<p>Last Saturday, I got a call from a Cornell alumni in my area for an informal interview. I wasn't expecting it (applying to CALS) and it caught me off guard. I tried my best to kind of just go with it even though I had little to no experience in interviewing at all. At one point in the interview, he asked if I had any questions for him, and in my half-panicked mind I thought he meant questions about the application process or something like that, so I said I had none since I obviously already sent in my application. He sounded really disappointed and asked, "You really have no questions at all for me?" And I continued to say no like an idiot. It wasn't until afterward that I realized my mistake and should've asked some questions about his life at Cornell, Cornell atmosphere and culture, quirks about the campus etc. I must've sounded super uninterested in Cornell, and now it's really stressing me out. The thing is I have a tendency to blow things out of proportion as well so I need a second opinion. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I’m sure it won’t affect your admission decision at all. Alumni interviews are for your benefit so you can learn more about the university, and while it’s a shame you didn’t take advantage of this opportunity to ask him questions, it won’t have any impact later on.</p>
<p>Also, Cornell is not going to think you’re uninterested, you applied ED :P</p>
<p>I completely agree with @jamesjunkers. You applied ED…Cornell adcom knows that you are extremely interested. ;)</p>