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TheCongo2:
Salford1, your friend can still buy the house and have someone or a family rent a part of it (like the basement).
This way, he can still be paying 1K in monthly mortgage instead of tossing it in rent.
Some people buy houses and don't even spend a dime in monthly mortgage because they have renters paying for them the monthly mortgage.

Adesuwag:
I believe you know the answer to your question. Anyway, the answer is NO

heappyday:
I'm facing the same issue currently. But, I have tried treat it as a numbers game. You win some, you lose some. I discovered grad school coordinators are more apt to reply promptly compared to faculty members. And the higher their rank, the lesser the chance they'll get back to you. I e-mailed 6 of them, only one Prof replied me consistently. Others went blank. Though I started during the summer break.

- It may be that the profs are not currently accepting new students
- Or that they got your mail, are interested in replying, but just plainly forgot to do so!
- Or they may feel you've not understood their research interests enough for them to pay attention to you, and reply you
- Or your mails just got dumped in the spam folder, since they are cold emails

Whatever it may be, I've discovered that most are situations completely outside our control.

This worked for me though. A sample of the first email I sent.

Subject: I'm highly interested in (your request) in your (Prof's field) lab

Prof's Name:

Hello Sir/Ma,

My name is XXXX, and I have completed SO SO SO degree from XYZ school.

I'm highly interested in joining your research lab focused on developing and optimizing cutting-edge approaches to delivering drugs and genes in humans for better living conditions.

I'm currently working at AAA (briefly explain your profile here, and how you think you'll be beneficial to him/her).

I completed my BSc with a (GPA), and (your brief achievements, one line at most).

I'm passionate about SO SO , and would love to (what you want to know/ask) + (Indicate a sense of urgency to show seriousness).

Thanks for your anticipated and favourable response.

No response.

So, I sent the same email four days after, also on a week day, with a Re: I'm highly interested in (your request) in your (Prof's field) lab [/i]subject, and started with this note.

[i]Hello Prof ABC,

Hope you're doing great? Just sending you a gentle reminder on the request for contact for research studies at ABC.

[Former email]

Closing: I'm sure you must be really busy, and I don't want to seem interrupting.

Hope you can find a few minutes on this. I appreciate your reply.

Regards.

Alert! I got a reply that same day, and she's been responding since then.

biikeys:
..and xcaper, you need to get a job within 60 days of graduation to qualify for OPT. So, OPT is not automatic!

LagosismyHome:
Stem : after F1 study graduation you will be given one year OPT , then after the one year you can apply for extension for another 24 months ..... Making it a total of 36 months after graduation . However you need to be in employment to get the 24 months extension and the JOb must be related to your field of study .....So yes if you qualify that would be 3 years work permit

However this has nothing to do with Greencard ........ For green card work route , usually your employer would need to file a work visa called H1B (which i guess within that 36 months so the earlier within that time frame the better). Then after h1B visa at some point then file for Greencard ....... Once you have an approved Greencard then 5years later Citizenship . Gosh it seems like many years ahead but time goes by fast and if you are lucky at some point you get to the END (which becomes clearer once u see an approved greencard) ......So for now, its to take it one step at a time .. Also check Canada they have a faster route if you want stay

LagosismyHome:
If only life was this easy , how lovely it would be. ...but back to reality. No it's not so easy .... why some degree have longer time now in stem but all degree are stem so you need to check well. If your degree is notstem then you have only one year OPT visa after your F1 .... then u either switch to another category or go back home

If your degree is stem yes u have more than one year however after 5 years doesnt automatically qualify you for green card.... i am half sleeping and half typing

xcaper:
Hello house, is it true that U.S. now gives three years post study work permit to student after completion on Masters degree, then at the end of the three years post study making five years after masters admission one is qualified to apply for green card. Please Some one should confirm this.

chuckdee13:
Go to www.engineersaustralia.org.au all the info u need is therr. Download the msa booklet and study it,it'll help u to prepare ur CDR. U can come back with specific questions during ur study.

humanshado:
if your age is between 25 and 32, you can assess your BEng with Engineers Australia and try and ace IELTS with at least 8 in all four sections of Listering, Reading, Writing and Speaking. You will have enough points to apply for Skilled Independent 189 without claiming points for work experience. However if you are in the 33-39 age bracket, you will have to seek State nomination. Good luck.

humanshado:
if your age is between 25 and 32, you can assess your BEng with Engineers Australia and try and ace IELTS with at least 8 in all four sections of Listering, Reading, Writing and Speaking. You will have enough points to apply for Skilled Independent 189 without claiming points for work experience. However if you are in the 33-39 age bracket, you will have to seek State nomination. Good luck.

chuckdee13:
If he/she gets 20 points from English, even being in the 33-39 age bracket, 189 is still on the table. Please don't mislead.