Calling all Kellogg Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!!

I am in Delhi and i was interviewed last week; alumni interview. The experience was pretty much the same as how others have described theirs. My interviewer made me very comfortable at the start of the interview. Shared a bit about himself, followed it up by discussing about my career. It was very conversational, not at all a grilling session.

Kellogg is known to interview almost everyone. I am sure you would get an invite at some point in time. It still is very early. I doubt if interview invites are sent on the basis of preferences. They are likely sent on the basis of profile matches. Thus, an invite issued closer to the deadline doesn't mean the applicant isn't a preferred candidate. They try and make alumni interview available to all of the international applicants as per the alumni's availability. This must be specifically true for Kellogg, if not for any other b-school. So don't worry! You should get an invite some time!

However, some time in future, Kellogg will certainly cut down on the interview invites, considering that applications to Kellogg have increased rapidly over the last few years and it may become difficult for them to interview all. But that is for some time in future perhaps! Until then, lets keep our fingers crossed and hope to have the waitings short!

Does anyone have an idea on the text of the report sent by the interviewer to the school? I mean is it subjective, or objective or detailed or just a recommendation on whether the interviewer recommends the candidate or not?

I dont believe anyone but an alumnus or an adcome member would have it. But how would this help you ?

Hey MV23,
I had my interview last Friday on campus. Since mine is early in the morning, three of us were interviewed by three AOs. I'm not sure about other time.
I just got one remind email one day before interview. Take one cope resume with you.

How can we send thank you letter to AO who interviewed you. I just know her first name. Thanks!

It helps me imagine!

No i mean gives one an idea on the parameters he has judged you on. Of course there are these questions which he has asked, but i am sure there's more to just the answers to those questions. But yes, you are absolutely right. There may be no way of knowing that bit of information. Plus, we wudn't know on what basis is the final decision taken? What is the weightage accorded to the interview, so on and so forth. In short, patience until 16/12!

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There really isn't very much info online pertaining to what is contained in the alumni reports. I would bet that there is a confidentiality clause that the interviewers must abide by so as not to skew future interviewee's behavior. I imagine the interviewer's feedback is like a trustworthy letter of rec, which might include some subjective info, plus maybe a handful of 1-10 rankings, giving an overall objective flavor.

I could be way off on the particulars of my speculation, but that kind of evaluation seems like it would help round out the other info submitted with the Kellogg app.

Kellogg student directory is password protected so there is no way to look up the information. How about mailing the adcoms to see if they can provide you that information. Be honest as to why you need that information. If not, try linkedin with the first name you know and 'kellogg'. You might be lucky but before you use linkedin make sure to change your display settings to anonymous. This way your interviewer wont know it was you snooping around.

That is understandable but why do you want to tense yourself by calculating all the posisble weights assigned to different components of your profile? You gave it your best shot. Sit back and relax now. Wait for Dec 16th to know the final decision. There is nothing more that you can do.

Ya....makes sense...

Hey! In a similar situation I wrote to admissions e-mail and asked them to provide me with the name of AO who interviewed me in order to write a thank you letter, I indicated my name and time of the interview. They responded with her name and contact options.

Any applicants who chose Bangalore, India as their location and have received an invite? Thanks

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Any call for Indian applicants in Mumbai?

Since majority of the scholarships are merit based, what are the chances of securing one if your GMAT score is below average? Not much below average about 10-15 points.

I chose Bangalore, India as my location and got a skype interview invite - but I'm not an Indian national, so I guess that changes the equation