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I submitted it on 16th sept. (on the last day of R1 deadline)

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Did any 1Y applicant get an interview invite yet? Have all interview invites been sent out?

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Hi weightedaverage

She submitted application on 15th Sep and videos within the next 3-4 days.

She applied to the 1Yr program.

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That was a pretty quick! when did he/she submit the application?

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Hi BooRadley

The interview invites have started going out. One of my student's from India got the invite on 23rd.

This time Kellogg will do all interviews virtually, even if the alum reside in your city. This approach is good to safeguard everyone's health and safety. However, it might make it a little challenging to build a rapport with the interviewer - which was rather easy in face-to-face interviews.

Nevertheless, I wish all aspirants make the best use of this opportunity to shine!

I have posted Vibranture.com's 10 Tips for VIDEO ESSAYS / QUESTIONS here. Hope you all find them useful.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/10-tips-for- ... 33275.html

Good luck everyone!

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Hey all, thanks for creating this thread.

What is the next step after submitting video essays? By when do interview invites begin? Does everyone get an invite?

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Hey guys. Congrats to everyone who's gotten interviews so far!

Has anyone who applied to MMM heard back on an interview?

Also do you think the zip code you put for your preferred interview location makes a difference, given that interviews are virtual?

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Did any 1Y applicant get an interview invite yet? Have all interview invites been sent out?

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Hey, I am a 1Y applicant and I have not heard back from them. It looks like the invites are for 2Y, I could be wrong.

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Hi all!

Hope everyone is doing well with their R1 applications (and R2 applications for those who have started). Just wanted to shoot out a reminder to those anxiously awaiting an interview invite that Kellogg mentioned it can take "one to six weeks" from the application deadline before you receive an invite.

I assume due to COVID that the interview process has been drastically altered from previous years and thus interviews may be a bit more challenging to set up. It may be tempting to look at clearadmit or GMATClub's decision tracker and try to pick up on trends but no one can be sure of the exact method Kellogg is using for invites

So keep your head held high and let's see how the next couple of weeks go!

Best of luck to everyone!

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Hi everyone, I received the interview invite yesterday. Is there any protocol on how to contact the alum. Should I just drop a mail along with my resume and ask for a suitable time?

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So keep your head held high and let's see how the next couple of weeks go!

Best of luck to everyone!

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Thanks Kelzo123 - I am super nervous and needed this

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This sounds good. You can also introduce yourself and let the alum know why you are reaching to him/her. Maybe if you have a deadline by when you have to complete your interview, mention that as well. It will help the alum prioritize.

Let us know how your interview goes

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I'll second this -- I've had many clients over the years who were ultimately accepted but they didn't get their interview invites for quite some time -- definitely more than a month after submission. So hang in there!

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So keep your head held high and let's see how the next couple of weeks go!

Best of luck to everyone!

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Thanks Kelzo123 - I am super nervous and needed this

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Finally got my interview invite. But my interviewer said he could not take it. Lol. Contacted kellogg for the same.

I have one question. I know this is repetitive but have been going through several posts. I just wanted to know whether everyone gets an invite or not, because the Kellogg website states that the applicant can request for an interview.

So should I take my invite as no big deal and just another step of my application?

I am applying for the 1 year program.

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Kellogg says that it sends interview invites to everyone but that's not the case. Not sure about your background but I have seen that not all Indian candidates receive an interview invite (for full-time MBA, I'm guessing its the same for 1-year program) and as per Kellogg its referred to as an interview waiver. But no one has ever got in without an interview, which means that if you don't receive an interview invite before the results come in then either you're waitlisted or dinged.

With that being said, receiving an interview in Kellogg is not probably as big a deal compared to other schools, since Kellogg tries to interview everyone.

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Hi everyone,

I just graduated from Kellogg and am on here on occasion to give advice/answer questions. I just wanted to chime in because interview waivers can be a point if confusion for applicants.

All the comments thus far have been on point. Kellogg will try to interview as many applicants as possible. It is very important to them to get to know you as a person and not just as numbers/stats on a piece of paper. Unfortunately though they do have a limited number of interviewers available so not everyone will get an interview. If you don’t get an interview they will give you and “interview waiver”. This stems from previous years where the school committed to not reading the rest of your application until an interview was complete but if they ran out of slots, they would issue a waiver and then read your application and then decide to interview you after reading the application. However, there hasn’t been a report of anyone getting an interview after a waiver in some time on this forum and no one is admitted to Kellogg without receiving an interview. So while an interview waiver is not technically a ding because they could theoretically send you a very late invite, in most cases it is likely that you will be waitlisted or denied.

However, I will say that given that all interviews are being conducted virtually this year, I actually think this may be a better situation especially for international students. A lot of the interviewer availability issues comes from there not being enough interviewers in your specific geographical area. With virtual interviewers geography is less of an issue. So my personal opinion is that it is likely that there will be more interview slots available for candidates coming from areas with a lot of applicants.

Finally in terms of timing invites go out all the way up to the 6 week mark. In the past the Wednesday of week 6 is when waiver notifications go out. In my case, I didn’t receive and interview until the very last day of the 6 week period. So definitely be patient there is plenty of time left.

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So since the deadline was September 16th, based on the Wednesday deadline FuturePM91 provided, October 28th is probably the deadline to receive an interview invite (coincidentally this is also Wharton's interview release day).

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That’s what I would expect/plan for. Of course it’s not normal times so it could be +/- a day or so but it at least gives a guideline! It will for sure happen that week though. They are usually pretty good about that.

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Hi I have still not received an interview invite. Is this normal. Does this say anything about my prospects?

Were we supposed to do anything after submitting video essays that I might have missed?

Can I do anything? Like emailing admission committee to "request for an interview"?

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This is totally normal! The invites will continue to roll out for several weeks -- as in, like 4-6 more weeks to go still. They are doing them in batches and have A LOT to get through -- apps are up 56% or something like that this year. Nothing to worry about at all, and the order says nothing about your candidacy at all. DO NOT email the adcom -- they hate that and are already busy enough! : ) Hope that helps to put your mind at ease.

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Thank You very much for sharing this. It does put my mind at ease. Just a small question? Is it 4-6 weeks more to go still? Or from the application date in which case 4 weeks have already passed by?

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Good point. I went back through some notes I received and you are correct -- they expected it to take about 6 weeks since the submission date -- but that was just a guess because it's kind of uncharted territory with the huge increase in apps. I would expect there are AT LEAST 2 more weeks of interview invites going out past this week.

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Thank You very much for sharing this. It does put my mind at ease. Just a small question? Is it 4-6 weeks more to go still? Or from the application date in which case 4 weeks have already passed by?

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