This thread is for the Kellogg 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-all-kellogg-fall-2012-applicants-116554.html If you are a current student/admit, please consider visiting the thread for Admitted Students admitted-to-kellogg-class-of-2013-thread-106953.html Total Admission Stats: Total Applicants: 485 Admitted: 148 WL: 81 Dinged: 130 Unknown: 126 Roll Call for Class of 2013 0AvIY3hh7tYG1dHhxbTBQUFMwdElMZGJiUkdzaWhkckE Admitted to Kellogg Class of 2013 Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/admitted-to-kellogg-class-of-2013-thread-106953.html 2011 Application Essay Questions https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Home/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/EssayQuestions.aspx Essay #1 a) MBA Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing an MBA. (600 word limit) b) MMM Program applicants – Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit). Essay #2 - Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit). Essay #3 - Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit). Essay #4 - Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400 word limit) Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required. a) Describe an instance where you encountered resistance in a professional team setting. How did you address the situation? b) People may be surprised to learn that I….. c) The best mistake I ever made was……. Required essay for re-applicants only – Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit) 2011 Deadlines (Tentative) https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Home/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/Deadlines.aspx Round 1 Deadline (Part 2): October 14, 2010 Decision date: December 20, 2010 Round 2 Deadline (Part 2): January 11, 2011 Decision date: March 28, 2011 Round 3 Deadline (Part 2): April 7, 2011 Decision date: May 16, 2011 ================================================================ GMATclub threads 2010 Applicants Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-kellogg-fall-2010-applicants-78734.html 2009 Applicants Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-kellogg-fall-2009-applicants-67009.html Kellogg Ambassador Thread https://gmatclub.com/forum/kellogg-school-of-management-62139.html

I want to do Marketing post-graduation, and I want the option of going back to the West Coast afterwords. If you're doing marketing, go Kellogg 100%. They're AMAZING at it. Ross has no brand recognition (I don't even know what school that's affiliated with). Do Kellogg, hands down.

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Makes you wonder how the MBA application process was before the internet enabled mass hysteria.

R2 Roll Call Updated CLICK TO EDIT YOUR R2 INFO 3-28-11 notification deadline with admit calls starting 3-14-11 253 Applicants (+5) 69 Admits (+0) 63 Dings (+0) 26 W/L (+16) R1 information 12-20-10 notification deadline 205 R1 Applicants 65 Admits (32%) (sent out starting 12-6-10) 58 Dings (sent out the week after) 38 W/L (sent out 12-16-10; updated 2-21-11) Admitted to Kellogg Class of 2013 Thread thanks for the earlier kudos, happy to give back to this community

This wait is so killer. I keep trying to guess why I haven't heard anything. Will tomorrow bring a ding? A waitlist notice? Or the glorious admit call?

Did you get the status change this morning?

My status changed to "admitted"!! No email, no calls, just kept checking my application status and it changed during noon time my time (GMT+8) F/26/740/IB/Asia based