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

The thing is, international students are not eligible for financial aid.

http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/applying_receiving/international/

Intl students can only receive:

  1. Merit aid
  2. Limited work opportunities (non-fed. work study) -not truly aid
  3. Non-federal loans -again, not aid

Sooo, no financial aid.

My theory: In a way, providing airfare assistance to an intl. student would be the same as providing them with financial aid -which they don’t qualify for. Thus, USC offers airfare aid only to domestic students.

Not taking any sides, just stating facts.