drink some whiskey on the rocks when I study… it does help me calm down and allows me to focus better and be more relaxed. It's definitely not for everyone though, I can't imagine being hammered whilst taking FAR. I'd finish in like an hour I'm sure.

    AUD: 84
    REG: 84
    BEC: 79
    FAR: 83

    #382992
    megtothemax
    Participant

    If I'm super nervous before an exam, I will take a beta blocker. It calms my nerves and doesn't mess with my head.

    REG - passed (expires 5/13)
    AUD - passed
    FAR - passed
    BEC - passed 4/17

    DONE!!!

    #382993
    sarah210
    Member

    Y'all remember that guy who took a nap in the middle of his REG test? This would be a great thing for him to try for his next section.

    REG- 53, 91
    BEC- 88
    FAR- 62, 85
    AUD- 85

    Ethics- 93

    #382994
    Mrs.Beanie
    Member

    I don't take a shot but I do take a natural supplement called Min-Tran by Standard Process. I get it on Amazon but I used to get it from a Nutritionist. I is an all natural anxiety medicine. I don't think I would have gotten through my FAR exam without it.

    FAR - 80
    AUD - 68, 82 -> I'm Done!
    REG - 75
    BEC - 73, 81

    #382995
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I would be terrified to take a drink before an exam or a presentation. I can see that going very badly! But karaoke, I agree it does help you sing better or at least louder.

    #382996
    FearTheBeard
    Participant

    I wish I had something to drink before REG.

    #382997
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Drinking anything before an exam is a terrible idea . . . says the girl who drank an entire bottle of water before BEC, had to take every bathroom break available, and failed with a 74.

    #382998
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    This thread is cracking me up! I took two Vicodin the night before AUD (one at 9pm and one at 12am). My head was bobbing in the exam and my eyes would not stay open! I finished with half hour to spare but I was so sleepy that I decided not to check my answers. So, I got up and left.

    I blame the Vicodin for my 73. I'm going in sober next time…but if you guys wanna drink, by all means bottoms up! 🙂

    #382999
    nolifecpa
    Participant

    Passed experience has taught me that i dont make good decisions while intoxicated, evidenced by seeing whats laying next to me the next morning…so this wouldn't work for me

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    FAR-67,66,65,79
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    *expired

    DONE

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