<p>I interview out here for my undergrad school, and someone I interviewed last week actually wound up with two alumni interviews. The first person didn’t respond for three weeks, so they contacted me, at which point the original alumni responded so they met with them, then me. They told me I was much more interesting to talk to since I was genuinely interested and not just filling time like they said the other person seemed to be doing. They also said the other person was similar to your interview where it was almost like filling out a form for them.</p>
<p>(There is actually a form I have to fill out after I interview someone where I answer questions like, “Do they really like what they’re doing?” “Do you think they’ll be successful in college?” “Are they actually interested in this school?” etc. It’s likely you had a lazy alumni that just wanted to get it over with.)</p>