S2 Q&A: My OPT ends on [date] - can I still make the [term] start?

Let's do the math backwards from your date: the application deadline for that term, then admission (typically 1-2 weeks after a complete file), then the SEVIS transfer, then the new I-20 - all of it inside your OPT end date plus the 60-day grace period. If it fits, yes; if it doesn't, we pick the next term or a school with a faster turnaround - never a plan with a gap. Give me the exact EAD end date and I'll lay it out day by day.