<p>Hey everyone, I live in Toronto, Canada, and I am interested in applying to USC this fall!
Toronto's a pretty big city, there should be alumni relations here right? Is that how their interviews work, based on the alumni volunteers??</p>
<p>Thanks so much if you could answer these questionss!</p>
<p>Alumni interviews are not part of the application process at USC. If you want to talk to an alumnus because you have questions, try to track one down and email them. Or, there’s this forum. I happen to be an alumnus. So.</p>
<p>cecilia87 I think that you meant you want to interview with a alumni in order to help the USC admission office get to know you before they make a decision of whether to admit you or not when you are applying to USC. If that is the case USC conducts interviews for potential freshman. When you apply to USC you schedule a interview with the admission office and talk to a admission counselor about why you would contribute greatly to the school. However, sometimes a USC alumni will come and interview you instead of a admission counselor. If that is the case after the interview the USC alumni will report back to the admission office what they taught of you and whether or not you will make a good contribution to the school. However, if you want to schedule a interview to help the admission office to get to know you better you should schedule a interview right after you applied because interview spots fill quickly because a lot of applying freshman reserve a interview.</p>
<p>I just read that you live in Canada. I don’t know how you would get your interview with a alumni to count toward having the admission office get to know you. I think that you will have to go to the USC admission website and see if the admission office conducts international interviews. The post that I made earlier were for students that live in california and can come in person to the USC admission office for a interview.</p>
<p>Have you considered McMaster, McGill, or U of Toronto? I find it hard to believe you’d want to go to USC, but I’m flattered.</p>
<p>I actually know a USC alumni through my faather’s co-workers, but i’m not sure if she’s registered with USC to actually do interviews, if that’s required?? </p>
<p>and yes I have considered the top Canadian universities, but honestly, I find USC a MUCH better fit for my personality and dreams for a college 
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<p>I also read that USC is #1 at accepting international students among ALL universities in the states, could someone maybe take a standpoint on that fact? And would you say coming from Canada, not needing financial aid, and having good grades and good extra curriculars give me an advantage in terms of being accepted?? </p>
<p>Thanks so much:)</p>
<p>As I said before, alumni interviews are NOT part of the admissions process in the way that schools like Yale use them. USC does conduct optional interviews at USC and in other cities, but they are official events, and you will generally interview with a USC admissions employee. They are not the kind of interviews that you do for Ivy League schools where you meet an alum at a coffee shop or something. Your father’s coworker will not be much help.</p>
<p>Not needing financial aid is irrelevant in terms of admission.</p>
<p>BandTenHut is right. Interviews are purely informational and optional. That means, if you would like to meet with an admissions rep on campus, you can sign up for an “interview,” but they do not evaluate the candidate at that time. It would not be fair, actually, since they can not accommodate all applicants. It is meant to answer specific questions an applicant may have. I have never heard of USC alums involved with interviews and it would not make sense, considering the above.</p>