Personally, daytime studying did not work for me at all. I struggled to balance my job and studying for almost 2 years, so I quit my job and ended up on a night time study schedule of 11pm to about 6am. I never took more than 2 consecutive nights off. I did that from December 2013 until the February 2014 test. Two days/nights before the test, I switched myself around to go to bed at night again.

In terms of food, I ate steak and raw spinach before I took my last full length practice test and got a 158. On test day, I ate steak and raw spinach for breakfast, and had an apple, almonds and raisins at the break. I scored 160. Now my goal is to get higher than the first time. I don't have a more defined goal other than beating my last score.

The quote I always keep in mind is: "There is no royal road to logic, and really valuable ideas can only be had at the price of close attention" -Charles Sanders Pierce.

I reward myself with music. Every time I take a break, I YouTube Justin Timberlake concert footage. I listen (and sing and dance) and tell myself I am going to TKO this test, question by question, section by section.