I can understand them interviewing people just for an alternate spot..I suppose. But they could let us know that we are being interviewed solely for an alternate spot up front so that we can make a decision prior to spending the money to go interview.
I'm probably more upset over this than I should be, but we live below the federal poverty level and knowing that I was interviewing just for an alternate spot would have been nice to know up front. My travel expenses were greater than $600 to attend the interview, which is A LOT of money for us.
Granted, I was never told that I was interviewing for an alternate spot so I don't want to put words in the mouth of their admissions team. But, considering my MCAT was a constant, and I was told that it was the sole reason I was not accepted, then I assume I was interviewing only for an alternate spot and nothing more. Which, would have been nice to know up front.
Oh well, I wish you the best. Hopefully you have better luck than I did! 👍