Last Tuesday I went to the OPT Workshop for international students. OPT stands for Optional Practical Training, which gives international students the right to work maximum 12 months after graduation in the field directed to the major. I was an 1,5 hour long workshop, with one hour of information and an half hour of asking questions. As aF-1 student, I’m not allow to work, but I learned that I have the chance to do a CPT (Curricular Practical Training) during my education in the states. The good thing is the that the CPT doesn’t affect OPT, therefore I will be able to gain working experience for two years. Since the OPT and CPT feels kind of far away from where I am now, I didn’t quite memorize all information about the application process and important dates (which was A LOT) we got from the workshop. But it is still very useful for the future and I will definitely consider to do a CPT and OPT.
(I couldn’t take a selfie so I asked my friend to take a quick pic and she only got half my face :))