What to talk about in coffee chats as an undergrad?

Is for a MF recruiting at my school for sophomore internships. They’ve scheduled preliminary chats through a club for mid-next-week, no interviews yet. I don’t really know what to talk about as the description is really broad. I think the people we’ll be speaking with are associates who are also alums from my school. Anyone got any advice in terms of what people will be looking for? I’m assuming some sort of a personal connection since we went to the same school, a bit of relevant knowledge as a sophomore, and some interest in their firm specifically? I’m really interested in their fund, I think its one that many on WSO would jerk off to, but I need to find the middle ground between not looking like a hardo and seeming knowledgeable and interested at the same time.

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