<p>Will that hurt me?
bad enough for me to be denied?</p>
<p>If the interview was held in your city or a city close to yours then yes it could look bad.</p>
<p>would 4-5 hrs be close enough to look bad?</p>
<p>I live in Boston. </p>
<p>My schools are in D.C., Penn, and New York</p>
<p>Do they offer interviews in your town? Hard to believe they "recommend" an interview and do not offer offsite ones.</p>