Last visit was: 19 Nov 2025, 21:04 It is currently 19 Nov 2025, 21:04
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Rewards
Chat
My Profile
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
willget800
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Last visit: 13 Jul 2010
Posts: 757
Own Kudos:
124
Posts: 757
Kudos: 124
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 04 Jan 2007, 17:00
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
rhyme
Hindustan
yep. ding..

Well, I'll wait and see since I have 3 others... coming up soon...MIT, Stanford and HAAs...

A friend of mine, with 770 GMAT score, a 3.95 GPA Caltech Bach and Masters, Indian, got dinged as well.

I always wonder the criteria for creating their classes for 2009?

I mean there are numerous ppl with stellar skills in all domains and still get dinged. The committee just wants a varied class, even if it means dinging a truly all round stellar candidate.

You know, this reminds me a bit of a girl I used to know back during my undergraduate applications. She was stellar all around - I'm talking enough college level credits to skip all of her entire freshman year at any US university, top of her class, 1500 something SAT (back when the max was 1600), etc. She applied everywhere and got rejected across the board - only got in at Cornell. We never figured it out.

Hindustan, sorry to hear about the ding.

I guess that only leaves me and flapjack hoping in R1.

So what do you think flapjack - either of us have a chance?
Show more


at times i wonder if it all depends on how much you show why that particular school...
User avatar
Hindustan
User avatar
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
Last visit: 30 Nov 2007
Posts: 102
Own Kudos:
3
Posts: 102
Kudos: 3
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 04 Jan 2007, 17:06
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I am wondering how much it makes a difference travelling to schools....so on that note, how many of you actually travelled to Kellogg?


I know mbaexchange.com 'strongly' encourages its clients to travel to schools.
avatar
flapjack
avatar
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
Last visit: 08 Dec 2008
Posts: 166
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 166
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 08:39
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Rhyme, we both have a chance. I'm not sure how good my chances are because I was certain I would get in to Chicago and only got on the Waitlist (although I still might get in).

I sent in both parts of the application the day before the first round due date and only had my interview about 4 weeks ago, so maybe that's why I have not heard anything.

I did visit Kellogg and have very strong ties to Northwestern - I will elaborate if I get in. I'd rather not do it now because I don't want to out myself.
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 08:46
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
flapjack
Rhyme, we both have a chance. I'm not sure how good my chances are because I was certain I would get in to Chicago and only got on the Waitlist (although I still might get in).

I sent in both parts of the application the day before the first round due date and only had my interview about 4 weeks ago, so maybe that's why I have not heard anything.

I did visit Kellogg and have very strong ties to Northwestern - I will elaborate if I get in. I'd rather not do it now because I don't want to out myself.
Show more


I submitted a few days before the deadline but had completed my interview weeks before. I also have lots of ties to Northwestern - Kellogg specifically. I'm the exact opposite: I would have thought my odds at Kellogg were better than my odds at GSB, so maybe that means you'll get an admit and I'll get a waitlist!

Id love to hear today, but I've resigned myself to waiting till Monday.
avatar
flapjack
avatar
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
Last visit: 08 Dec 2008
Posts: 166
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 166
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 10:35
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I thought that my interview went pretty well, but it's always hard to tell. The interviewer said she was impressed by my resume but she did ask about extracurriculars (which are lacking - I work a lot and do not have any meaningful extracurriculars).

I really question the relevance of extra-curricular activities to being successful in business school and in the business world, but that's a post for another day.
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 10:49
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
On the BW forums, there seems to be an atmosphere of defeat. However, according to admissions411.com...

2008 R1
Applicants: 154
Accepted: 58 (37.66%)

2009 R1
Applicants: 175
Accepted so far: 41 (23.43%)

I am hopeful that there are still admits coming. I'd guess anywhere between 33.3% ((58 - 41) / 58) to 37.8% ((37.66 - 23.43) / 37.66) of admits remain.
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 11:09
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
brown
On the BW forums, there seems to be an atmosphere of defeat. However, according to admissions411.com...

2008 R1
Applicants: 154
Accepted: 58 (37.66%)

2009 R1
Applicants: 175
Accepted so far: 41 (23.43%)

I am hopeful that there are still admits coming. I'd guess anywhere between 33.3% ((58 - 41) / 58) to 37.8% ((37.66 - 23.43) / 37.66) of admits remain.
Show more


Yea but is that 58 counting waitlisted people admitted later?
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 11:14
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I saw that post on BW too. Admissions411 definitely does not agree: only 3 were admitted off the R1 waitlist.
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 11:18
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
brown
I saw that post on BW too. Admissions411 definitely does not agree: only 3 were admitted off the R1 waitlist.
Show more


Yea, 300 from the waitlist seems waaay off..
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 11:29
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Indeed. 300 ON the waitlist is much more reasonable. Admissions411.com reports 60 people on the waitlist for all rounds last year.

400 peeps on adm411 / ~4000 real applicants = 10%
60 / 10% = 600 on the real waitlist, total

That seems a little high, but really, who knows.

We should start our own B-school on the premise that its application process will be the most open and transparent of all the schools. We'd get so many applicants... At $200 a pop, how could we go wrong?!
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:01
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
brown
Indeed. 300 ON the waitlist is much more reasonable. Admissions411.com reports 60 people on the waitlist for all rounds last year.

400 peeps on adm411 / ~4000 real applicants = 10%
60 / 10% = 600 on the real waitlist, total

That seems a little high, but really, who knows.

We should start our own B-school on the premise that its application process will be the most open and transparent of all the schools. We'd get so many applicants... At $200 a pop, how could we go wrong?!
Show more


Well keep in mind that the cross section of applicants on admissions411 is heavily skewed to the 700+ range - which make up about 60% of the applicants - (see: https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/adm ... res_06.pdf )

which also make up over 60% of student body. It stands to reason therefore that the number of waitlists at that level are, just like the admits, higher than below the 700 mark. That is, the breakdown is probably not linear - the number of waitlists over the 700 mark is likely higher than those below.

It's frustrating to realize that a decision has, in all likelyhood, already been made, and just not communicated.
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:08
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
First waitlist on admission411:

41. Private 740 89 99 1 China Engineering 34 3.1 - 11/22/2006 1/5/2007 Unknown

edit: Make that two waitlists.

Looks like its just waitlists left...
User avatar
willget800
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Last visit: 13 Jul 2010
Posts: 757
Own Kudos:
124
Posts: 757
Kudos: 124
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:15
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
rhyme
First waitlist on admission411:

41. Private 740 89 99 1 China Engineering 34 3.1 - 11/22/2006 1/5/2007 Unknown

edit: Make that two waitlists.

Looks like its just waitlists left...
Show more


they could always be giving out decisions by last names
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:15
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
rhyme
It's frustrating to realize that a decision has, in all likelyhood, already been made, and just not communicated.
Show more


Amen.
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
willget800
they could always be giving out decisions by last names
Show more


My last name starts with an 'E', so I doubt that's it.

Maybe they could be going east to west? I'm on the west coast.
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:31
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
brown
willget800
they could always be giving out decisions by last names

My last name starts with an 'E', so I doubt that's it.

Maybe they could be going east to west? I'm on the west coast.
Show more


Doubt that. I'm CST, they woulda made to me by now

Got the first ding of the day.

58. Private 740 - - - USA Engineering 25 - - 10/25/2006 No Ding 1/5/2006
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:33
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Boom and theres another ding.

65. Private 730 93 86 2 USA Finance 26 3.29 - 11/13/2006 No Ding 1/5/2007

Even closer to my own profile.
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:35
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Kellogg isn't very friendly to engineers and software peeps:

Engineering: 5 / 37 (13.51%)
Software Development: 2 / 17 (11.76%)
Compared to overall: 124 / 400 (31%)

Doesn't bode well for this sad software engineer :(
User avatar
rhyme
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Last visit: 02 Dec 2024
Posts: 5,909
Own Kudos:
3,172
Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009
GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45
Posts: 5,909
Kudos: 3,172
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 12:39
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
brown
Kellogg isn't very friendly to engineers and software peeps:

Engineering: 5 / 37 (13.51%)
Software Development: 2 / 17 (11.76%)
Compared to overall: 124 / 400 (31%)

Doesn't bode well for this sad software engineer :(
Show more


Join the club. IT in general is a tough bunch to be in.
User avatar
brown
User avatar
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Last visit: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 53
Own Kudos:
1
Posts: 53
Kudos: 1
Kellogg R1: Lets the pants pooping continue here! 05 Jan 2007, 13:03
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
So... I'm physically at work, but I'm definitely not "working." Is it safe to assume that's the case with all of the poor souls waiting on Kellogg R1?
   1   2   3   4   5   6