International students queries

chezo
Mon, 29 May 2006 05:27:43 +0000

custum :when you work u still hold on to ur student visa. you apply for something called the OPT which is only required for PAID employment or internships. For non paid, you don’t need any special documents.
Also getting a internship in ur freshmen year isn’t too hard if you try. They don’t give you anything important anyway so just go and learn as much as u can, make friends, get something to put on your resume. However, a lot of my friends only start applying towards the end. Just enjoy the first semester, there’s no rush anyway. My friend applied for her summer internship late april/early may and she still got it.

merumerume: i went home for winter and summer, most people (even internationals) do anyway, unless you found a job or something. The dorms pretty much empties out on thanksgiving, so you can either spend it by yourself, with the people who stayed behind, check out the parade, or go home with your friends. Spring break is about the same, but you could take a trip to some where like puerto rico or boston like i did, you dont need a visa for that.