关于你的身份问题, 为了弥补OPT-H1间的Gap, 我觉得你可以申请2008 Fall入学,等到十月一日H1生效时再quit from school.不要拘泥于ISSO 的说法,他们中绝大多数人并非移民法专家,只会处理普通常见的case. 最好咨询专业律师!
以下是我从网上找到的信息,来自于两个自称是律师的对此类问题的答复,希望对你有用，link: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Immigration-Issues-344/consequences-transfer-F1-H1.htm
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You are required to stay in status until October 1, 2007. The only period of exception to this would be the 60 day grace period for F-1 students.
If you are in status and make the switch on Oct 1, 2007 there is nothing much the university can do. It also has no bearing on your future green card application.
Sincerely,
Ramasamy Krishnan
Attorney at Law
www.ashleykrishnan.com
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If you want to stay in the United States you should maintain legal status. If you are on F1 currently you should stay on that status until you begin your new status of H.
If you choose to drop out of school once you begin your H it is no big deal and will not affect any future green card applications. However, if you do not maintain a lawful status during this time it will affect any future green card applications. Good luck.
Mark Ashley
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我的情况与你类似, 只是我LG 要明年才能申请公民, 我是F1, 现正找工作, 也在为身份和可能有的Gap 发愁。哎， 绿卡配偶的身份真难维持啊！！！！
P.S. 建议你劳工拿到公民后一定要给Senator Hillary Clinton 的总统大选投上一票，前不久她和另两位参议员提出了一条移民法修正案，建议将绿卡配偶re-categorize as immediate relatives, 象我们这样的就不用再为维持身份发愁啦！遗憾的是该提议没能在参议院通过。
祝你好运！