Question about USC's TA position

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>I am an international student who apply for the PhD degree, and have just received the teaching assistantship(TA) from USC. But I find that all international students need to take the International Teaching Assistant(ITA) Oral Interview Exam, and their offer and funding is contingent on this exam.</p>

<p>Since my oral English is not so good, I want to know more about the exam: Is this exam hard for international students? Is it possible that people who received the TA position have been rejected from the offer because of the poor score in ITA Oral Interview?</p>

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<p>I have no idea about the exam, but I have definitely had my fair share of TAs (in engineering) that could barely speak english, haha. I think you will be fine.</p>

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<p>I just want to say that your written English is excellent. Good luck.</p>