Does Cornell offer interviews for CALS after initially submitting the application?
They may invite you to meet with a local alum for what they call an informational meeting, rather than an interview. Whether you receive an invitation depends largely on the number of alumni in your area. You should not read anything into an invitation or the lack of an invitation.
Yes, but it doesnt really matter what they think unless it goes very poorly. I was offered an internship by my cornell interviewer and still got deferred and then rejected.