Dude...you can do it. As a former UND grad...I say get the multi time. You can toss your resume to the commuters you want and build time. There are the "published" minimums and there is what they will take. If they call you in for an interview with the time stated on your resume they would not be wasting their time. As far as the "guy that was asked to leave an interview" sounds like the same guy that "didn't pass his check-ride because his paper work was not filled out right"
There is a wide range of applicants at the commuters and they will take into account what you have been doing and where you have been...they people making the decisions try to look at this thing called the "big picture."
Network...while you are in Fargo you can hang out at WMI and get more multi time when your intern is over...see you at FedEx in a few years!
Best of Luck...BWP...OUT!