Professors reaching out before official acceptance is given

[Maddie7]

Hi,

Is it normal for a professor at a prospective college to reach out about meeting before I have gotten an acceptance letter from that school? Should I get my hopes up that I got accepted? 

[AnxiousBeaver]

it might be an informal interview! I feel like that's a good sign, not every department interviews all applicants, sometimes they only select specific people to interview. make sure prepare questions to ask to seem super excited and interested about the program