CALS and interviews

I applied to CALS and I got an email from an alumni to participate in an “informal conversation/chance to ask questions.” She said it’s not an interview but it sounds similar to one.

When I looked at the CALS application requirements, the website says that CALS doesn’t offer interviews.

This is either a really good thing or a really bad thing for me. What do you guys think?

Cornell offers alumni information meetings. We’ve been told to no longer use the word “interview”. All students who live in areas where there are alumni are offered these meetings.