@JLK20 since you were admitted to the USA on F-1 ( and assuming that you had no other earlier visits etc. ), you are exempt from counting days for SPT till 12/31/2019. Therefore for the tax year 2019 you are Non-Resident Alien . Thus your return for the year 2019 MUST be filed on form 1040-NR or 1040-NR-EZ ( neither of these forms are supported by TurboTax. Your choices for filing (a) Your school's foreign student office for help; (b) SprinTax, partner of TurboTax or (c) local tax professional familiar with international filing.
For tax year 2020 ( to be filed by April 2021 ), you would probably qualify for the Substantial Presence Test and there may have to file on form 1040 using TurboTax or similar service.
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