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

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I am struggling with what I should wear at the interview!

The interview is scheduled on a Saturday and the interviewer, in his early 30s, suggests that we meet at a cafe. It seems to be more casual than I expected. Should I still wear formal? Thanks!

Check out this article on ClearAdmit
https://blog.clearadmit.com/2010/10/admi ... iquette-2/

It basically says that unless the interviewer specifies otherwise, assume business attire. Better to play it safe

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I'd still suggest you suit up. You can never go wrong by being more formal in your dressing.

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Thanks a ton 2011App and calvinandhobbes for such a quick reply! I am def going to give a call to AO, but I think i'll wait for sometime. Something else is also cooking up, so I'll send everything in one shot.

To answer calvinandhobbes, my "why mba" answer still doesn't change. I was definitely rewarded for my performance (all of my supervisors know I am trying for MBA. In fact, one of them gave a reco. But they still gave a promotion. HOW NICE ARE THEY!). But this promotion doesn't change what I am doing currently; it is just more of a band change. Perhaps, it reinforces my belief as to why I wanna do my MBA now; A promotion is taking 3 yrs, and I need some 3 more promotions to do what I really love to do. Considering the type of work is same between these jumps, I am not going to miss out on any valued experience.

Introspection always helps! I thank you guys for your support.

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26 Oct 2010, 11:27

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Booked my On-Campus Interview! Looks like I'll have to spend one night over there. Anyone have good suggestions for cheap accommodation near campus?

The Hilton Orrington and Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston are both about a 10-15 minute walk from Kellogg. There's a Best Western that's a little farther away (probably more like 20 mins walk), but it tends to be a little cheaper.

Thanks Mootang.

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I went business casual for my meeting at a neighborhood Starbucks on a Saturday morning. In my opinion, demonstrating your ability to adapt to different environments and transition between them is a sign of confidence and maturity. At a place like Kellogg where soft people skills are sought after, understanding and predicting social convention is somewhat important. I felt that if I had arrived in full battle gear it could have been taken as my inability to "fit" the situation. Maybe I'm over thinking this, but it isn't a secret that business formal is the default option if you don't know what else to wear. The last thing I wanted was to be viewed as unsure. I decided to take a calculated risk and I think it worked out. My interviewer was full casual and I'm pretty sure my slacks and dress shirt didn't raise any red flags indicating I was inappropriately over- or under- dressed. Unfortunately, there is no way to be sure of this claim, but I would wager my application fee that my interview attire will have no material impact on my admission decision. (If you can determine whether I get in or don't based on this criteria, please take me up on the $250)

I'm probably full of it, and you don't need to hear my paranoid pontifications, but this was the way I approached the "interview attire" question for Kellogg. All else aside, if the interview had been on a weekday, I would have suited up without a second thought.

ps-Use linkedin to create an information advantage. Don't walk blindly into a meeting. Do your best to prepare for who you're going to meet, as well as what they will ask.

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I second the thought above...I had my interview at the Borders coffee shop which was a block from my house. I live in Atlanta GA. The interview was on a Saturday afternoon. I wore a dress shirt and slacks. My interviewer - a manager from BCG, wore similar attire. The interview was informal, conversational and smooth. At no point in the interview did i get the feeling of being under-dressed.

I guess you just have to weigh the situation as it presents itself. If we were meeting at a restaurant for lunch on a weekday, I would have suited up, but w/o a tie. If i was interviewing with the AdCom or in the office of my interviewer, the tie would be on...

Just my 2 cents

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26 Oct 2010, 16:56

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Geez- you all have convinced me to just schedule my interview during the work week. Business casual is such a nightmare for women. I'd rather just have the excuse of being dressed up coming from work...

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I'd rather just have the excuse of being dressed up coming from work...

Yes, me too! Instead I ran a mental gauntlet and came up with my solution. If it were up to me though, we would have met during a work day.

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I'd rather just have the excuse of being dressed up coming from work...

Yes, me too! Instead I ran a mental gauntlet and came up with my solution. If it were up to me though, we would have met during a work day.

Everyone may be over thinking this a bit. Think about what you would be thinking if you were interviewing someone as an alumnus. Unless you're having an interview at a rodeo, nobody is going to think you're overdressed if you show up in a suit. Now, if you show in a three piece suit, bow tie, top hat, cane, and monocle, they might think you're a bit strange.

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Now, if you show in a three piece suit, bow tie, top hat, cane, and monocle, they might think you're a bit strange.

Unless your post-MBA goal is to become the Monopoly spokesperson or Mr. Peanut.

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Submitted my app on the deadline date, no interview invite yet... when should I start to panic?

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Hey guys,

I'm an international and submitted before the 24th Sept deadline. Haven't heard from Kellogg yet. I had requested for an alum interview in Part 1 of the application. Would it be possible to get that changed to an on-campus interview? Would you recommend calling the admissions office for the change?

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Submitted my app on the deadline date, no interview invite yet... when should I start to panic?

I am an Indian applicant too. No response so far except the interview waiver mail. I think apart from the interview aspect of the app, every other person here hasn't got any update regarding his or her app.

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I'm not sure if there's any reason to panic yet if you haven't gotten your interview invite. They do interview everyone who submits an application, so its probably simply a logistics challenge they are working through. Just as a touchstone, however, I submitted my first part on 9/24 about 20 minutes before the deadline and got my interview assignment on 10/11.

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Submitted my app on the deadline date, no interview invite yet... when should I start to panic?

I am an international applicant and submitted part1 on 16th sep. No response from Kellogg till now. They don't even have a deadline for sending invites unlike other schools where you know when to panic. 6-8 weeks sounds very vague, they should have a hard date so that we could get in touch with them if no response was recieved till that date. The only solace is that they don't shortlist people for the interview and speak to everyone or else give a waiver so thats the only reason I am not tensed waiting for an invite.

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Round 1 applicant,

Indian, 30,6 yrs high Tech, MS/Btech
GMAT 750
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Got interview waiver , though people say dont read much into it per forum replies above.
location: West US(not CA)

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It's been said already but it's worth repeating - no matter when or where the interview is scheduled, no matter what your interviewer shows up wearing, you can not go wrong wearing business attire. The interview is not a secret Kellogg ploy to assess whether you can anticipate what your interviewer or others are going to wear and fit in. Bottom line: will wearing business casual to a coffee shop interview on Saturday afternoon torpedo your application? Probably not. But there's a real good chance your interviewer's first thought will be that you *didn't* wear a suit, which probably isn't the first impression you're aiming for.

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As someone on the other side now, I can say that you are going to be evaluated on everything during an interview. Part of that is how seriously you are taking the process, unless your interviewer says b-casual is OK it is probably better to default to something more formal. Even a tie, nice shirt, and slacks is better than showing up in pure B-casual. Coming straight from work I understand the desire not to wear a suit if you are keeping applications on the down low.

Interviews are done by alums but alums very from extremely laid back and could care less what you wear to someone who will judge you on how serious you are taking it. Plus you want to show that not only are you smart and successful but you understand the process. I gave a kid a heads up that since we were meeting directly after work to show up in whatever is appropriate for the office, he still added a tie (which I am sure in not office attire for him)...that was noted. If we met at 8pm and he had time to change, personally I would like to think he would have put on a suit...much like interviewing for a job you shouldn't show anything but your best side.