I think my interviews went well, but the first one wasn't very structured and there wasn't a whole lot of question/answer exchanges, it was more of a conversation. Kind of hard to guage my performance based on that, but I think my second interview (with a student) went pretty well. They are definitely more laid-back in their interview style.
I'll just have to wait and see. The environment is incredible though, and the first and second years I talked to said students are much more cooperative than competitive. Definitely reaffirmed it as my first choice school.
I don't know if a LOI would help, suggestions?
PS: Dr. Foxwell said yesterday that UMB does give preferential treatment to in-state residents because he feels "those students better adjust" than OOS. But I would agree that as a result of that they give more interviews to in-state, and post-interview they're equal.
He's come to my school several times mentioning that they school tries to get a "good representation of Maryland universities" in their class, and that spots are loosely reserved...so although UMCP makes up a lot of the class, my school (Towson) isn't too small either. Slots for competitive students from Salisbury, Towson, McDaniel, etc. are less than UMCP but they still consider those schools.
