phlaym39 wrote:
Thanks for offering to field questions. I have 2.
1. How was your Kellogg interview? Was there anything you think that you did well and anything you would have done differently?
2. How is the culture and social life? Is there any social "divide" between 2yr, 1yr, MMM, etc. students?
1. My Kellogg interview was pretty casual, but it's important to keep in mind that outside a handful of exceptions (e.g. Harvard), the difficulty of the interview is going to be based more on the interviewer than the school. For Kellogg, they are rating applications on a handful of dimensions (e.g. experience, composure, would they be a good classmate), but the interviewer can ask any questions they want to get there. For example, Duke was my hardest interviewer and Booth my easiest, but many people have the exact opposite experience due to having different interviewers.
2. I love the culture and social life. I went to undergrad at a big city school, and this is way better...every weekend you hang out with Kellogg students, which builds much deeper bonds and friendships than is possible at a school like Columbia or Booth. Between KWEST and sections, you will have 80-100 people you consider friends, and atleast 10-20 people you consider good friends, within a month or two in. The school really knows how to build deep friendships. Plus, since Kellogg has less finance people and weighs interpersonal skills more than it's peers, most of your classmates are really cool..outgoing, friendly, non-competitive (and due to this, even shy people are reached out to and will make friends). Furthermore, all the group projects further enhance friendships and relationships. My friends who are going to other M7 schools are having mixed feelings about their schools, but I can't really find anyone who is having a bad experience at Kellogg...everyone, including me, seems to love it here.
Social divide...between 2y/MMM not really. I'm 2Y and a lot of my close friends are MMM. 1y is a bit of a unique beast, since you don't share orientation nor 1st year classes with them. You will meet a few through KWEST, but they are a bit more insular. Kellogg definitely integrates them, and they'll be in clubs and leadership than you, but they are functionally 2nd year students and are going through FT recruiting before you even start internship recruiting. I have quite a few 1Y friends personally, but they are friends I met through my KWEST buddies.