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Consulting2Finance

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21 Mar 2012, 10:31

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To those of us still waiting (and those who've seen The Princess Bride), this feels like the message I'm getting from Kellogg right now:

"Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

The B School Application process reminds me more of The Machine from the Princess Bride that takes years off one's life. And some of the harder GMAT quant questions were like getting in a battle of wits with a Sicilian when death is on the line.

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21 Mar 2012, 11:24

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WL for me too. Congrats admits!

WTF Kellogg! LRW, they must be nucking futs. #teamgirls

Amen. LRW, you're too good for them!

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21 Mar 2012, 11:29

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i think that all of us still waiting have good chances of being accepted.

Most of my friends who applied have already received either a ding or a wait list notification...that leaves us few remaining with good perspectives...at least thats how I see it

Am i stupidly optimistic?...

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21 Mar 2012, 11:35

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I think it's an unnecessary **** at this point.

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21 Mar 2012, 11:36

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There is plenty of reason to still be very optimistic. Lots of people haven't heard yet. People should not start to worry until Friday at 5pm.

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21 Mar 2012, 12:22

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JMG

Maybe you are being to optimistic but I hope you are right.

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21 Mar 2012, 13:09

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Is the Kellogg Admissions staff in the office on Wednesday's? I know they don't offer tours, but thought that might explain no one hearing anything today.

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21 Mar 2012, 13:17

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Is the Kellogg Admissions staff in the office on Wednesday's? I know they don't offer tours, but thought that might explain no one hearing anything today.

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I think the lack of tours is more because Kellogg does not have class on Wednesdays (it's their interview/study day). No class means less students around to lead tours, no classroom visits, etc...

I would assume the Admissions office works 5 days a week, whether its M,T,Thr-Sat, or M-F I don't know for sure.

Another possibility is that they have two main decision blocks. Day 1 is people they want for sure (thus all the admits). Day 2 is for people they don't want for sure (biggest block of Dings so far) and admits they did not get to in Day 1. And Day 3 could be people they are on the fence about or people that are from over-represented groups/backgrounds/interests. The Admin could be going under its final review today which would leave a big round o admits tomorrow, Dings Friday, and a mix of Dings/WL on Monday, the official decision date.

Just a guess.

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21 Mar 2012, 13:31

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I hope so. This waiting game is really taking a toll on my sleeping.

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21 Mar 2012, 13:33

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generalhorn

Is the Kellogg Admissions staff in the office on Wednesday's? I know they don't offer tours, but thought that might explain no one hearing anything today.

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most schools' official statements are how early/late in the wave you get your interview invite/acceptance isn't indicative of your application/candidacy strength. but i think it's so bizarre the way they're releasing the decisions...don't schools decide with the entire class in mind? the way they're doing all types of decisions each day makes me wonder if they're actually making individual decisions daily, which i feel is unlikely. your theory certainly makes a lot of sense for the way they're operating. how did it play out round 1? they also started releasing decisions a week early right? were there still acceptances at the tail end and did any of those admits receive scholarships?

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21 Mar 2012, 13:37

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From my limited investigation of Round 1, I found only one acceptance reported on Wed (so Admissions is open on that day), followed by a series of WLs or dings until decision day. But this round should have at least 25% more applicants so the pattern need not necessarily repeat.

I really hope some of us hear good news. This is no fun.

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21 Mar 2012, 13:48

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generalhorn

Is the Kellogg Admissions staff in the office on Wednesday's? I know they don't offer tours, but thought that might explain no one hearing anything today.

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I agree Cyrnaxdawl, especially for a school like Kellogg where community and diversity of the group is one of its key success factors. That doesn't happen by accident or luck, so they just have to have a master plan in place and be using these final days to fine tune or check the lists.

Kellogg's mode of releasing calls in stages just seems like a carry over to the pre-internet days, when applicants just waited for thick packages or thin reject letters in the mail. They may know at most one or two other applicants so there would not be nearly as much anxiety over not being notified day 1. The approach of most schools: call everyone in one day (or at least try) and email everyone at once the following day seems the most humane way to do it. Although I now have a whole new set of stress to deal with over the WL, it is a relief not having to wait for the ax to drop with every new email I get.

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21 Mar 2012, 14:22

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healthcareguy

I'm with you man.
I'm still confident of getting the famous 847 phone call tomorrow.

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21 Mar 2012, 14:57

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Ding from Kellogg. At this point, my only reaction is "Whatever ...".

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21 Mar 2012, 15:14

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Ding from Kellogg. At this point, my only reaction is "Whatever ...".

Sorry to hear this. When did you hear the news? Email or status update?

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21 Mar 2012, 16:06

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Long time listener, first time caller.
I can't wait for this process to end. How many times can one woman hit "refresh"? Does anyone have an estimation of the number of powerpoint presentations not being done at this very moment?
Perhaps they're waiting to hear how many people they call respond with a Wildcat growl in order to predict yield for this round?
Bon courage, fellow applicants! Let's keep the dream alive.
Have to run - my username for the Kellogg status check won't enter itself, after all.

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^ LOL, I couldn't "like" that post so I kudo-ed it. What else can you do but laugh

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21 Mar 2012, 19:03

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Ms. MollyLemon, fabulous attitude. Girl after my own heart. I haven't calculated lost ppt hours due to GmatClub and incessant gmail refereshes, but god know its high.

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So I got the call and email yesterday, but no status update on my application page. I've heard of horrifying freak incidents with people told that they got in, only to find out it was in error when their status updated.

Does everyone who got in have an updated status?

I would be embarrassed if that happens to me. I already told the world in facebook that I got in.

Lol. That is such a horrible mistake that the person should be granted admission anyways!

So... does anyone who HAS been admitted NOT have an updated status. Sorry if this is annoying, needless paranoia, especially to those who are still waiting.