1) Eight is the Magic Number!

On Average, it is recommended that young adults get around 8 hours of sleep a night. Research has shown that a lack of sleep causes a difficulty in understanding material taught in class, susceptibility to false memories (which isn’t the best condition to be in during exams!), and a reduction in the grey matter of the brain. So, when you’re staying up until midnight cramming for a test, remember that an extra half hour of sleep could do you wonders!

Sources: Eureka Alert, Sleep Deprivation and False Memories, Gillen-O’Neel, C., Huynh, V. W. and Fuligni, A. J. (2013), To Study or to Sleep? The Academic Costs of Extra Studying at the Expense of Sleep.