S2 Q&A Can I change status to F-1 at any school first, then transfer to a Day-1 CPT school later?

 Some students take that path: COS to F-1 at one school, then a SEVIS transfer later. The trade-offs are real - a first term without CPT, possibly a program you never finish, and transfer timing that depends on the first school's calendar - so it's a plan to build with the senior consultant, not a default. Want me to book that conversation and, in parallel, get you admission options that offer CPT from the first term?