I DEFINITELY think the interview is important at UMAB, however, some of their interviewers can be condescending and down right rude. I interviewed their on the 2nd of October and it was my first. Since then I have interviewed at five other places and although they are a top choince for me being my state school, they came off as pretty crappy after the interview. I mean from my other experiences I have left the session feeling like a million bucks and like I had the opportunity to shine. in other words, I was given the opportunity by my other interviewers to present myself in a good manner.
At MD i was not afforded that luxury. Granted it was my first and I was a bit nervous, but the first interviewer I had hadnt ever looked at any of my info before nor did he seem to care about what I had to say. he kept tying and retying his shoes and staring at his watch. I felt like talking about domething in depth was a burden to him. Plus he made fun of me to my face! It was just not what I expected.
My second interview was ok, but the interviewer did not care so much about me as he cared about how much I agreed with his thoughts. He asked why I would not want to be a doctor and when i told him i did want to be a doctor (I mean why else would be sitting in his freaking office!) he lectured me at length about the ailments concerning the medical profession.
I dunno, i wasn';t too critical of their interviewing process untuil after I left and went to other schools. I just felt like i was not an invited guest by either of the doctors I met with. I mean they werent complete a$$holes, but relative to my other interviewers they seem like satan.
Anyhoo, i do not want to deter anyone from going or applying to umab, I have tons of friends there and they love it. I suppose I just had a poor experience that's all.
