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What's your take Brian?

Any else got any feedback?

Expecting to hear particulars and be provided a formal offer by end of the week. Fingers crossed....

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You only live once -- if this is a personal goal... why wouldn't you pursue it? Secondly, can you not begin to source LOR's from people you are working with now?
Good luck in your decision making process!
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Thanks for the response Brian.

I will be able to source my LOR's from my superiors in Sydney but isn't it true that Adcom's prefer your current work supervisor as one of the recommenders?

Also, guess I'm generally concerned on how Adcom's will view this shorter term switch as it's primarily a personal decision. Will this have a negative impact on my applications?

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I think it's a preference, but I don't think that it is a show-stopper unto itself. Regarding the secondment -- people make personal decisions all the time. People make business decisions all the time. Sometimes people make decisions that involve both. Not to sound too 'cheesy', but it's all about how you explain, rationalize, and describe how you have learned from the decision-making process you went through.