Interview length Correlated with Hands on Curriculum

[libertyyne]

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Just an observation in my limited experience interviewing, But does length of the interview day correlate with TBL,PBL, curriculum and mandatory class attendance? Some schools that are hands off in terms of class attendance and availability of lectures have also had some of the shorter to the point interviews(4 hours) vs schools with mandatory attendance, team based learning, problem based learning with lots of mandatory class or face time have had full day interviews with presentations with a lot of stuff thrown in that seemed unnecessary. What have others experienced? Is interview day a good representation of the school's attitude on the value of time of their students?
I would like to hear what other students have seen.

 

[Lawpy]

my guess is the correlation is probably weak (r < 0.5)

 

[flip_08]

I noticed the same trend but I doubt there is any correlation.

 

[ortnakas]

All of my interview days were roughly the same length (~8 AM - 1 PM) no matter what the curriculum.

 

[FeinMS]

All I noticed is MMIs are shorter than traditional interviews.

 

[Goro]

No.

Just an observation in my limited experience interviewing, But does length of the interview day correlate with TBL,PBL, curriculum and mandatory class attendance? Some schools that are hands off in terms of class attendance and availability of lectures have also had some of the shorter to the point interviews(4 hours) vs schools with mandatory attendance, team based learning, problem based learning with lots of mandatory class or face time have had full day interviews with presentations with a lot of stuff thrown in that seemed unnecessary. What have others experienced? Is interview day a good representation of the school's attitude on the value of time of their students?
I would like to hear what other students have seen.