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Found some further confusing info online that as a Canadian citizen, I don’t actually need an F1 visa interview anyway. Just need to present my I20/other documents at the airport... now just to confirm if that’s true or not lol. To answer your q, my program starts earlier than most (in June) so ideally I can get this sorted out during the month of April and begin the process of moving in May.

Hi, I am having a really difficult time finding an answer to this anywhere online so maybe someone has a similar experience they can share... I was accepted to grad school in the states (NCSU) and already have my I-20/DS-2019, already paid my SEVIS fee... now its just a matter of getting my F1 visa approved at a port of entry (for me it would be Pearson airport in Toronto)... have any incoming international students attempted to enter the united states & get their f1 yet? hearing/reading so many conflicting rumors & I haven't been able to get a hold of the US CBP to ask... I already live and work in the United States under a TN visa, which I would forfeit when I quit my job to exit & re-enter the United states to get my student visa approved. With the ongoing travel restrictions/rumors of visa services being temporarily suspended, I am holding off on quitting (and forfeiting my visa) until I know for sure that if I leave the country, I will be allowed back in.

was accepted into the analytics program at NC state a few weeks ago and today just got an offer from Cornell ORIE for the data analytics concentration, with a scholarship that brings the tuition cost pretty close to even for both programs. As an international applicant I don’t really have a feel for how much Ivy League brand recognition matters in this field.. both programs have similar placement/salary statistics, NCSU slightly higher on both and I suppose that’s probably concentrated in the south where cost of living is lower too. I’m coming from a finance background but trying to pivot out of that industry... not 100% sure what’s next. Any advice or insight or personal experiences would be really helpful