Kellogg 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Well, glad to know you're not yelling. Probably also very glad to know Kellogg is trying real hard to match me with an alum for an interview. My situation has two components -
a) I submitted part 1 on the 7th of December, a good 7 days before the deadline. Today is the 9th of Feb. It's been more than the 8 weeks that they talk about.
b) I have not received a single piece of communication so far. Yet, 2 days ago, the status of my online application changed to something like this - "All your materials are complete......blah blah blah"

What do you suggest I do in this case? Should I wait out the next 5 days if I don't hear back by the 14th and email them only after that or should I sit silently assuming Kellogg is just not able to find an alum or the time for a telephonic call and yet finds me too irresistible to issue a waiver?

I am no rockstar; I am not the paranoid over-achiever who thinks every school should put out a red carpet for me. No, I'm far from any of these...I belong to the the last category on your list. People who know me would vouch for that.

But 8 weeks and 2 days of silence (not to forget, in addition to somewhat ambiguous status changes) can make one feel really miserable. So if you have any comments, suggestions, wisecracks, post away (and in whichever font size you want)

Well Kellogg says that interviews are to be conducted by March 3. That's the date by which I'd assume something is very wrong if I'd heard nothing (no interview invite and no waiver). Kellogg does seem to be much slower in setting up the interviews in R2 than they were in R1. My hunch is that the app volume is considerably higher than R1 and so it takes longer to wade through everything.

As for the status change, I believe rgupta already answered what this means (maybe 1 page back). It simply means that your essays, transcripts, GMAT, recs, etc. have all been received and there is nothing that they need from you. I believe that message even says that if your interview has been complete then your app is forwarded to the committee for review. If your interview is NOT complete then that's the last piece they are awaiting before it is reviewed. So take it at face value.

Look I know this process is stressful and that waiting sucks. I also realize that Kellogg is a different animal since interviews are almost always done prior to app review. There's no way to know where you stand with K until the decision day. But Kellogg does communicate the deadlines by which you should know something so just try to stick with those and be patient. I highly doubt that a school like Kellogg would let an applicant fall through the cracks.

Thanks, Cheetarah. I'll take your suggestion and wait a little longer.

Hello everyone - I am going to Kellogg next week (arriving Wednesday the 15th lunch/afternoon) and interviewing Thursday lunchtime. I am leaning towards/planning to get a hotel near campus for Wednesday night. Anyone else heading that way and interested in splitting a room? Or perhaps already have one and want to split the cost?

I'm a normal guy, just tired of looking at my dwindling bank account due to travel, app fees, etc.

If it makes sense, shoot me a pm. Either way, good luck everyone.
Jackson

Just to throw my 2 cents in....

I submitted part one of my app on Sept 19th(originally planned to submit R1 but didn't until R2) and did not receive an interview waiver until Jan 8th....15weeks later.

I submitted part 2 on the R2 deadline, Jan 10th, and received an interview invite on Jan 23rd.

So to cheetarah's point, they will get to you...its just a matter of time.

+1

Hey guys

If you go to Kelloggs full-time MBA program website, you'll see on the right-side panel an option for "Check Application Status." I'd post the link but this forum won't let me. In any case, you can log in and see what the status says there. Mine says "All the required elements of your application are complete."

Hope that helps.

Neat, Thanks Theia! This page does state the "All the required elements of your application are complete..." yada yada

All that time spent refreshing the AY site.

i got an email from the alumni interview coordinator around 5.30pm EST with an interview assignment. i'm based in south east asia and going into social enterprise. hope this helps!

gmgismo , been through the same situation.. Submitted my Part I in Sept and Part II in Jan...
Was waived an interview in Jan, lost all hope until I just received a phone interview call! So hold on ... trust your application to work .. it definitely WILL

Hi Guys,

Does Kellogg offer non co-signor loans for international applicants...Asking this question since the options on the website as here:-
https://www.northwestern.edu/sfs/loan_in ... loans.html
are confusing for me.

THanks,
Ash.

Finally got my off-campus interview assignment. Did everyone just review their essays, the questions in the Wiki site and those found in this forum? Did anyone buy the Clear Admit guide? I'm wondering if it's any good.

Got an interviewer waiver couple of hours ago. I am from Bangalore, India.

Same here. got a mail yesterday. I'm based in bangalore too. Mind sharing your profile?

If you don't end up finding someone to split costs (and maybe even if you do), I'd recommend the Margarita Inn as a cheap and very unique hotel.

Well guys I finally had my Kellogg interview (Indian based in Delhi). I thought it went well - the interviewer basically made me walk him through my life, kept prodding me for details and I kept obliging. Overall I was happy with the interview, talked as much as I could!