I've interviewed a few times at UMBC in the past. Have yet to get an offer. The most recent interview, however, turned me off and I'm not sure I would have accepted even if I had gotten an offer. On question number three, the hiring manager told me that he was going to throw me a curve ball question with the intention of "lightening the mood" and "getting to know what my thought process was." He then said, "I am thinking of a number between 1 and 100. You have 5 shots to guess this number, asking me only Yes or No questions." This question absolutely did not lighten the mood. Frankly, it was a completely irrelevant question. If you Google the question, it's origin is at Microsoft, Google, tech, etc because it is essentially a binary equation scenario. This question froze me because it was completely out of context and had nothing to do with my accomplishments or abilities. I received a different offer from another college in the area who didn't ask me such a silly question. Massive red flag and I don't think I will apply for future roles at this institution.