Adrenaline is the key. Do not prepare for the SAT the day before. Instead, try to
build up as much anxiety and fury as possible in your tortured, nerve-racked
body. Do calisthenics. Mosh to hardcore ska. Invite a few friends over and
engage in a primal screaming session. Beat your body repeatedly with knotted
cords and whips. Break lots of glass. When morning comes, make sure that your
pulse is above 250 beats per minute, then break open the test center doors and
destroy the test with your awesome animal energy.
Organizing materials such as your pencils, ID, and admission ticket the night
before does not improve your score or general well-being. Disorganization
forces you to think fast and deal rationally with unusual situations and problems
such as those tricky questions that will undoubtedly appear on the SAT. Finally,
don’t go to bed the night before the test. You can catch up on your sleep the first
year that you’re dead.
- MICHAEL’S METHOD: BE SUPERSTITIOUS.