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Calling Kelley (Indiana) MBA Applicants: (2019 Intake) Class of 2021!

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Originally posted by Hatakekakashi on 25 Jun 2018, 08:52.
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Welcome all Kelley Class of 2021 hopefuls. Let's get this party started.

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Application Tips Shared by Kelley 1st Year

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Few things which I did during my application process (and I feel can be helpful to others) are
1. Pair up with someone who is also applying this year - You can talk to him about various things in the application, you can push each other to meet the deadlines, you can talk each other out of frustration, and can often share ideas. I paired with abhimahna and we became buddies by the end of the application process.
2. Be authentic!!! I know it's cliche. But I can definitely say that a couple of my stories worked because they were mine and it had elements in it that represented my personality (and not someone else's).
3. Talk to people at Kelley (or any other schools you are applying) and you would know a great deal which you can't find online. Again cliche but I must have spoken to at least 3-5 people from each school that I applied. That's what helps you differentiate your "Why Kelley" answer from the rest of the herd.

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Live Chat with R1 Kelley Admit

Attention Fellow Applicants!

R1 Kelley admit, RitikaPahuja, has offered to provide application tips and insights to applicants applying in subsequent rounds via a chat session! The details are as follows:

Date & Time: Fri, Jan 04, 2019; 10:30am EST / 3:30pm GMT / 9pm IST
Join Link: GMAT Club Chat Room

Don't let this opportunity go begging and tune in at the stated date and time to get some first hand insights from a fellow applicant who got in to Kelley recently. Feel free to ask last minute application tips, Dos n Don'ts before submitting your application, and everything that you feel you must get clarified.

Looking forward to a huge turnout!

to get reminder before the chat session.

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Hi, does anyone know what time of the day are applications due for Jan 04 round? Is it 11.59 PM or earlier?

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Hi, does anyone know what time of the day are applications due for Jan 04 round? Is it 11.59 PM or earlier?

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It is always tricky with these deadlines. If it isn't stated clearly, I personally assume the end of the day in the time zone that the school follows but I strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as you can so you have some buffer.

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Kelley R1 Admit Chat - Transcript

We had a nice and friendly chat with R1 admits - RitikaPahuja and shoum27 - yesterday. Ritika and Shoum shared their application experiences, tips on interviews as well as networking. I thank Rocket7, Sergio27, Khaleesi700 for leading the discussion and asking really great questions to admits. Those who missed this chat can download the chat transcript below. Good luck to all applicants!

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I have got into Kelley for their MBA program and was wondering if there's any group where admitted students can connect. There's a fb group they have mentioned but the request has been pending for almost 15 days now.

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Did you get into Kelley for the class of 2021? We have the following group for admitted students.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all- ... 83892.html

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Hi. There is a whatsapp group. You can DM me your phone number and I can add you to it.

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Received an invite to interview yesterday -- submitted R2, just a couple days before the deadline. Any insight on the interview and how best to prepare? All the materials I've read so far seem to give advice on interviewing with alumni or current students, but I'll be interviewing with an admissions team; does that change anything?

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This is fresh source for interview questions of Kelley. They area all nice; staff or second year students.
https://gmatclub.com/forum/kelley-212/i ... brief.html

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One curve ball question that I encountered years ago in my Kelley interview (but did not apply for personal issues), it was about if I think myself smart.
Take care of those questions.

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Has anyone else seen an interview invite for round 2?

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Yup, I've got the interview invitation today.

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Yup, I've got the interview invitation today.

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Congratulations. You can go through some of the Kelley interview experiences here

Please add Kelley to your profile and update the status. You can go to the following link and click on "Add my info".

https://gmatclub.com/forum/kelley-212/d ... acker.html

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Guys any international applicant who got an interview invite yet?

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Guys any international applicant who got an interview invite yet?

I'm Canadian, interviewed yesterday, got invited on Sunday

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apwang : Could you please share your interview experience? Did an ad com or 2nd-year student interview you? What did he/she ask?
Thank you in advance.

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apwang : Could you please share your interview experience? Did an ad com or 2nd-year student interview you? What did he/she ask?
Thank you in advance.

was a second year student. asked questions like strength weakness, why kelley

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Guys any international applicant who got an interview invite yet?

Hi,

I’m from India. Received an invite on 14th January.

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Anyone who received an invite got a confirmation on their interview date? I am yet to receive one although I got an invite a week ago.

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Anyone who received an invite got a confirmation on their interview date? I am yet to receive one although I got an invite a week ago.

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Hi,

I’m in the same boat. I even wrote them a mail about this but got no reply.

Although in the interview invite mail they did state “Given the number of interviews to be scheduled, it may take us several days to confirm your appointment. You will receive an email confirmation once the interview is scheduled. ”

So I’ve decided to patient now.