I applied to eight schools in mid-December (which from my understanding seems to be around the halfway point of the cycle) and so far I've only heard back from two (currently a 1-1 split decision). Three of the outstanding schools ...
For some reason, I have a harder time testing in complete silence. When I have some kind of white noise in the background, I am able to focus much better. Does anyone have suggestions on how to be more adaptable to different noise conditions?
Should I be doing a blind review in silence to sort of simulate test conditions without the timer? Was considering listening to music during the blind review since it takes forever to do but not sure. Any thoughts on this?