Can Coffee Improve your Exam Grades?

Coffee and more specifically caffeine is something that we associate with increased performance, both physically and mentally. But is there actually evidenced that it can increase your memory and more specifically your exam grades? If so, when is best to drink your coffee? The morning? The afternoon? Before studying? After studying?

The Bottom Line: Well, the evidence suggests, both before and after studying will still enhance your memory. And drinking in the morning may be more beneficial than in the afternoon.

The Warnings: Some of these studies has several limitations. For example the first study has small sample sizes and students were selected from a single centre making them not representative of the wide student population. It also doesn’t use pragmatic exams or totally account for all confounding factors.
The Heath Warning: Caffeine isn’t for everyone and it certainly shouldn’t be consumed in large doses. Don’t exceed to recommended daily amount for your age and gender. Be sensible and safe out there! #shorts #coffee

Many college students struggle to perform well on exams in the early morning. Although students drink caffeinated beverages to feel more awake, it is unclear whether these actually improve performance. After consuming coffee (caffeinated or decaffeinated), college-age adults completed implicit and explicit memory tasks in the early morning and late afternoon (Experiment 1). During the morning, participants ingesting caffeine demonstrated a striking improvement in explicit memory, but not implicit memory. Caffeine did not alter memory performance in the afternoon. In Experiment 2, participants engaged in cardiovascular exercise in order to examine whether increases in physiological arousal similarly improved memory. Despite clear increases in physiological arousal, exercise did not improve memory performance compared to a stretching control condition. These results suggest that caffeine has a specific benefit for memory during students’ non-optimal time of day – early morning. These findings have real-world implications for students taking morning exams.

Johns Hopkins researchers conducted a double-blind trial in which participants who did not regularly eat or drink caffeinated products received either a placebo or a 200-milligram caffeine tablet five minutes after studying a series of images. Salivary samples were taken from the participants before they took the tablets to measure their caffeine levels. Samples were taken again one, three, and 24 hours afterwards.
The next day, both groups were tested on their ability to recognise images from the previous day's study session. On the test, some of the visuals were the same as those from the day before, some were new additions, and some were similar but not the same.
More members of the caffeine group were able to correctly identify the new images as "similar" to previously viewed images rather than erroneously citing them as the same. The research is different from prior experiments because the subjects took the caffeine tablets only after they had viewed and attempted to memorise the images. Almost all prior studies administered caffeine before the study session, so if there is an enhancement, it's not clear if it's due to caffeine's effects on attention, vigilance, focus, or other factors. By administering caffeine after the experiment, we rule out all of these effects and make sure that if there is an enhancement, it's due to memory and nothing else.

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[therealwalter]

i just drank 2 cups of coffee before my exam gotta say it made me more focused

[vercifer]

Thanks for the tip Doctor ❤

9+ years coffee drinker here (I only drink americano or espresso or sometimes long black)

N.B. I am a Doctor)

It is a good idea to drink coffee as it is considered psychoactive and cognitive booster.

My best advice how to use it for your exams --

1) Drink coffee when it is time for memorising stuff.
2) Try to reduce it when you are in the revision/recall phase and when you are done with your syllabus.
3) Now cut it to only one cup a day when you are doing mocks or previous exam papers etc.

4) DO NOT DRINK it on the day of your EXAM!!!!
You'll most likely suffer arrhythmia, and heavy anxiety and coffee will make it much, much worse. I've seen patients and not to mention myself, too.

I understand some might disagree but do you wanna risk your months of preparation?? Just ask yourself that question.


I hope this helps everyone who is preparing for their respective exams.

Happy studying 📖

[ryeen]

Don't tell me the reason I scored higher than expected even though only studying the night before was because of coffee and not because I have superpowers

[BHUMI]

Koi kehta hai mt piyo 💀koi kehta h piyo

[useryy]

I drink coffee Before I pull an all nighter Study session. Honestly it Has it's Own disadvantages and advantages . The advantage is that Caffeine will keep you awake for a long time but the biggest disadvantages is that it gives you so much anxiety .... Like you will die Of Anxiety

[jazleen]

Actually Ngl my exams are going on & I do take coffee at night so that I can stay up late night & coffee does help me with my study sessions TBH but only if you will take it in limit.... ☺️❤️... & remember coffee does fook with your sleep... & directly effective your sleep cycle 😗💕

[shivaniks]

Is it only me who still feels sleepy while studying even after drinking enough coffee😭

[blackpearlotkau]

I drink coffee At night to study when I see sleepy but after 30 min or something I again feel sleepy😅

[hellosouuu]

Oh my, do not take this advice please guys :(. It’s well known that coffee only TEMPORARILY enhances memory and produces these effects, buts it’s actually damaging it greatly. Not only will you end up having a lot of brain fog often, but fatigue, weak memory, insomnia (ability to not sleep), heartburn and increased anxiety. Don’t take the chances. Switch to matcha or teas, and eat brain-boosting foods, that’ll give you a drastic change not just for your memory, but your overall health! Take care 💜🌿✨!

[Noneofyourbusiness]

Whenever I drink coffe before a study session i get very anxious and can't focus on studying😢

[Sukunasama]

It is true that coffee keep's you awake but man u will die of the anxiety it gives.

[Marshmallowfluff]

Coffee and other drinks with caffeine makes me sleepy 😃

[idkfml]

i drink like 5 cups for 2 days straight for my final, 3 hours of sleep, 2 exam, law and tax, and it is safe to say that's this video is indeed facts.

[anya.hates.studying]

I dont take coffee, while my classmate always does and he scores high. Might give it a try.

[georgeyao]

Caffeine and theanine in a 1:2 ratio makes mental performance even better giving more focus without the jitters and caffeine crash.

[SanaAsiya-gtjj]

I still remember how back in hs i used to do a crappy ass study and come out top of the class maybe it really was the coffee...or maybe i listened to the classes well but did no self study at all..

[rijulmehar]

But be carefull..
*coffee is not everyones cup of tea*

[amberikan]

Oh Thx
Is 2-4 cups of coffee?
Harmful for our health 🙃

[nivedita]

Is one cup of coffee a day unhealthy for students?
Can we substitute it with warm water plus lemon juice??

[buttercupbeige]

Just had 4400 mg of coffee for a late night session