Guys, what would be best to do ? 2 months OPT gap at the beginning or at the end ????

Need Suggestion !!!!!!!

beginning,ithink,because you won't  have to leave the company after getting hired.

 

at the end if u r in minnesota(moorhead,st cloud).

why @ the End if we are in Minnesota ? why does it matter ?

at the end if u r in minnesota. good if ur planning to join MBA.

r u from minnesota arrogant

Kukur,
No, I am in Ohio...and BTW i m not joining MBA......

Yeah i am interested.....how does that work ?

i thought u were from moorhead. never mind then.hey some biotech students do that couple of months ago in minnesota.

oh i see.....Are you from Moorhead ? Did u graduate ? what's ur major ? where do u work ?
LOL too many questions !!

whats ur major n what u looking for masters.pls let me know coz there are several options when u file OPT.

Arrogant, the time you want to take for the grace period depends on how you have planned for your future. But I would recommend to take the grace period before the OPT starts because that way you can get prepare to get into grad school. In case you wanna keep working, it is easier to use the grace period before hand as you are not sure if you will get a decent job as soon as you graduate. My two cents.

 

Sparrow 

if u do at the end u wwont be out of status and u have plenty of time to think for ur grad school.and u can start working the next day u graduate.

JackSparrow, if i take grace period before, how does that help to get into grad school which will be like a year after ? I don't think i can apply for any grad school like a year ahead ? Can i ? Please be more specific.
Thanks.

if u r planning to get into grad school after a year.take it at the end buddy.

Well you've a total of 14 months of time with OPT after u graduate, so its the same thing when u take the grace period at the beginning or at the end.....Taking the grace at the end doesn't mean that you don't have to join Kaplan to be in status......You won't get 15 months when u take @ the end....the total time still will be 14 months Kukur....I was just wondering about whether to take at the beginning or at the end......

Arrogant, I said so assuming you have not taken your GRE/ GMAT. So, if you take the grace period while searching for job, you can prepare for GRE/GMAT.  That is just on point of voew. there are plenty of other options too.

 

Sparrow

And by the way you do get a window of 5 months to joins Grad school provided you are already accepted to a GRad school before your OPT expires. So, think what you want.

 

Sparrow

Depending on when u gonna graduate,its good to start opt with two months gap at the beginning, if u gonna graduate in spring or summer.