Contrary to reports that cramming and investing on long hours to get better grades is a good thing, it can go the opposite direction. Students are known to inherit that crab mentality attitude wherein when examinations or tests are up around the corner, they would wait until the last minute to review and study lessons to ensure that all these topics would be fresh in their minds.

But according to studies, this has made them more susceptible towards failing for the reason that their minds might not be that open nor aware of what they are trying to feed it. An instant influx of tons of information might become crucial and hence jumble them up leading to waste of effort and poor grades in their academics.

(Source) A survey of 120 students at St. Lawrence University, a small liberal arts college in northern New York, found that students who have never pulled an all-nighter have average GPAs of 3.2, compared to 2.95 for those who have. The study, by assistant professor of psychology Pamela Thacher, is to be included in the January issue of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

“It’s not a big difference, but it’s pretty striking,” Thacher said. “I am primarily a sleep researcher and I know nobody thinks clearly at 4 in the morning. You think you do, but you can’t.”

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