I was once told that receiving an interview invitation means that you are "half-accepted". In many ways, this can be valid pending the interview outcome. In Texas, each medical school receives over 4,000 applications each cycle, and they tend to interview less than 1,000 applicants depending on the tentative class size. I believe the class size for Texas medical school currently ranges from 100 students (Texas Tech El Paso PLF SOM) to 250 students. San Antonio HSC opened their campus in South Texas and is accepting 12 students for entry year 2014. With all that said, being prepared for the interview is crucial and necessary. Applicants with very high stats (GPA & MCAT) should in no way, underestimate the importance of the interview. There are plenty of qualified cookie-cutter medical school applicants that get rejected from medical school due to their lack of preparation, inability to articulate or sense of entitlement. In the sense that an interview invitation means a half-acceptance, it would be extremely foolish to be unprepared.
