Calling all Kellogg MBA Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019!!

I can see that the essays are out but strangely enough, I cant't add FT MBA on the application :/

Anybody else on this?
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Narenn

Can you add a spot on the profile for JD/MBA? I may be the lone wolf on here right now but maybe there is someone else out there.

souvik101990

Same thing with Darden. The applications aren't out yet. They have released the essay information to give us an early start. I would expect the applications to be live in the next 2 weeks.

Thank you for your suggestion. I have updated forum database with JD/MBA program so that JD applicants can add it to their MBA timeline. I have also put a small table for JD MBA applicants at the end of first post so that you guys can keep watch on count of applicants and status updates. Good luck!

Screenshot?
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They are performing server maintenance for 3 hours. It should be fine now.

The message reads: "We will be performing maintenance on the application on July 6 from 9am-12pm (CST). Users may experience intermittent disruption of service or down time."
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In for Round 1. Attending an event on July 29. Started the application today!

Do you guys think it makes a difference to have the interview on or off campus? I feel like it shouldn't but it might make a difference it terms of how it comes off to the adcoms in terms of commitment level.

Adcoms at all programs understand that it might be logistically or financially impossible for applicants to visit campus for their interview, so you truly won't be at a disadvantage if you can't make it happen. The adcom will not hold it against you or think you are any less committed.

However... if it IS easy/financially possible for you to get to campus -- and assuming that Kellogg is one of your top choices -- then it certainly won't hurt to make a day out of it and sit in on a class/take a tour/talk to some students/etc while you're there. But definitely DO NOT STRESS if you just can't do it. I have had many, many clients get into Kellogg who weren't able to do on-campus interviews. (And I've had clients who did go to campus and unfortunately were not admitted.) Since Kellogg interviews EVERYONE they can't give an edge to people who visit campus -- there still wouldn't be enough spaces!

Hope that helps -- best of luck!


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Chicagoland candidates are told to do off-campus interviews in the instructions, so I don't think it can be held against you.

How are you guys feeling about the short answer questions on the form?
Post MBA goal in 150 characters seem neither too long, nor too short. I am not sure if leaving characters is a good thing!
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In my opinion, top b-schools value brevity and being able to communicate in a succinct fashion, so if you're able to explain your goal clearly and there are still characters left over, I think that's fine!

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Thanks Erica.

Do you happen to feature some examples of long term / short term goals in these application form type questions?


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Is anyone going to the campus visit on the 22nd??

I too need some help in formulating the wording of my post MBA goal. How specific should the words be? "Work in consulting in international operations" - is this specific enough? Thanks!

I agree with Erica but have a slightly different take on the brevity aspect: MBA application space comes at a premium and as such you should use each and every opportunity (to the maximum extent possible) to provide something that will add to your profile. If you think, "Work in consulting in international operations" provides Kellogg adcoms information in addition to what you have written in other parts of the application, feel free to keep it succinct.

P.S.: "Work in consulting in international operations" can use some specificity in terms of what companies you would like to believe, anymore specificity to "international operations"?. My application had this question answered in 145 characters (including spaces).

Good luck.
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FROM Kellogg MBA Blog: Constructing brighter futures to win the 2016 Forté Power Pitch competition

https://kelloggmbastudents.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/fortc3a9-power-pitch-competition.png?w=627 By Tiffany Smith OrangePrint is a social venture focused on matching returning citizens (formerly incarcerated men and women) with skilled labor and construction jobs via a web-based platform. The inspiration behind the company came from our work during the Social Venture Hub and Hult Prize pitch competitions that took place in Fall 2015. OrangePrint ultimately came to fruition when my co-founder Drew Dilts and I realized that we could combine our mutual interest in restorative social justice with my previous construction management experience to provide opportunities for those who wish to change for the better after paying their debt to society. The current post-incarceration release system does not provide sufficient rehabilitative support for men and women who wish to jumpstart their return to society. OrangePrint seeks to solve this problem by connecting high-potential returning citizens with construction companies in need of talent. At the beginning of Spring 2016, I heard about the Forté Power Pitch – a competition where women-led teams present business ideas conceived and developed as part of the business school experience – from my classmate and friend Charity Hemphill-Frierson ’17. I decided to enter OrangePrint in the competition, and after doing so, we added Preeti Shekar ‘17 and Tom Sanford (McCormick 16) to our team as we continued to develop our startup during Linda Darragh’s New Venture Development course. During the course, we were introduced to several key topics that helped us refine our business model: determining stakeholders in our two-sided market, calculating customer acquisition costs and identifying the potential hurdles we would face as burgeoning entrepreneurs. The class was a great step in the right direction after our team spent months independently conducting research and building out our offering. The requirements for the Forté Power Pitch competition included a business plan, pitch deck and a two-minute video pitch on our venture, along with having women comprise at least 50 percent of our team. After submitting our application, we were notified that we made it to the final pitch competition that would take place at The University of Texas at Austin on June 18. It was an exciting email to receive after working countless hours on our application and developing a business plan. As a for-profit social venture, I knew that OrangePrint was a unique contender within the pool of candidates. Making it to the final round was both reassuring and encouraging, and it let our team know that we were on the right path. For the final pitch competition, we were required to submit a revised pitch deck and executive summary for the judges to review prior to the competition. During this revision stage, the real work began as Preeti and I spent several nights updating, revising and perfecting old versions of our pitch deck in anticipation of the major presentation. This would be the first time that OrangePrint would be presented outside of the immediate Kellogg and Northwestern University networks, so we wanted to provide a well-refined deck. The Kellogg community was instrumental in preparing for the competition. I presented mock pitches to my Kellogg friends and classmates, and I also received counsel from Megan Kashner, Director of Social Impact at Kellogg, and Linda Darragh, Executive Director of the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. Their advice was invaluable — many of the judges complimented us on the thoroughness of our presentation and the delivery of the content. On the day of the pitch competition, teams had the opportunity to network with the judges and consultants, which included the founder of a venture capital firm, the executive director of the UCLA Anderson Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a partner with Andreessen Horowitz, a product marketing manager for Microsoft Surface and more. The competing teams and impressive ventures came from Harvard, Yale and Vanderbilt. It was an intimidating yet grounding moment to realize that OrangePrint had made it this far among such a talented group of competitors. After the meeting, I went back to the preparation room and took a moment to breathe and visualize what the experience would be like on stage. I found solace in knowing that even if our team didn’t win, I would have the opportunity to share the OrangePrint’s work and educate the audience about a very real and pressing social issue. I presented our slides and left everything on the stage. After the presentation, many audience members grabbed me to share their thoughts, both good and bad, on OrangePrint’s concept and how it inspired them to want to learn more about the U.S. prison system and its shortcomings. This alone made the experience worthwhile as I continued to network with a room of full of B-School women. In the end, I am proud to say that team OrangePrint won the Forté Power Pitch competition, taking home both the audience choice award ($2,500) and judges’ selection ($7,500 and a Microsoft Surface Pro). It was a humbling moment as I realized that what we were doing was the right thing and that people understood and supported our cause. The Forté Power Pitch has been by far one of the most exhilarating and rewarding experiences I have had since beginning my journey at Kellogg. I attribute the success of OrangePrint to the hard work done by our team, our relentless pursuit of bringing pressing issues to the forefront of business leaders’ minds and the resources provided by Kellogg. This experience taught me that when passion, purpose and knowledge align, you can truly inspire change. Tiffany Smith is a second-year student in Kellogg’s Full-Time Two-Year Program and CEO/Co-Founder of OrangePrint LLC. She is the 2016-2017 president of the Social Venture HUB, VP of alumni relations for the Black Management Association and is actively involved in social impact efforts within the Kellogg community. Prior to Kellogg, Tiffany worked in the construction management and engineering consulting industry. She received her Bachelors of Architecture from Howard University. 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Based on a poets&quants article: https://poetsandquants.com/2016/07/21/ke ... -question/ , Kellogg will add a 3rd video essay question for this application cycle. The good thing is that you will have already worked on an essay about leadership and thus you can leverage the information in that essay to talk about this 3rd question that will revolve around the same theme of leadership.
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Hi All,

I am applying to Kellogg's Fall 2017 MBA program in Round 1 and I was looking through the application requirements. There is no mention of what specific questions Kellogg is asking the recommneders that we add.

Any ideas of what they are?

Regards,
Karan