laborperm jyu, there is nothing wrong with the information you excerpted. it is still valid. [ remember it is not correct as to how it is interpreted. like the 60 days thing i mentioned.] narayanghatko_keto, i am assuming that you are a grad student and your GPA is below 3.0 . before i can tell you exactly how you may be able to fix this i need to know more about your grades and how many semesters you have been part time. 1. how many part time semesters? 2. credit reqd for graduation? 3. individual grades? as i mentioned before, (only 2 routes that i can think of) first: you can have the grades changed. [ this would allow you to keep the OPT ] best solution. second: get new I-20 if your advise/or is offering to issue. i am very much surprised that h/she is doing that. actually there is a third one too, get married to PR or GC holder and file change of status immediately. that way you can work freely. ===================================================== as always, what do i know (O: