Should I re apply for asylum now or wait until graduation? 3 Answers as of October 28, 2011

I'm an Iraqi who came to US in July 2009 on a J-1 visa. I'm still in status on a J-1 sponsored by my university. I left Iraq after working an interpreter with US Army being threatened and chased in 2004. I worked only for about 100 days so I don't qualify for a special immigrant visa. I went to Turkey, became a member Turkomen Front in Turkey which offered a scholarship for my studies. I finished a master in the same area of my BS which was Petroleum Engineering. In 2008 , I studied Russian for 6months and delayed my graduation for a fall 2008 in Turkey and then took courses on my own expense in spring 2009 to get my US visa without visiting Iraq. During the 5 year period I visited Iraq for 2 -3 or 10 days in a total of 4 non consequent visits. My family was threatened after I left Iraq. In July 2009, I traveled with a visa issued for a PhD scholarship by a US corporation but the sponsor of my visa stopped my scholarship in June 2010. I showed funds to my school and thanked the sponsor for accepting to transfer my visa to My school. In fall 2010, I started working as a research assistant with a professor and its continuing until now. I have filed an asylum application in May 2010 when the decision was made on stopping my scholarship and was interviewed in June 2010 all before finishing one year in residence in the US. However, not received my Notice Of Intent to Deny(NOID). November 2010 and after much discussion with my attorney who was urging me to file a new application. I explained I need to know the reason for rejection before being rejected again. I faxed the Houston asylum explaining that I really did not get my NOID ( notice of intent to deny)in July 2010.. I was given additional 16 days to respond on December 2010 got the final denial letter. The NOID explained that I can still move to Mosul in the north and be safe as a previous interpreter and that The Turkomen situation in Iraq is getting better.