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Just got done with my interview. Interviewed with the former Admissions Director for the FTMBA; explicitly mentioned the interview would last approximately 25 minutes, interview ended in 23 minutes. Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Short term and long term goals 3. Why MBA, why now? 4. Why Kellogg? 5. TMAT when you displayed resilience? What was the outcome? 6. Describe your leadership style. 7. Any questions for me?

Blind interview, interviewer mentioned it they had not reviewed my application outside of my resume, I believe they were an alumni but their relationship to the program was unclear. To their credit this was a very engaging, fun, and challenging interview. The usual questions: -TMAY -Why MBA, Why now -Why Kellogg -Short term/Long term goals -TMAT Lots of follow up and clarification on answers really felt like they were trying to keep me on my toes. Be expected to really hit the throughline of your story, interests, goals, etc. Personally I like this style of interview style but fair warning to be practiced and polished.

Interviewed with the former Admissions Director for the FTMBA; explicitly mentioned the interview would last approximately 25 minutes, interview ended in 23 minutes. Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Short term and long term goals 3. Why MBA, why now? 4. Why Kellogg? 5. TMAT when you displayed resilience? What was the outcome? 6. Describe your leadership style. 7. Is there anything else that you would like me to know that hasn’t been covered in your resume? 8. Any questions for me?

Tell me about your higher ed and the transition from liberal arts to your career? Tell me about your first role after your masters? Tell me about your career trajectory anfter your first role and how you ended up at COMPANY. Tell me about your role at COMPANY and how you’ve grown? Do you work and collaborate with your team members or work mostly external facing? Have you managed anyone? How would the person you’ve mentored describe you? Tell me about your leadership style and how it’s changed? Tell me about a time you received feedback? Tell me about your entrepreneurial experiences and what motivated them? Tell me about Extracurricular - how many people work on this with you? What are your short term goals? Tell me about your long term goals - do you already have an idea of what you’d like to build? Why Kellogg? What’s your Plan B for your short term goal? Anything else we might not have covered that you might want to talk about? Any questions?

It was very conversational and straight forward with no curve balls: - TMAY - Why Kellogg - Why MBA - Short term/Long term goals - Behavioral question on how did you deal with a tough teammate - Something I did that I am proud of and the most challenging aspect of the project - Clubs in Kellogg I will be interested in

Just had my interview. She had seen my resume and goals. Questions were pretty standard Why MBA? Where would you see yourself 5 years, 10 years from now Leadership style How have you grown in your current role.

Hi everyone, had my interview with adcom, yesterday! It was for almost 75 mins. Detailed discussion on my work experience[almost 30-35 mins]. She picked each experience, and asked me to explain what I did in each role, and reason of transition to next role? Other questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself, both personal and professional? 2. Why MBA and Why Kellogg[I clubbed my reason for 1Y format in it]? 3. Your Leadership style? 4. Your career goals? And how does Kellogg helps your achieve it? 5. How does your experience so far, makes you ready for your short term goal? How would you be able to contribute there, with your given experience? 6. Anything we missed? You want add from your end? 7. Any Questions for me? Happy to help others prepare for their interviews too[in case you wanna do a mock]

Below are the questions asked by Interviewer: What do you enjoy most about your work? What do you least enjoy about the work? Love to understand bit more about your goals, short term and long term goals? What all regulations can you talk about in energy sector? What kind of skills do you think will be required for the Consulting career you are envisioning? What are the steps you have taken in that direction? What if the plan doesn’t work out? what have you thought? Which are those energy firms you think hire for business strategy roles? why do you want to do an MBA? Why now? And why at Kellogg? What is something that people find annoying about you? What is something you get annoyed at by someone? Can you talk about a time when you managed a disagreement with an individual? How would you define your leadership style? How would you rate your career trajectory? What do you think about that? How did that change worldview about things? Experiences framing your perspective How would you rate yourself in your workplace in terms of percentile? What do you think about 2 of your strengths and 2 of your weaknesses?

Just had my interview. Was with a 1st year student. Very interview style but conversational. Basic Why Kellogg, Why MBA Short term/long term goals difficult team mate something I did that I am proud of (a follow up on this was - what was the most challenging aspect of this project), clubs in Kellogg I will be interested in.

My interview debrief 22 min Generic Introduce yourself Why MBA now Why kellogg Situation where you worked with great team ? What is a great team for you ? How do your colleagues tell about u in 3 words What is a great leader for you ? Situation where you took leadership role Anything else you want to mention? What else do you want to know ? My interviewer kept writing notes, and just normal questions, almost no follow ups, just one question and then next one

Hi, Had an interview right now, with an admissions officer - Standard questions * Tell me about yourself * Explain a few gaps * What do you do beyond work? * Tell me about the time you worked with diverse set of people? * What's your leadership style? And can you give an example * What do you find easy and tough while working with different people? * What are the 3 values/words that your peers would use to describe you? * Why Kellogg? Why MBAi? * What are your short term/long term goals? * Have you worked in from office, remotely or hybrid? * Whats your biggest strength? Interview lasted 30mins;

Interviewed with first year MMM student. He first gave an intro then launched into questions Questions: Intro myself short term long term goals, how this ties kelllogg why kellogg plan b time with a difficult coworker 3 words to describe myself time thing didnt go as planned proudest work achievement Then I had some time to ask him questions at the end. He sent an hour long invite but we went ~50 mins.

My interview was with an Alum who graduated 30ish years ago. Superrrrr conversational and fun interview. Questions asked: - Tell me a little about yourself, why you chose [undergrad school], why you chose [current company/role], and what have these experiences done for you? - Can you highlight a project at [current company/role] that you learned a lot from? - Can you tell me more about your leadership with [direct reports]? What have you learned about your leadership style and how has it changed along the way? - How often do you have reviews at your company? - Tell me about a time when you got constructive feedback, how did you grow from it? - What are your short-term, long-term goals? Why MBA? - Why Kellogg? - What can you contribute to Kellogg? - Anything you want to add or highlight that we haven’t spoken about? Overall, an enjoyable experience. Interview lasted 45 mins, we had to cut short because we ran out of time. Lots of follow up questions about things I mentioned, friendly conversational vibe.

Hello Everyone! I have compiled all the 2026 Kellogg Video Essay Questions, consolidated, and organized by category. I. Personal Background & Self-Reflection 1. Introduce yourself / Tell us something that is not on your resume. 2. What are your values and how will you bring them to Kellogg? / What unique value do you bring to your professional setting? 3. One misconception your co-workers have about you. Given a chance, how would you correct it? 4. What prepared you for graduate-level education outside of work? II. Adaptability & Resilience 1. Tell us about a time when you had to step out of your comfort zone. What steps did you take and what did you learn? 2. Tell me about a time when you had to accommodate a last-minute request or deal with an unplanned task. 3. Tell us about a time in the last year you solved a problem in a creative or innovative way. 4. What is your greatest fear, and how are you working on it? 5. If you could change one decision in your past, what would it be? III. Conflict Management, Feedback & Collaboration 1. Describe a situation where you were the cause of conflict on your team. How did you recognize and resolve it? 2. Tell us about a time when you had to make a decision that went against your team’s opinion. How did you handle pushback? 3. How did you resolve a conflict between two people or handle a situation with differing viewpoints? 4. Tell us about a time you made a team more inclusive / ensured everyone was valued and supported. 5. Tell us about a time you received feedback you disagreed with. How did you react and respond? 6. Tell us about a piece of advice you received, how you implemented it, and what the impact was. IV. Leadership, Impact & Work Style 1. What kind of professional environment or culture do you thrive in and why? 2. Who is a leader you admire / aspire to be like, and why? 3. Tell us about a time you created something of value or improved a process in your professional capacity. 4. Tell us about a time you had a positive impact on an organization or community. Why was it significant? 5. Tell us about a time you failed and had to change your approach. How did you correct your course? 6. Tell us about a time you could not achieve a task alone. How did you identify this and what actions did you take? V. Motivation, Goals & School Fit 1. There are many top MBA programs. What draws you to Kellogg? / Why Kellogg? 2. How long have you been considering an MBA? What have you discovered about yourself during the application process? 3. Why MBA? / How will Kellogg help you? VI. Networking & Relationships 1. Tell us about a connection you made that benefited you. Who was it and how did it help? 2. How did you leverage a relationship or connection to achieve a goal? I hope this helps.

My Kellogg Interview For me, the entire interview was just a conversation... sure my interviewer asked questions but there was no gotcha question. I’m convinced that they use that interview as a personality test - if you got an interview it means you’re qualified but now they want to see if you’d be a good fit with their culture so I would just be prepared to ask some really thoughtful questions and then depending on their responses follow up with another question.

Just had my Kellogg interview, it was with an adcom. Very conversational 1. Why I joined Goldman Sachs with follow-ups 2. What teams I worked in, my role, team structure with follow-ups 3. Significant Leadership at work 4. What will my colleagues say about me 4. Experiences which taught me resilience 5. Why MBA 6. Why Kellogg 4. Anything I wanted to add 5. Questions for her, i didn't ask any lol

Hi there! I just finished my interview. It lasted around 20 min. She told me that that was the expected time for her (i was prepared for a 30 min interview). She told me that she had reviewed my resume and my career goals. Questions were very straight forward: - Short term - Long term goals - What specific roles would I look after? - Why an MBA? - Why Kellogg? - An example of Leadership, and what skills does a good leader need? - Give me a fun fact about you or something not mentioned in your resume.

Hi all, just had my Kellogg interview. it was with a member of adcom who said she had only read my resume. overall seemed pretty chill - Why did you choose your majors at college? - Why choose current role over internship? - Walk me through elevation of responsibilities during career progression - What does team look like? - What would your team say about you? - What parts of working with team do you struggle with? - What is your leadership style? How has that changed from college to today? - When has your leadership style not worked? - Tell me about a time you failed - Why Kellogg - STLT goals - Would you ever consider not going back to [my current role] post MBA? - What are you looking forward to getting involved with at Kellogg? - What else should I know?

Hey everyone, my Kellogg interview was honestly a killer experience—extremely challenging, far more advanced than anything I had anticipated. Even after 3–4 mock interviews and prepping for all the common questions other applicants got this cycle, my luck was different: I had a very experienced adcom. She started right away saying she’d read my essays and resume, so no basic walk-throughs. My ears rose up instantly. First came questions on my choice of undergrad, and she cross-questioned whether it was coincidental or intentional—I had to defend with logic and purpose. Then she asked where I see my industry in 5 years. I gave a positive view, but she immediately pushed back: if things look so good, why switch careers and why need an MBA? That one was tough to navigate. She probed my hobbies—why exactly these three, what their origin was, and whether I’d left others out. Then came behavioral ones: what 3 things my current manager would say about me vs. 3 things my former manager would say, and how they’d differ—it felt like a live recommendation letter. She also pressed on location: why Evanston, a college town, and not Chicago with its global opportunities. I felt she was hinting at whether I was also applying to Booth. The whole thing ran 55 minutes instead of the planned 30–45. She kept pressing me left, right, center—scribbling notes with a firm face, almost no smile. Honestly, it felt like an HBS-style grilling. Compared to the very linear, straightforward interviews with second-years, this was in another league. Definitely an interview I’ll remember for a long time. Key Takeaways from My Kellogg Interview • The interview was far more rigorous than expected; preparation for “linear” questions wasn’t enough. • Never flaunt or overstate—every answer can be cross-questioned. • Only share points you can back up with logic, examples, or experience. • Avoid trying to sound superior; keep answers grounded and balanced. • Self-awareness matters more than “knowing everything.” • The interviewer’s goal was to test if I am consistent with my application on paper and in person, and how well I understand myself. Her questions at its core tested “INTENSIONALITY/COLLABORATION/LOW-EGO” aspect. WHY-WHY-WHY was constant followup. • If you’re lucky, you may get a second-year interviewer with fairly linear questions. If your stars aren’t aligned, you may end up with a fiery experience like mine.

1. Tell me why you chose Amex 2. ⁠Why did you change roles? 3. ⁠Did your promotion happen in an accelerated fashion? 4. How did your scope of responsibility change once promoted? 5. ⁠Proudest achievement at work 6. ⁠Working in a diverse team (both personal and professional) 7. Strengths you bring to your team 8. ⁠Weaknesses that your coworkers might say to improve upon 9. ⁠Why MBA 10. ⁠Why Kellogg 11. One time you had to pivot under pressure