Kellogg (Northwestern) 2013 - Calling All Applicants

Thanks CobraKai! Handy URL!

Does anyone know if there is any incentive to submit Part I well before the deadline? I will be requesting an off-campus interview, but it will be in a major US hub.

For on campus, the benefit is that you can schedule your interview earlier. I'd assume you would hear back on your off-campus interview sooner if you submitted Part I earlier.

@OjilEye: I suggest that you go for the tour and a class visit. The campus is quite nice and a tour will give you additional information about the Kellogg community. I sat in a class as well and it was an awesome experience.

I will be visiting Kellogg and interviewing this week. Does anyone know if we can just check in with the admissions department prior to the events (class visit, info session, tour, lunch with students, etc) or if we have to register in advance? On the Kellogg website it seems as though nobody has registered for anything.

Just show up to the admissions office 10-15 minutes before the event is about to take place. Someone will get you to take you on a tour/lunch/class visit.

FYI - for your interview, you definitely want to be there 15 minutes before hand because you have to fill out a sheet with some personal info and career goals (long and short term) and attach a hard copy of your resume to it.

Solid advice. I went for both and was able to nicely sandwich them around the interview.
Agreed, the class I attended was solid. The professor was extremely interactive with his students and quite funny to boot.

The "Kellogg" tour so to speak is about as bare-boned of a tour as it gets. We literally walked through a couple hallways, stopped once in front of a busy classroom door with herds of students interrupting the tour guide to get to class, stopped a second time in front of one of the building entrances, and then went straight into a classroom for a Q&A. That was it. Point being, we're not going to Kellogg because of a nice facility (b/c it is admittedly average and quite crowded on space), but because of its other strengths and community.

I met with a friend there and we had a really tough time just finding a place to sit down and chat. This was at around 1:30PM. Study rooms + atrium cafe tables were packed.



No registration in advance was needed! You can show up and the office has sign-in sheets available for you to attend the tour, join in on the group lunch, and pick a class.
You can also fill out the paperwork (one form, it asks for your short and long term goals) required for the interview hours in advance.

Thank you, this is useful info!

Hi, does anyone know by which dates would the final results be out , especially for the 1 year program applicants ! Thanks !

https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/Deadlines-2013.aspx

Got an invite to interview with an alumnus in Mumbai.

Congrats. Ur killing it - tuck and kellogg excellent

Thanks man. I don't know if receiving an invite (in India) is really a positive step or a random occurrence but it always better to have a chance to express yourself in person, so its good I guess.

Goodluck! Is the process any different for international applicants in terms of interview invite? In the US I believe they are interviewing everyone who applies?

From what I've heard, a lot of applicants in India receive waivers because of mismatch between demand and supply (applicants and alumni). Some are asked to interview after receiving a waiver if the adcom reads part 2 and likes the application.

Aha gotcha! Well good, glad you will get the opportunity to make a lasting impression on the alumni. My interview was very conversational and I can only recommend what everyone does overall - remember to be yourself, the passion will show on its own.

Just finished interview with alumina. Cross finger and bless.