Admitted to Kellogg Class of 2013 Thread

Great event for admits of all ages (over 21). Like most schools they lather you with marketing and drinks, which become redundant after after a couple of days, though I'm certainly not one to complain about beer redundancy.

They did a great job catering to all the different types of folks that would be there, including people who are visiting for the first time, international students, those with kids and/or significant others in attendance, etc.

The events I enjoyed the most / found useful were:
- The student panels on different career paths.
- Dean Sally Blount's keynote. She's a very talented, inspiring speaker and it was interesting to hear how often she meets with industry folks. Don't expect a detailed/concrete action plan for the future as she's only been there 6 months.
- Sunday Brunch with clubs, great opportunity for 1-on-1 in-depth discussions about career paths.
- RED ZONE. I'll take 2 cases if it removes that accursed techno beat from my head.
- KWEST fair. Be sure to talk to the trip leaders to get a feel for their personality.
- Housing Tour. Develop your personal definitions for "vintage" and "extra vintage".

A few things for those looking at DAK II:
- Scout out housing ahead of time so you can quickly tour a range of facilities. People will tell you some pretty different things about the same building so you should definitely see for yourself.
- I heart earmuffs.
- May want to check out hotels other than Orrington and Garden Inn if you don't mind walking an extra 10mins. I stayed at the Best Western which saved some coin and better reflected what my daily campus commute might look like.
- The corndog joint "Weiner and Still Champion" is simply awesome.


All-in-all, I made quite a few great friends and was astonished at just how many amazing people attended. I was already convinced on Kellogg, but the event really reinforced the why I'd chosen it.

Glad that you enjoyed DAK! I'm pretty sure that earmuffs won't be necessary by the time DAK 2 rolls around in April. It's already starting to warm up and I have been ok with just a jacket recently. The Orrington and Garden Inn are both close to some of the popular residences for Kellogg students. The Orrington is a slightly better location IMO (proximity to campus, downtown, bars), so I would recommend staying there for DAK 2. The Best Western is actually close to the bars in spite of being further from campus, so you'd likely have a reasonable walk home after the typical Friday festivities.

Hi Sweetshel86, I see that you're also a Kellogg/Booth admit. Did you make it to both ASWs and have you made your decision yet?

I literally just paid my deposit for Kellogg 1 hr ago. I'm studying Finance so all common sense said go to Booth, but I went to the admit weekend and just didn't feel connected to the school. Unfortunately, the Kellogg weekend was the same as Booth's but I've visited Kellogg before and talked extensively with current students. I feel much more compatible with the vibe there, love the programs they offer, and am impressed with the finance recruiting opportunities there, so Kellogg it is!

Have you decided??

That's really interesting. I'm going into marketing and I have a stronger connection with Booth than Kellogg. It's funny how that works. I'm still in the decision making process. congrats on your decision!

count me in. for people who submitted fafsa and financial aid (i submitted mine on feb 9), i got the fin aid letter this past monday. happily surprised to see 13k in scholarship money. for current and past kellogg students - can i assume this amount will be renewed the second year?

I have also received my provisional financial aid offer and it states:

Continuing Two-Year Program students who receive a Merit and Need-Based Scholarship/Grant for their first year will receive the same amount in their second year if sufficient financial need is demonstrated and satisfactory academic progress is maintained.

yea i saw that. i was wondering if it can be assumed that it will be renewed given that most people's financial need will not change (other than income from an internship) and academic progress will be satisfactory.

Not sure what the official line is on scholarships being renewed, but I've never heard of anyone losing their scholarship in the 2nd year. They're re-evaluated when you re-apply for financial aid for your second year, so the exact amount may change slightly as the cost of attendance changes (generally upward), but for budgeting purposes you're safe to assume you'll get the scholarship again next year.

I called the financial aid office and they said all need-based scholarships are recurring and may even increase the second yr

My scholarship went up from one year to the next...I also had a mid year change to a named scholarship. I guess it was an alum who half way through my first year donated a large chunk of money for fund a few scholarships and they decided to name a few of us starting at that point. If you get X the first year, its a save bet it will be X + some more for the second year.
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Thanks Jerz and riverripper! that's great to know

Deposit day! Who else is in? I'm looking forward to those Amex points...

Also, I received a little scholarship with my financial aid offer last week, which was a nice bonus.

Lucky you

No bonus with my offer. I Paid my deposit this week end (hum my non US card was refused for times! had to use someone's card !!!) so I'm in....

How many people here accepted for R1 then?

Count me in also! Paid my deposit yesterday

Long term lurker in the forum. I got a call this afternoon from an admissions officer, I have been admitted in Round 2!

FYI, Northwestern is my alma mater and I've spent over 5 years living in Evanston doing my undergrad and my engineering master's. If anyone on the forum has any questions about Evanston and what's it like living there as a student, please don't hesitate to send me a PM.

Cheers!

New R2 admit here. Now I've got a tough decision to make between Haas and Kellogg. I went to Days at Haas two weeks ago and really enjoyed the school and all the people I met, plus staying in California (and its weather) is a bonus.

Further complicating things is the fact that Haas gave me a pretty nice scholarship offer, and Kellogg hasn't said anything about scholarships so far. Unfortunately I won't be able to make DAK II because I already had a Hawaii vacation planned for that week, but I may look at another weekend to do an unofficial visit.

I'm all ears if anyone has advice one way or another on my situation.

Regarding scholarships - Kellogg saves most of its scholarships (except for the big ones like Austin Scholars) for later when you apply for financial aid, so if Haas' scholarship is a big deciding factor for you I wouldn't make a decision until you get Kellogg's aid package, since most people will receive some scholarship money then.

I was in a similar situation: I had a 50% tuition scholarship offer from Duke and was trying to decide between there and Kellogg. By the time the Kellogg fin aid process was finished, I had nearly as much in scholarships from Kellogg so it made it a non-issue.

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