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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jowales

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06 Dec 2010, 11:01

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My application still says submitted, and not completed. What does this mean?

My application says 'submitted' on the Kellogg Apply Yourself page but 'completed' on the kellogg 'Check Application Status' page on their website...so that is fine!

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06 Dec 2010, 11:14

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My application still says submitted, and not completed. What does this mean?

My application says 'submitted' on the Kellogg Apply Yourself page but 'completed' on the kellogg 'Check Application Status' page on their website...so that is fine!

Ah! I see that now - thank you! Huge sigh of relief.

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06 Dec 2010, 11:56

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Anyone care to speculate about who they call first? Judging from last year, it's not alphabetical by gmat club user name...

Alphabetical? Regional? Legacies? Random?

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My best guess is that notifications will correlate with applicant strength and date the interview was completed...

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06 Dec 2010, 12:03

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Anyone care to speculate about who they call first? Judging from last year, it's not alphabetical by gmat club user name...

Alphabetical? Regional? Legacies? Random?

What I love is the statement on their site that "applications will not necessarily be reviewed in the order received..."

So my guess is they will call based on the random stack on their desk, which is in turn based on random allotment.

If that answer doesn't give you what you want, I think they will call people based on a function of your Erdos number, the second digit of your mother's maiden name, and whether or not you like Cheese. +50 points for people who like cheese.

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06 Dec 2010, 12:04

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I call BS on the decisions going out until we get some proof. Who did you speak to on the phone? Why is there no official notification on the blog?

Ha! Reminds me of the fiasco from 2 years ago when everyone was freaking out whether or not Kellogg was sending out decisions.

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This happens every year. No need to get upset. :wink:

I take full credit for kicking off the 2009 fiasco with my post on that other MBA forum.

Guys I know it's hard advice to listen to, but really try not to spend too much time thinking about whether or not Kellogg has started sending decisions or you'll just drive yourself mad. Your application is somewhere in the pile and you'll get your decision when it's time comes, regardless of when anyone else hears decisions. In past years when decisions were released over the course of 6-8 weeks or so, people still got admit decisions late in the afternoon on the last day of the round. Not being one of the first people to hear is not any indication on the strength of your application. Unless you're dinged, you still have the same shot at getting an admit.

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06 Dec 2010, 12:06

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Anyone care to speculate about who they call first? Judging from last year, it's not alphabetical by gmat club user name...

Alphabetical? Regional? Legacies? Random?

Yes, more speculation! I can feel the gmatclub internets teeming with anxiety... it is on the brink of a mass forum freakout!

Maybe the calls are in batches based on strength of application?

Seriously though, why hasn't anyone heard yet today! I was feeling so sure that we were going to get some acceptance call action on the forum today (even though this was entirely based on past trends and speculation from others).

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06 Dec 2010, 12:10

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Let's just wait. How about that.

I bet there are so many people (including lurkers) who get excited when a new message pops up, but only to find that it is from a panicking/speculating soul, whose speculation is well... speculation.

Does finding out someone received a decision impact my decision? no
Is there anything I/we can do at this point? no

Let's bring some sanity. I know it's hard.

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06 Dec 2010, 12:54

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Of course you're right. Plus, if we don't hear anything in the next hour, it's probably about time to give up for the day anyway.

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06 Dec 2010, 12:55

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It looks like we are all a bit anxious. The status page is crashing upon login for me. I'm guessing everyone is logging in to check. Maybe they are pushing out a new update, but no need to post more rumors

I'm in for R1 BTW - 3.5 years experience / 3.6 GPA / 700 / eCommerce Consulting

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Just talked to AdComms, and they stated that no decisions have been released yet. Some will start trickling out end of this week and more next week...

good luck all.

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06 Dec 2010, 14:20

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Just talked to AdComms, and they stated that no decisions have been released yet. Some will start trickling out end of this week and more next week...

good luck all.

Thanks so much for the update! Kudos! I will quit rechecking status updates for a few days then (if I can resist) :-D

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None of us can resist.

We've now heard five definitive, and entirely conflicting, statements today as to when Admissions will start issuing decisions. I do, however, have to vote with Patagonia on this one because [his? her?] comment reeks of truth.

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06 Dec 2010, 14:30

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well you guys could always call... unless you are international and dont want to do long distance.

good luck.

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I just discovered my new weakness – not very good at waiting… :idea:

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06 Dec 2010, 16:20

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New to this forum...and looks like will be a regular from now on!

Do AdCom actually call successful applicants?

Their website says that "To ensure confidentiality, decisions are not released over the phone"

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Yes - from what I've been reading from past threads - they certainly do! However, if you are out of their time zone, you get a congratulatory email explaining that because of time differences they didn't call but you can contact them anytime. I remember reading about them not calling applicants as well. Not sure why they said that when clearly they do!

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I think it means that if any applicant were to call the Admissions office to find out, they would not release any information. It does not apply when it is the Adcom initiating the call.

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Hi everyone, I was a semi-regular lurker last year (when my boyfriend was applying) and am a devoted lurker this year. I'm delurking to post an update: yes they've started releasing decisions. I got off my flight to my client site a couple of hours ago (I'm a consultant) to find a VM from AdCom. I'm in.

For those who're trying to figure out in what order the calls are made, I can only offer myself as a data point. I work for MBB in Chicago, I submitted my app way before the R1 deadline, and I interviewed on-campus on November 5. Kellogg is not my top choice.

More importantly (for me at least) is why I'm delurking to post this: I saw how ugly the forums got last year with people "calling BS" on each others' posts and, in general, behaving like jerks to each other. I don't see why we have to do that - there's no verifiable way to believe if anyone is lying or not, and conjecture on each others' motives will only seek to increase our collective stress levels. So - let's try to play nice in the sandbox, this time around. It'll make our nervousness a lot easier to handle.

Okay, off my soapbox. Back to lurking now, unless anyone continues to behave like a BSD on here or has any specific questions of me.