breezy88,
You should not be concerned about US business schools viewing your cross-border moves negatively. They sympathize with visa challenges, and if you and your recommenders can justify the 2 moves (to/from Canada) in terms of organizational need or opportunity (e.g., greater responsibility, staffing needs, etc.) then the moves will seem less like 'opportunism' that needs to be justified, and more like a loyal organization man doing what his company needs. The key here will be showing how each move added to your skills or exposure -- made you a stronger, more diversified accountant. It would be less ideal your moves were both more or less lateral and/or the engagements in the 3 placements were basically undifferentiated, but again schools understand the visa challenge, so your multiple moves would not be admissions deal-breakers or red flags. Yes, three different country experiences might look better than US->Canada->US, but do your best to show how each move was a move forward in terms of skills and exposures, rather than a move back geographically. Hope this helps.
--Paul S. Bodine, Great Applications for Business School,
www.admitify.com/outcomes breezy88 wrote:
Hello everyone, hoping to get input re: my situation and applying to an MBA program. UG in Econ from a good liberal arts college, master's degree, licensed CPA.
I worked in the US for a Big 4 firm in for 1 year after school before transferring to Canada with my firm (Big 4) bc I did not get the H1-B. I have been in Canada a year now. I am currently considering an offer to move back to the US with the firm but I am not sure how that would be viewed by AdComs. I am/was planning on applying R1 this coming fall. How will admissions view moving between offices every 12 months when assessing my candidacy?