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So just trying to get a feel for how housing works at Kellogg. Seems like the main on-campus option is McManus - assuming you can get a spot in this building, is there any downside to living here? It seems to be in a good price range, location...

What is the McManus price range? I've been looking for information about the price, but haven't been able to find anything yet.

The prices are only available on the regular Northwestern site. It took me forever to find them...

https://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing/rates.html
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I just noticed the application for applying for living in McManus is now up. It had updated rates for next year (monthly).

For the price ($925 for a studio or a 2-bedroom, $775 for a twin studio), it seems like a great deal, specially considering the location.

river, Steel.. When I came down to Kellogg from my interview, I got the impression that even students who don't live in McManus spend a lot of time in the building because of group meetings and stuff. Is that true?

I think I'm probably gonna choose McManus for the convenience factor. Not having to move my stuff sounds so good! Who else is planning on returning to dorm life?
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river, Steel.. When I came down to Kellogg from my interview, I got the impression that even students who don't live in McManus spend a lot of time in the building because of group meetings and stuff. Is that true?
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Depends on the group and time people can meet. I have had groups that only meet at McManus because we met in the evenings after people had left Jacobs or weekends. I have had meetings there before when we had to book a meeting on short notice and rooms in Jacobs were packed and we didnt want to meet in some of the big places. Last semester I think we met there a few times but in the fall I would say 25-30% of my meetings were in McManus.

McManus is closer to where people live than Jacobs so for quick meetings its often a quicker option.
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thanks steel! thanks ohthatmba

i just submitted my housing application at the McManus as well. Just so much easier as an international student...and the place actually looks quite decent! Although, called me spoilt but I not a huge fan of single beds...mmm, gotta work that one out...haha

im not attending DAK II unfortunately but I'm keen to find out more about the KWEST trips!



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I would seriously consider waiving out of whatever you can. I'm going to waive as many courses as possible so I can get to the good stuff more quickly. Kellogg even encourages students to do this. Here's a direct quote from their website: "The school encourages students to consider waiving core courses when eligible. Waivers enable the student to enrich their Kellogg experience with a greater number of advanced electives." See https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/we ... aiver.aspx. I've talked to several current students about this, and without exception, they all suggested waiving courses.

I'm all for waiving courses. I waived both DECS class and MECN, and happy I did. It freed me to take M-Lab in the fall, a higher level competitive strategy course in the winter, and new products and services (which I might be starting a business out of).

As for waiving Accounting, Finance, and Marketing, it depends on whether your think you need a refresher. I took Finance again because my Finance class undergrad (in Econ) was bad and I hadn't retained anything. I know plenty of people who waived one or two of the above because of their business undergrad education. I also know a few who repeated. Generally the people waiving were happier for it, but it depends on what you want to get out of the course.
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thanks steel! thanks ohthatmba

i just submitted my housing application at the McManus as well. Just so much easier as an international student...and the place actually looks quite decent! Although, called me spoilt but I not a huge fan of single beds...mmm, gotta work that one out...haha

im not attending DAK II unfortunately but I'm keen to find out more about the KWEST trips!
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haha - I'm leading the KWEST trip to Hong Kong and Macao, but I have the sneaking suspicion you might be interested in another trip!
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thanks steel! thanks ohthatmba

i just submitted my housing application at the McManus as well. Just so much easier as an international student...and the place actually looks quite decent! Although, called me spoilt but I not a huge fan of single beds...mmm, gotta work that one out...haha

im not attending DAK II unfortunately but I'm keen to find out more about the KWEST trips!

haha - I'm leading the KWEST trip to Hong Kong and Macao, but I have the sneaking suspicion you might be interested in another trip!
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Awesome - good chance I'll be joining you on that trip. Dying to go to Hong Kong. When will details regarding KWEST be released?
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I had a good conversation with my Kellogg assigned 'buddy' last night. Learned a good deal about I-Banking recruiting this past year at K, and some info about housing. I'm still leaning towards renting a house with a group of guys, but if not that, then definitely renting a 2BR condo with a roommate at Optima Views or Horizons. That place sounds pretty similar to what I'm used to. In house W/D, new everything.

Also, still no word about financial aid. I'm approaching the 3 week mark since I turned in my application. I'm getting kind of antsy. I just want to know so I can figure out my budget and how much I'm going to have for housing and figure out that next piece of the puzzle. Oh well.

And I'm the OhThatMBA, when will KWEST details be released? I'm dying here for some more info.
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I had a good conversation with my Kellogg assigned 'buddy' last night. Learned a good deal about I-Banking recruiting this past year at K, and some info about housing. I'm still leaning towards renting a house with a group of guys, but if not that, then definitely renting a 2BR condo with a roommate at Optima Views or Horizons. That place sounds pretty similar to what I'm used to. In house W/D, new everything.
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Optima Views & Horizons both look great. Have you looked into Park Evanston? Looks nice also. I may be up for a roommate, but it'll depend on how things look after I crunch the financials (which depends on what financial aid tells me!).
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Good to hear I'm not the only one getting antsy about fin aid! I want to send in my deposit, but am waiting to see how much money I get...
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thanks steel! thanks ohthatmba

i just submitted my housing application at the McManus as well. Just so much easier as an international student...and the place actually looks quite decent! Although, called me spoilt but I not a huge fan of single beds...mmm, gotta work that one out...haha

im not attending DAK II unfortunately but I'm keen to find out more about the KWEST trips!

haha - I'm leading the KWEST trip to Hong Kong and Macao, but I have the sneaking suspicion you might be interested in another trip!
Awesome - good chance I'll be joining you on that trip. Dying to go to Hong Kong. When will details regarding KWEST be released?
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nice - hkg and macao will be heaps of fun...definitely places for a good party! dont expect too much from macao though, that place is like a dying city in the current economy...alot of unfinished constructions around.

if you guys want to know the good local places to eat, let me know!

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I had a good conversation with my Kellogg assigned 'buddy' last night. Learned a good deal about I-Banking recruiting this past year at K, and some info about housing. I'm still leaning towards renting a house with a group of guys, but if not that, then definitely renting a 2BR condo with a roommate at Optima Views or Horizons. That place sounds pretty similar to what I'm used to. In house W/D, new everything.

Also, still no word about financial aid. I'm approaching the 3 week mark since I turned in my application. I'm getting kind of antsy. I just want to know so I can figure out my budget and how much I'm going to have for housing and figure out that next piece of the puzzle. Oh well.

And I'm the OhThatMBA, when will KWEST details be released? I'm dying here for some more info.
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For some reason it took them close to a month to send me my financial aid info, so the 2 week turnaround may not always hold true. I think I remember seeing on the admitted student website that KWEST signups will be May 10, so info should probably be up on the website soon. Also, for people going to DAK you'll get a booklet with details on all the trips for this year.
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From the pictures, it looked like a twin bed to me. Is it actually a single bed?

While my girlfriend is not moving with me, she's probably going to be in Chicago often and a single bed would definitely be an issue.

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thanks steel! thanks ohthatmba

i just submitted my housing application at the McManus as well. Just so much easier as an international student...and the place actually looks quite decent! Although, called me spoilt but I not a huge fan of single beds...mmm, gotta work that one out...haha

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I would seriously consider waiving out of whatever you can. I'm going to waive as many courses as possible so I can get to the good stuff more quickly. Kellogg even encourages students to do this. Here's a direct quote from their website: "The school encourages students to consider waiving core courses when eligible. Waivers enable the student to enrich their Kellogg experience with a greater number of advanced electives." See https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/we ... aiver.aspx. I've talked to several current students about this, and without exception, they all suggested waiving courses.

I'm all for waiving courses. I waived both DECS class and MECN, and happy I did. It freed me to take M-Lab in the fall, a higher level competitive strategy course in the winter, and new products and services (which I might be starting a business out of).

As for waiving Accounting, Finance, and Marketing, it depends on whether your think you need a refresher. I took Finance again because my Finance class undergrad (in Econ) was bad and I hadn't retained anything. I know plenty of people who waived one or two of the above because of their business undergrad education. I also know a few who repeated. Generally the people waiving were happier for it, but it depends on what you want to get out of the course.
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Funny thing happened, shortly after my above post I received my Financial Aid award letter. It looks like Kellogg gave me a good amount of money in need/merit-based scholarships, which I'm tremendously thrilled about!!! It seems the delay for most of us was due to the office waiting for the release of the 2009-2010 student budget, which is now available under the financial aid section of the admitted student website. The biggest difference for this year seems to be the increase in tuition to $49,074. It really doesn't appear the COA went up outside of tuition, which seems a little unusual.
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Funny thing happened, shortly after my above post I received my Financial Aid award letter. It looks like Kellogg gave me a good amount of money in need/merit-based scholarships, which I'm tremendously thrilled about!!!
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Wow congrats!!
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[quote="yellowjacket"]From the pictures, it looked like a twin bed to me. Is it actually a single bed?

While my girlfriend is not moving with me, she's probably going to be in Chicago often and a single bed would definitely be an issue.


Where did you see that?

https://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing ... iency.html

the bed looks quite small to me...?
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From the pictures, it looked like a twin bed to me. Is it actually a single bed?

While my girlfriend is not moving with me, she's probably going to be in Chicago often and a single bed would definitely be an issue.


Where did you see that?

https://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing ... iency.html

the bed looks quite small to me...?
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Yeah that definitely looks like a twin/single bed.

Also just for definitions, twin bed is the same thing as a single bed...
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For those of you waiting for financial aid, does the Caeser application say they received your tax forms? I sent mine over two weeks ago, and while it says they received my FAFSA, it says my next step is to send my taxes. But I already did that...

Also, have you guys been hearing anything from the admissions office? My other admits are in constant contact, matching me up with alums, current students, etc. Kellogg? Not a peep - not even a response to three different emails (including one asking a week ago if they received my tax forms).
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For those of you waiting for financial aid, does the Caeser application say they received your tax forms? I sent mine over two weeks ago, and while it says they received my FAFSA, it says my next step is to send my taxes. But I already did that...

Also, have you guys been hearing anything from the admissions office? My other admits are in constant contact, matching me up with alums, current students, etc. Kellogg? Not a peep - not even a response to three different emails (including one asking a week ago if they received my tax forms).
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Nope - I havent heard anything either...I got an email about ACE, that's pretty much it.
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For those of you waiting for financial aid, does the Caeser application say they received your tax forms? I sent mine over two weeks ago, and while it says they received my FAFSA, it says my next step is to send my taxes. But I already did that...

Also, have you guys been hearing anything from the admissions office? My other admits are in constant contact, matching me up with alums, current students, etc. Kellogg? Not a peep - not even a response to three different emails (including one asking a week ago if they received my tax forms).
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I would give the FinAid office a call because every time I've called, I've gotten a prompt helpful response. I received an email about FinAid, but nothing updated on CAESAR.
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For those of you waiting for financial aid, does the Caeser application say they received your tax forms? I sent mine over two weeks ago, and while it says they received my FAFSA, it says my next step is to send my taxes. But I already did that...

Also, have you guys been hearing anything from the admissions office? My other admits are in constant contact, matching me up with alums, current students, etc. Kellogg? Not a peep - not even a response to three different emails (including one asking a week ago if they received my tax forms).
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My status, before I got my award letter, said "complete" next to each item on the list, so I would call the FinAid office to see whether they have everything they need.

I don't think I've spoken to admissions since they called me, other than the email confirming they received my deposit. The contact with the school has been from students: my K-bud and I have exchanged emails and talked on the phone, and someone from the healthcare club called me (I'm assuming because I had put on my application I was interested in healthcare).
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