I'm international...yet interview is required for Presidential Finalists???

[fallenchemist]

@camomof3‌

I will address one thing you said, without getting back into USC’s policy. You did say you preferred the status quo, which I translated as comfort with the current state of things.

It would be amazing if USC would cover the full cost. However, it isn’t, and they do expect you to make the trip and show them your commitment to them. It is an investment in your future. If they did pay full cost of everyone’s flight, this money would have to come from somewhere else. There is no free lunch. I’d rather the rest of the USC students not offered a major merit scholarship not bear these cuts, JMHO. (Emphasis FC)

Then you say “No where did I state such a thing” in response to my saying you were comfortable with kids that cannot afford the trip to USC being shut out of the process. That is not compatible with what I pointed out from your earlier post, if I am reading it correctly.

BTW, there is no way 1,000 kids would be asking for full reimbursement. There are schools that waive fees and pay for travel for students before getting all the financial information and they don’t seem to suffer from anything remotely resembling massive fraud. I suspect in the case of USC, we are talking a few percent of the applicants asked to come to USC for the interviews. Most likely less than 5%. The cost would be small, relatively speaking.