u/HairyAssociation2871

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice regarding an F-1 status situation because I’m getting mixed answers and even my international office seems unsure what the correct process is.

I was originally supposed to graduate in Spring 2026, but I changed my graduation term to Summer 2026 because I was applying for a summer research scholarship program that required students to remain full-time undergraduates during the summer. Unfortunately, I did not end up getting the research opportunity.

Now my issue is that my degree requirements are already 100% completed according to my audit, but my official graduation date is still August 7, 2026. I’ve also already been accepted into a master’s program for Fall 2026.

The international office is telling me that since Summer is technically my final semester, I may need to be enrolled in at least 1 in-person class for immigration/F-1 purposes. However, because my degree is already complete, they are also saying I may not be allowed to register for random classes outside my major. The few remaining classes related to my major are online only, and they are unsure whether classes like fitness/swimming/gym electives would count.

At the same time, they are also saying that if I do not enroll in something, my SEVIS status could potentially be at risk but they also admitted they are not fully sure what the correct solution is.

They also mentioned I probably cannot simply defer graduation to Fall because my audit already shows 100% completion.

Has anyone dealt with something similar?
- Final summer semester with degree already completed
- F-1 / SEVIS concerns
- Direct transition into a master’s program
- Whether 1-credit in-person electives count
- Or whether there is another option in this situation

Any advice would really help. Thank you.

Hi all, for context I’m currently undergrad student at average university. I also applied for masters in same university, talked with many professors about RA/TA role. It’s not obvious but i feel the department is being racist mainly the chair. First he told me he won’t approve my application till i get advisor which makes sense but the way he sent email and acted was so harsh. Then the time when department send TA application and forms. I didn’t even got one where all the people who got accepted got in their email. One of my PHD senior had to forward that email to me and i just filled up a day before due. I talk with so many professors lots of them said they didn’t had funding but few professors where wanting and trying for me to get one. One day i went to give exams on department office which i missed earlier. My prof who was taking exam and one more prof who wanted to give me RA was in meeting with chair, so i was just waiting outside his door with exam papers. Then i heard my chair kind of arguing with my professor saying im not a good candidate for RA position and im not responsible enough and all that stuff, chair suggested to give that position to one of my classmates who joined the research stuff and all that things a semester later than me. I felt so hurt. I did bad in one of his class(almost failed) but i do ok in all other classes and many professors like me . Most of time when i have to go to department to talk about certain academics stuff and others i just feel the vibe the chair is treating me so badly like taking a revenge. I don’t have super GPA (3.00). Today i found out about the RA/TA position all been filled. I scheduled a meeting to go talk with him then he told me the positions are so competitive and im not the student they are looking for. He said things in very scarstic way i felt like crying right there . I’m an international student in mechanical engineering. I don’t even know how to fight this. I just don’t feel like doing my masters here, but i didn’t apply anywhere else because some professors told me they would get me RA and it matched my area of interest as well . The deadline to other schools are closed now and i have got rejection from every job i apply. I cant even leave this place. I feel like hell everytime walking through the department and I have no one talk about this thing and i don’t thing anyone will believe me but it’s giving me lots of mental stress . Idk what to do at this point. Please give me suggestions

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