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  #1

i was hoping some of you guys could give me some suggestions as to what snacks/drinks to bring to the exam with me.

does anyone have any preferences? i took peanut m&m's before, and mountain dew, and it seemed to work...but i was wondering about energy bars or other high energy snacks...basically, anything that will keep up your energy for a few hours at a time, and is quick and easy to eat.

thanks in advance for any replies.



  #2

i took baby carrots for the crunch factor... and cookies for the sugar rush... always water and diet soda... nuts for protein... and i started eating my food after every block... and i always had a mint or cough drop in my mouth before going back in...

at then end of the day.... i went through a large coffee, 3 bottles of water, 1 diet coke, a snack bag of carrots, handfuls of almonds and peanuts, tuna salad sandwich (that i ate after my 3rd block), 2 snack bars, and mints/cough drops... i was have a sore throat during the time... but yeah... i ate most of my supplies... and my stomach was still growling afterwards...

  #3

hi dear

my friends have told me not take
a lots of fluid cause it makes you to go toilet
several times.
shaking head

  #4

well that's true... i went to the bathroom during every break... plus i washed my face with some cold water to refresh myself and went in for another hour of questions...

i couldn't sit in front of the screen for 2 hours straight... i guess it is how you want to use your hour of breaks. i didn't have a problem with time though...personally, i rather use 5-10min between each break than a 30 min lunch break... as i said, i was eating my lunch after the 2nd-3rd block and so that must have been around 10am already.







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