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Duncan
If you're reading this page, then you've probably been interested in one of my comments on this website and you want a more personal answer than I can give on the discussion board. I have contributed well over 15,000 posts to the site while completing my research degree at the University of Edinburgh Business School and working as a career strategy coach in my spare time for Human Equity and UCLA Alumni.
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Let me be up-front about a few things:
- For disclosure, I am a business psychologist who has been a formal career mentor to high-potential young professionals since 2000. I have an MBA from London Business School, which included MBA elective study with Columbia Business School and the Tuck School at Dartmouth. I completed MBA modules at UCLA Anderson, and am UCLA Alumni's international careers counsellor. In 2023, I graduated at INSEAD, joining the ranks of their alumni organization after completing their flagship blended learning programme. I also studied at schools in Germany (HHL and the LMU) and France (EDHEC and Lyon Catholic University) and, in the UK, am an alum of the Ashridge (and thus also Hult), Cass, King's College London, University of Newcastle and Manchester business schools. I have further insight from my work as a faculty member at the University of Edinburgh Business School and at Nottingham Business School, where I was a fellow from 2017 to 2023.
- I love to coach MBA applicants and graduates in their careers. It excites me, and I am passionate about it.
- I offer people personalized guidance professionally. If you have a question that can't be answered on the board, and you need an answer, then I will be delighted if you hire me to work with you to find an answer to your question. We can get together online, or we can research your question and get back to you by email. I charge $240 an hour.
- I help you get the resources and relationships you, and your company will need to succeed commercially. I am focused on helping you identify your goals and get into the schools that are the best fit for those goals. Your goals are specific to you, so generic guidance will only go so far.
To hire me, book a time and pay by card at https://tidycal.com/chapple remembering to tell me your questions. There are three options:
- $100. I will review your question and respond by email or transcripted video.
- $240. You pick a time for a 45 minutes call in Microsoft Teams, and get a recording of the discussion
- $240. You pick a time for a 60-minute call in Google Meet, which is not recorded.
You can also send me EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, NZD, or SGD through Wise.com. If you cannot pay me with those methods, feel free to suggest an alternative where you will carry the money transfer costs. We'll get back to you the next working day, and often the same day (If you don't want to hire us, please don't message me. Instead, keep reading).
I do understand that not everyone can afford to pay. These pages answer most of the questions that cannot be answered by reading schools' websites or by searching the board: The top posts below are the most important.
GMAT Tiers - strong schools for your GMAT www.find-mba.com/board/27082 (126k+ views)
Best MBAs for international students' placement http://www.find-mba.com/board/41143 (76k+ views)
How to use LinkedIn to find the best school www.find-mba.com/board/33571 (37k+views)
Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713 (13k+ views))
Value alternatives to unaccredited MBAs? https://find-mba.com/board/distance-learning/value-alternatives-to-unaccredited-mbas-58288 (10k+ views)
Specific career goals help you to pick the right MBA https://find-mba.com/board/general-forum/specific-career-goals-help-you-to-pick-the-right-mba-64431
Why you should take the GMAT https://find-mba.com/board/gmat/why-you-should-take-the-gmat-33542
Best MSc & MiM degrees for international students' placement https://find-mba.com/board/general-forum/best-msc-mim-degrees-for-international-students-placement-52915
Shortcut to find the best US MBA www.find-mba.com/board/36065
Is there an efficient frontier in MBA selection? http://bit.ly/MBAfro
Specialisations often don't matter http://bit.ly/speMBA
Average salaries before the MBA http://bit.ly/PreMBApay
CHE ranking of German universities of applied science http://www.find-mba.com/board/27248
ESSEC on placements for international students http://bit.ly/ESSECjobs
France: Top 20 Grande Ecoles masters ranking www.find-mba.com/board/31232
French b-school ranking from Challenges 2012 http://bit.ly/MBA_FR
French b-school ranking from Challenges www.find-mba.com/board/23297
I visited EDHEC www.find-mba.com/board/34886
I visited Manchester Business School www.find-mba.com/board/33491
International students and working in the UK http://bit.ly/1RGJIoH
Luxury & Luxury Brand Management http://www.find-mba.com/board/24603
Online Harvard courses for pre-MBA prep www.find-mba.com/board/35433
Pre-experience masters in the USA www.find-mba.com/board/23411
The sad facts about scholarships http://www.find-mba.com/board/37055
The FT's hidden ranking of second-tier Executive MBAs https://find-mba.com/board/europe/the-fts-hidden-ranking-of-second-tier-mbas-60514
The FT's hidden ranking of second-tier full-time MBAs https://find-mba.com/board/europe/the-fts-hidden-ranking-of-second-tier-mbas-60514
Tips from a European top 10 MBA in the US http://www.find-mba.com/board/39577
Top-up qualifications to compensate for the lack of a great undergrad https://find-mba.com/board/general-forum/top-up-qualifications-to-compensation-for-the-lack-of-a-great-undergrad-61107
Top English-language bachelors' degrees in Europe http://bit.ly/BBA_EU
Waitlisted: how to get a seat. http://bit.ly/MBAwait
Which European MBA with your GMAT? http://bit.ly/MBA_EU
Which MSc's are better than pre-experience 'Freshers' MBAs? www.find-mba.com/board/22783
Which schools start when http://www.find-mba.com/board/41131
Why freshers' MBAs are worse than MiM degrees from better schools http://www.find-mba.com/board/38133
Why international accreditation matters http://www.find-mba.com/board/41224
Last Posts
Advice Needed - Luxury Brand Management
Admit for master in management
EDHEC MBA review and employability in the Netherlands
Global MBA Ranking 2019 Alliance Manchester Business School
EDHEC MBA review and employability in the Netherlands
Ranking methods: EDHEC simultaneously rises and falls
Application Tracker
School | Program | Status | Application | Complete | Decision |
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UCLA - Anderson | Executive MBA in Global Management | admitted | --- | --- | --- |
St. Gallen | MBA | rejected | --- | --- | --- |
INSEAD - Europe Campus | Global Executive MBA | admitted | --- | --- | Apr 08, 2024 |
EDHEC | Executive MBA (Weekends) |
admitted
Enrolling |
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London Business School (LBS) | Executive MBA London |
admitted
Enrolling |
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ESADE - Barcelona | MBA | admitted | --- | --- | --- |
RSM Rotterdam | International MBA | admitted | --- | --- | --- |
emlyon | International MBA | admitted | --- | --- | --- |