Study Finds that Late-Night Drinking No Problem for Test Takers

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<p>[The</a> Daily Free Press - Study: Late-night drinking no problem for test-takers](<a href=“http://www.dailyfreepress.com/news/study-late-night-drinking-no-problem-for-test-takers-1.2201531]The”>http://www.dailyfreepress.com/news/study-late-night-drinking-no-problem-for-test-takers-1.2201531)</p>

<p>"Thirsty Thursdays have never looked better, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health study released Tuesday that says binge drinking the night before a test does not affect a student’s performance.</p>

<p>Conducted in partnership with Brown University and set to be featured in the April 2010 edition of the journal Addiction, the study found that participants who consumed beer the night before being given an academic test scored the same as subjects who consumed non-alcoholic beer.</p>

<p>Over a four-day period, the 193 student participants were given either an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage. The students who received alcoholic beverages drank until they had a blood-alcohol level of 0.12. The next day, participants took practice versions of the Graduate Record Exam and a mock quiz on a lecture they received the previous afternoon.</p>

<p>Whether they were sober or inebriated the previous night, all of the students received similarly high scores on both exams." (see article for further information)</p>

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<p>This is an article from March 2010, but I figured it would be relevant (especially in light of the facebook/academic performance study). So what do you think? Anyone have experiences verifying/disproving this??? :)</p>

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<p>No surprise. I go out the night before tests. I do fine. Most of my evaluations are papers though, the only tests I have are during midterms/finals. I went out the night before the 3 finals and 1 midterm I had last year. Granted, I didn’t get sloppy. It’s a great way to relax after studying and taking your mind off the test. Then again, if I hadn’t mastered the material, I wouldn’t be drinking the night before or going out. .12 isn’t that drunk either. I think that’s between 4-6 drinks? I think going out the night before relieves stress, especially during midterms and finals.</p>

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<p>^ I’ll second that.
If you know the material and you’ve been studying for the test for a while, a few drinks the night before will help relax you. Just make sure you drink plenty of water too so you don’t end up too hungover the next morning.</p>

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<p>Agreed. The night before a lot of big tests, I had a few beers to take the edge off. Not too many but enough to relax.</p>