Work experience before undergrad graduation during last semester.

[Gurnoor2019]

Hello everyone,
Is full-time work in the last year of undergrad counted towards CRS score?

Here is my exact situation:
I recently received the Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the Federal Skilled Worker - Express Entry program.

I have ~7 months of work experience as a "Trainee" (paid software engineering internship) in the last year of my undergraduate degree.
I am not sure if I should have included it in my application. Right now I am debating submitting my eAPR or declining the ITA.

My total experience at the time of creating a profile (June 2020)

• without that experience: 2 years 11 months
  • CRS score: 478
• with the experience: 3 years, 7 months
  • CRS score: 453

CRS cut-off for my round of invitations: 472

Please also consider other factors like:

• I am currently in the US and my visa (F-1 OPT - EAD card) expires in early July 2021 (plus 60 days grace period). Is applying again for express entry from India any different than applying from the US?
• My IELTS score is expiring on September 30th, 2020. IELTS centers are not currently open in the US due to COVID.
• In case I submit now, how long does it typically take to know if the IRCC was not satisfied with my work ex? (So I can submit again).

I have all the documents ready and am leaning towards just submitting. Just want to be aware of the timelines and potential consequences in each scenario (submit -> get rejected -> re-submit VS decline now and create new profile).

Thanks

 

[primaprime]

You can count work experience while you were a student if it was outside Canada.