Must have been before they knew the full power of the TI89 and how you can write programs to automate problems.
This was my problem last exam. Had horrible sleep the night before, woke up almost every 30 minutes afraid I was going to over sleep my alarms and not make it to the test in time. I was good in morning but worn out by mid afternoon. This time I'm staying at my parents house about 15 minutes from test site vs. The 1hr+commute from my house.
go home curl up and take a nap some nights. at least once a week. tell your manager / supervisor (if mandatory OT comes up) that you need to not work OT until exam day. they should be supportive of your professional goals. you can do this. make sure you take care of yourself though, you can't pass the exam if you're too sick to get up and go sit for it.
I stayed close to site too. definitely helped my nerves. also having your parents available to make sure you get up is hopefully a relief as well. good luck!
yes. bring whatever makes life easier for you going to/from the exam. if you finish early and want to leave early, this will make sure you're not causing a loud distraction to others upon departure, as well. I brought a 360 rolling suitcase and was very glad i did.
This could vary based on discipline. For Civil Construction, there are 8 design standards, and then you figure 1 or 2 general references for morning, and possibly 1 or 2 general references for afternoon, along with any topic specific reference books. That can easily be around 15 books.
I had a few more than 15. Some I used but didn't think I would need to, and some I didn't use that I thought I would. One I wanted to use but decided at the last minute not to bring. <<Note to self - bring that this time>>
Oh man, if it were me, I probably wouldn't be super excited about a 3 hour drive back home after the exam. I had about an hour (with traffic), and I couldn't wait for it to be done! My brain was zapped.I'm torn between my post exam options. I will be about 3 hours from home, but have some friends who will be there tailgating that weekend, so I could just stay overnight again, or we have a friend who is having a party the next morning/afternoon, so I can drive the 3 hours back and have my drink at home. Last time I was quite respectable and only had two <beer stine>> glasses of wine.
