well i read all the comments and i truely admire all of those. I have been in US for more than 2 yrs now and if i look back to what i have achieved and done i get nothing as an answer. All i did is go to school and work and hang around with friends. Just as most of the students do here. my visa will expire in few years and then the school will be done. being an F1 student is really tuff, you don't even get to work when you get a good offer from a company. you gotta wait for that f***ing work permit before you can work. and by the time you get it, the work doesn't wait for you. I am suffering from depression and i can feel that. can't help it, really want to get out of it but just can't come over it. talking about marrying a US citizen for GC, what's wrong with it? if u think u can deal with it go for it. don't care what others tell you , they are only jealous of you and are trying to be a smart ass when they talk about culture and all those stuff. i know somewhere deep down their f***ing head, they are thinking the same but they don't have the ability. the same people will come to you for help when you achieve what you got. why waste your life in F1 status when you know u can't really get what you want. The visa itself starts with "F" which is already F**ked UP.