Schools emailing me asking me Qs

[saravet]

I've had a few schools (University of South Florida and University of South Carolina) emailing me asking me questions about my pre-reqs and making sure they fit, asking me about my experience and observation hours, etc; should I be taking this as a good sign? I don't want to get my hopes up because they're both good and competitive programs, but does this bode well for my application at these schools and at less competitive programs? Does this mean they're interested? I had a professor tell me if they weren't interested in accepting or wait-listing you they wouldn't even bother. Trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel in this extremely anxious time haha!