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I submitted the application 20 mins before the deadline on 16 Oct and I got my off-campus interview invite within a week (for London). So I don't think the 'time' of your submission matters at all, its all about the availability of alumni. If adcom likes your profile, they will schedule an interview.

Good luck all..

I submitted minutes before, and so did my partner from London - and she got her call in like a week (much like your case), while I'm yet to hear anything. So I would not use a broad international stroke here. Your observation holds true for geographies where there's no dearth of alums - going by what's being reported.
Most of us, who are in the threos of despair, are not in the aforesaid geographies. I feel that most of us who are waiting now, had submitted close to the deadline, from alum-starved geographies (ASG).

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Got an interview waiver. Indian applicant.

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Interview waived....

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Received a waiver yesterday. Indian applicant. Curious about how it will affect our chances. :?:

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Hi..Does anyone know what documents are we required to submit to get a TOEFL waiver - the only language of instruction in my college (Delhi Univ) was English.

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Hi..Does anyone know what documents are we required to submit to get a TOEFL waiver - the only language of instruction in my college (Delhi Univ) was English.

From what I understood if your university website clearly states that the language of instruction is English then you can get a waiver. I took Toefl just for Kellogg because my uni website doesn't say this anywhere and I didn't want it to become an issue. I then made a mistake of reporting it to the wrong department, realized it only after the deadline and had to order another score report. I informed the adcom about this mixup and they told me they would wait for the report; but finally waived it after a few days.

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My college/ univ website does not state that English is the only language. However, I was thinking of getting a letter from college stating the same. Please let me know if that would work?

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i don't know maybe you need to hear this straight from the horse's mouth; why take a chance.

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Received a waiver yesterday. Indian applicant. Curious about how it will affect our chances. :?:

this should be one of the most frequently asked questions for kellogg. i think the logic underlying the question is that those who recieve an interview invite have significantly higher chances of getting in kellogg since past years. if it is so, then it would be reasonable to infer that those who get a waiver are in disadvantage positions. however, there lacks evidences to proof this assumption. therefore i tend to believe what kellogg officially announced that a waiver will not negatively affect your candidacy.

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Had my on-campus Kellogg interview today. I was expecting an Admissions Officer like last year, but I got a 2nd year student, which honestly I kind of prefer because it's easier for me to ask questions to a 2nd year student about their opinions of the school than to an Admissions Officer.

Overall, it was a pleasant experience. I guess it's a good sign that I don't remember a lot of the questions because the interview was so conversational. Also, last year, my interviewer spent an inordinate amount of time on my undergrad experience, despite the fact that I graduated from college ten years ago. I'm glad my interviewer this year didn't do that.

From what I remember, here are the questions I was asked in roughly this order:

1) Walk me through your resume.
2) What is the current situation at [your company]? (I work at a unique financial services firm that is always in the news. If you want to know what it is, feel free to PM me.)
3) What do you do outside of work?
4) Tell me about your leadership style. Give an example of a team experience that you led.
5) What two pieces of constructive criticism would your teammates give about you?
6) Tell me about a time where you resolved a conflict.
7) Is there a seminal example that formed your leadership style?
8) What are you goals? Why those goals?
9) Why did you choose to reapply this year? What have you done in the year since you applied last year?
10) Is Kellogg the only place where you've applied?
11) If things don't work out at Kellogg, what is your plan?
12) Why MBA?
13) Why Kellogg?
14) What do you want to get involved with at Kellogg?
15) What do you think is the weakest part of your application?
16) Is there anything else you wish I had asked?
17) Any questions for me?

I was actually pretty tired afterwards. I think I was making myself really nervous beforehand. In the end, I just let out a sigh of relief that I didn't make a complete fool of myself.

Good luck everyone.

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got interview waiver. Indian applicant from Chennai, submitted on 15th Oct. Seriously, any opinions on whether that is good or bad??? bcz i heard kellogg interviews everybody!

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got interview waiver. Indian applicant from Chennai, submitted on 15th Oct. Seriously, any opinions on whether that is good or bad??? bcz i heard kellogg interviews everybody!

You'll probably receive an invite to interview over Skype/Phone once they are done with the US interviews. Since no. of alums in India are limited, there will be only few slots available to interview with alums in India.

On the brighter side, interviewing over Skype/Phone improves your chances as you can directly impress the Adcom. Of course, screw-ups would also weight more heavily.

Lastly, Kellogg does not interview all Indian candidates (though it tries to interview most of them).

Hope this helps!

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Interview waived, situated in Bahrain. Reason: Currently do not have an available interviewer in your area.

Same here. I am in New Zealand.
Interview Waived as there are no alumni available.

Also just waived. I'm in Kenya.

Received an invite to schedule Skype interview 30 mins before.

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Received an invite to schedule Skype interview 30 mins before.

congratulations!!!thats awesome!!!
how long has it been since you got a waiver?? good luck with the interview!!

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Received an invite to schedule Skype interview 30 mins before.

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congratulations!!!thats awesome!!!
how long has it been since you got a waiver?? good luck with the interview!!

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Received a waiver on 11 November CST
Received invite 15 November CST

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Received an invite to schedule Skype interview 30 mins before.

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congratulations!!!thats awesome!!!
how long has it been since you got a waiver?? good luck with the interview!!

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Received a waiver on 11 November CST
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Congrats! It means AO begins to read the App now!

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Haven't heard anything from Kellogg...no waiver, no interview call...Indian candidate in Mumbai...anyone else in the same boat?

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Haven't heard anything from Kellogg...no waiver, no interview call...Indian candidate in Mumbai...anyone else in the same boat?

I know myself and atleast one more person who is in the same boat. We are rowing from Bangalore and Delhi respectively.

@Others - Can something be read into this? A number of candidates from India have reported interviews/waivers rolling out. Or maybe its just that they haven't reached our applications yet?

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Or maybe its just that they haven't reached our applications yet?

most probably. sit tight.

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Haven't heard anything from Kellogg...no waiver, no interview call...Indian candidate in Mumbai...anyone else in the same boat?

It means they haven't reviewed your application yet. You would definitely receive a notification from Kellogg- either an invite or a waiver much ahead of the decision date.