Changing visa status from B1/B2 to F1

[Samuel2344]

Is it feasible to transition from a B1/B2 visa (tourist/business) to an F1 visa (student)?
If this is a viable option, please provide information on the advantages and disadvantages of making such a change.
Regards

[pontevecchio]

It is very unlikely that a COS from B2 to F1 will be granted. In the past one informed the CBP Officer on entry that one is looking at some courses and may convert to F1 and got a potential student notation made which was presumably made to facilitate a future COS. In view of the time constraints and the fact that a preconceived idea may be misinterpreted as an attempt to game the system and avoid visa issues.