Calling all 2011 Kelley Applicants!

I just received the handwritten note today. Like you I interviewed in mid-Jan.

cheers,

I got an interview invite recently. Any tips or recommendation? Has anyone given a Skype interview for Kelley?

I had a self initiated interview on campus back in December. I was interviewed by a student, it went for about an hour and there were no real curve balls, just know why kelley...that was super important because out of all my interviews kelley was the one that really gave me a chance to talk about myself as a potential student and what I was interested in besides my current job, revenues, quant ability....I got the sense that they really stressed having that kelley fit and personality. I really admired that. Good luck.

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I only encountered one question that wasn't part of the why mba/why kelley/career goals type of questions, and it was a variation of the "weakness" question you might see on some mba applications.

The question was basically "During your professional career, please tell me about a weakness that was identified during one of your reviews and what you have done to work on that."

I had a skype interview..
as every one said in this forum, pretty standard questions.
The only difference I found was that there was no time given to break the ice..
I mean within few seconds of teh interview, I got the first question..
Nothing wrong in that..
But a little chit chat in the start help to calm the nerves..
Also make sure that you look at the web cam... I was not sure where to look..
Looks odd on the webcam..

I am R2 applicant at Kelley. GMAT 620(5.0). 6.5 work experience in broking and banking industry.
Anyone selected or applied plz share their profile?

I was reading a chat transcript of Kelley adcom guys and found that international students have a tough time getting jobs.

The adcom guy goes on to say that international students are sent back to their country and are called after 2-3 years on a L1 Visa!!!

https://www.accepted.com/chat/transcript ... elley.aspx

"Many employers are moving forward with initiatives to send foreign-born MBAs back to their country and bring them back to the US under an L-1 visa a few years later."

Given the condition of the Indian middle class, how can we even think of returning back to our country? Who will provide us jobs and who will repay the debt?

Hey Sridhar,

It is a common knowledge that if you pursue SCM/marketing/sales in the US- getting a job is a bit easy. For finance and consulting- getting a job in the US is a bit difficult mate.

Sridhar123, apocalypse and sinhag. How was your i/v and any reply? Mine is going to be skype, any tips.

Mouse, I heard that for Indians, getting jobs in Marketing, Investment Banking and Consulting is difficult. But Finance isn't that difficult.

Deepak,

The questions were standard ones. why mba, why kelley, goals, etc.

The interviewer made me feel very comfortable.

Don't panic. Keep your cool and be yourself.

Refer to tips given by me in this forum on taking interview on skype.

Hi Deepak,

please be ready with some nice stories about your leadership experience, and also for questions like why MBA and why kelley ( this one is imp)


@sridhar - what did the interviewer told you about the final decision?? I was told that it would be out by mid march - now thats too late. Can we email them and ask for some kind of timelines??

He said the same to me as well. But, since Kelley is a reputed schools, I guess it takes time for them to do the selection. It seems our apps will undergo 2 more rounds of screening.

No point in emailing them I feel.

I don't think it is slower than any other comparable school. Heck, some schools look like they are still sending out interview invites 2 months after the application being finalized.

Personally, I would just hold off on contacting Kelley. It shouldn't be that long.

The official release deadline is March 15th, which is the same as last year. Application decisions started going out on Feb 26th last year, so that might give some sort of indication of this year.

About to submit application for the March deadline. I was going to wait to hear from a couple of other schools, but kelley is looking better and better. Anyone with a similar profile to mine hear any news they are willing to share? I need to get up to Bloomington and check it out, interviews invite only?

I am a R2 applicant,690/6,114,3 yrs s/w development exp,good acads and good EC(subjective)!
Not yet heard anything from Kelley!
I was in Bloomington this Aug and had a chat with Tim Smith and Proff Wisneski.
Will that chit chat be considered an interview?
can i still hope to get an i/v invite?
Anyone in the sailing the same headed-to-nowhere boat?

I think you are interested in marketing, and if so certainly Kelley is an awesome place for that. the folks in the marketing academies seem like a very cohesive unit. sort of like a cult, but in a good way Kelley definitely has a pretty wide gmat range (as i'm sure you've seen), so I certainly think you would be in the running.

I do think it is uber important to really stress "why kelley", etc., even more than other schools I think. At least that is the vibe that I got. they really want people who want Kelley.

Interviews are invite only at this point. they do have optional self-initiated interviews that prospective applicants can initiate before Jan 1st I think,but after that point all interview invites are done by the admission folks.

Good luck.

Cheers,