<p>Hi @2018eastorwest ,
In the letter posted in the OP, Mr. Brunhold mentions that 17% of admitted students were international applicants. He does not mention a separate admission percentage for international students, but historically international applicants have found admission to be a tiny bit “easier” ( in terms of admission %) than domestic applicants. If you look at last year’s freshman profile <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/USCFreshmanProfile2013.pdf”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/USCFreshmanProfile2013.pdf</a> for example, you will see that though international applicants represented only 12% of all applicants, they comprised 16% of those students admitted, suggesting that they were admitted at a higher % rate than domestic students.</p>