Just an afterthought, Ren; be careful of well-meaning but incorrect advice, saying you could be sent on arrival to get a Z Visa, because as you do not have a degree, that's not possible; no it'll be an F Visa for you. Now ,after a while of working on an F Visa, your school may well feel confident enough to provide you with one of their homemade degrees, and then you will be able to get that Z Visa. In any event, it'll be an exciting adventure for you; unless you take a few small risks in life...well, life can be dull...am I right or am I right?

Are you of Chinese decent "ren"- be even handier for you if you have some Mandarin under your belt; but don't worry if not, some of us posters manage for donkeys years with just a few pghrases.