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@derick_baum , since you entered the USA with F-1, you are generally  exempt from counting days present for  five calendar years  from the date of admission.  Therefore the question as to when were you admitted.  

For example, if you were admitted in  August/Sep. of  2014, then  , unless your status was adjusted  ( non-F-1 ) then you are exempt  till the end of  Calendar year 2018.  For this example  you would counting days  from Jan 1st. of 2019 and you would be a resident alien for tax purposes around the middle of the year.  In this case you are Non-Resident Alien till the day you pass the substantial presence test  ( and taxed  ONLY on US income, file a return on form 1040-NR- or 1040-NR/EZ ) and thereafter  you are Resident Alien for tax purposes  ( taxed on your world income and file a return on form 1040 ).

Note that TurboTax does not support preparation of NRA or Dual Status  ( i.e.  portion of year as NRA and the rest of the year as Resident )

If this example typifies your case then  you should   use the services of  SprinTax ( TurboTax partner ) or  tax professional  familiar with international filing OR consult your school foreign student office  -- they  usually do know how to deal with this.

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