Calling all Kellogg Fall 2011 Applicants!

My take on the interviews and the feedback they seek from us. A great interview will not get you in, it will at best validate the rest of your application. A weak candidate who interviews incredibly well most likely will get the ding. A decent interview and a strong application will still get you an admit. If you are a borderline it may push you one way or another. However, if you completely tank your interview it is very possible it could keep you out regardless. I mean if you dont speak english, an interviewer may make a strong note and recommend against your admit.

There is a feedback form and they ask for a lot of detail. Its not like we just send an email saying yes/no/maybe.

....That's what she said?

"As the night falls over the island the remaining inhabitants retreat to their caves, wary of an early morning deathblow that will shatter their dreams forever...."

I dont know about that... just taking it on a day-by-day basis... if the e-mail comes in the a.m adios... if not... live to wait another day...

To those who have gotten the call - Congratulations!!!
To those who have gotten the ding - I know how painful it is... MIT was a dream of mine since childhood and I got my first ding from them - it hurts when you get knocked from a school you love. Hopefully you find other even better options though so stay positive!

For those of us still waiting for Kellog...
From what I can tell, here's how the Kellogg routine works:
9:50 Eastern time, Kellogg sends it's email dings to the world.
12 PM Eastern time, Kellogg begins it's round of calls for the day.

So if you haven't gotten the ding yet today, don't be discouraged, that's just a higher probability that you'll get the call today.

Best of luck to everyone both at Kellogg and elsewhere!

Hey everybody,

I got the call today!!!!! I'm so excited - The lady on the phone heard me laughing as I answered the phone and asked if I was laughing because I knew why she was calling

The call came in just before noon Central time today.
Stats are 31/M/720 (47q/41v)/3.4 gpa Ivy League/ Kellogg MMM program.

Thanks to everyone for everything on this board! And Good luck to everyone! Congrats to all who have gotten in.

Haven't posted yet, but have been checking the message boards compulsively for the last few weeks. Got the call for the JD/MBA this afternoon at around 4 EST.

M/29/740/NESCAC/3.1/6+ years exp. in investment consulting/research

For what it's worth, I told the admissions rep that I had been checking the forums and had almost resigned myself for a ding, to which he said that we give them waaaaaayyyy more credit for being regimented and organized than they deserve, so I suspect that there is plenty of good news to come.

For admitted JD/MBA's - which admitted students weekend are you planning on going to, Kellog or NW Law?

Crazy to realize that my Kellogg experience is already over...best of luck with the applications guys. I loved my two years in Evanston and its sad that its over. Kellogg was way more fun than the real world.

Once I get on campus and get my bearings, I'll try and check in here from time to time to help you guys out.

I believe the forms have to be filled out online, so you'd have to wait until the application is live. However, if you're just looking to give the recommender an idea of what they'll need to talk about, using last year's forms should be ok. The questions/items shouldn't change too much year to year.

Try and stick as closely to the limits as possible. No reader is going to sit there and count words, but if your essays are noticeably and consistently over the limit it will not look good for you.

You'll generally want to avoid duplicating information in multiple places in the app. You only get a finite amount of space to sell your candidacy so use it wisely. My suggestion would be not to restate the ECs on your resume and instead use the resume space to talk more about accomplishments at work. Or, if you have a big accomplishment at an EC that doesn't fit well into the EC section then include that on your resume.

I don't think there's much, if anything, going on with that club. I remember last year the undergrad career office asked Kellogg students to sign up to be mentors to undergrad students, but I don't think there was any interest on the part of the undergrads. There's also an inner city mentoring club, which is active, that pairs up Kellogg students as mentors for kids in a school downtown.

Hmm ... I hadn't thought about this yet. I think I'll stick to the following format though
Document type: PDF
Margin: 1 inch all around
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Spacing: Not sure yet

Just Submitted my Part 2.
First app. Feels good. Checked for the recommenders, both have completed.
So a bit relaxed.
However two issues still worry me.

I requested my GMAT scores to be sent to Kellogg at little late. Anyone has any idea on how much time they take. If its three weeks as mention on Kellogg Website, then for sure it wont reach before 14th.

Second, I submitted part 1 on 23 rd. No news on Interview.

Good Luck to all..

To your first question, both on and off campus interviews are viewed exactly the same. In fact, if you live in the Chicago area, you have to interview off campus, as the volume of Chicagoland applications far exceeds the admission's offices capacity to conduct interviews.

To your second question, generally speaking, unless you live in an area where there are literally no Kellogg alums, you will probably be able to get an off campus interview. In the extreme cases when this is not possible, you may be scheduled for a phone interview. That being said, if you have not attended an off campus Kellogg Admissions event, I would strongly encourage you to visit the campus. Culture fit is a HUGE part of the admissions decision process, and showing that you have invested in getting the know the culture is important. Event attendance/ campus visits are noted in your application file.

I'm sure it would not be a problem to call the admissions office and request an on campus interview. If they can find a slot for you, they will. Otherwise, you will have to have your interview off campus.

Hope this helps.

Guessing a lot of people have read this blog (it was voted "Best" by ClearAdmit), but in case you haven't...

I just stumbled across it today and read it cover to cover. She does a great job telling her application story which I think a lot of us can relate to (I guess she's a GC member, not sure who though - let me know if you happen to know and I'll send a Kudos her way, lol). Her post (with pictures!) about receiving the "big envelope" from Kellogg made me very excited/motivated, since this is one of my dream schools.

https://dreamchasermbajourney.blogspot.com/

Also noteworthy is her entry earlier this year re: how not to let the entire process define/defeat you.

https://dreamchasermbajourney.blogspot.c ... ation.html