Calling all Kellogg MBA Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019!!

What are the key questions asked?

Looking forward for my alumni interview next week! Wish you guys good luck!

Good luck!

Just had my off-campus interview. I think we went for 1:15.

Really conversational, great guy. The discussion was more about my fit with Kellogg than my work history.

Anyone from Canada get their interview invites yet?

Just got done with my alumni interview. In terms of topics covered, it's exactly what you'd expect. Additionally, it was fairly conversationaI.

I personally felt I did a lot better on some answers than on others, so I don't know exactly what to make of it.

The interviewer was really nice, spoke freely, and took down a lot of notes. He didn't seem too happy with a couple of points I was making, particularly my long term goals (said they weren't ambitious enough)....yikes! He also asked me which other schools I'd be applying to, to which I responded honestly. Apart from that, really didn't give away that much.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed and really hoping for a positive outcome. Getting into Kellogg has been my dream for the longest time.

All the best to the rest of you

Let the waiting game begin.

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Your interview was over an hour long?? What did you guys even talk about?

Yes I did (from Vancouver). Just had mine today. Went well - great interviewer and good range of topics. Why MBA, why Kellogg, talked about my work history, clubs at Kellogg etc. Was about 35 mins but felt longer for some reason. Now the long wait begins. Good luck to everyone else in their interviews.

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I had my off-campus interview today, lasted about 1 hour. Very friendly and nice.
Should I see any update in my application status? (Interview report submitted or something like that?)

How do you tell if Kellogg is interested in you? I know this is an odd question, but with other schools you know because they invite you to interview. With Kellogg they invite most people don't they? Is it just a surprise when they send out admits/dings?

I was thinking the exact same thing today! I can't even tell if my interviewer felt positively about me, let alone the Admissions Committee.
Does Kellogg have any formal "release" procedure wherein denied applicants are informed in advance of the notification deadline? Or is it just one big build-up until the very end?

What's the attire for the alumni interviews? I'm meeting my interviewer at a Starbucks, so I'm thinking a tie might be too much...?

Better to overdress than to underdress!

Anyone have any insight on this?

When does the interview calls start for Indian applicants?
Anyone from hyderabad here.

Sadly you won't know beforehand ... either you get the call on the deadline or you will get a ding/ waitlist mesage. I was waitlisted last year despite me being very positive about the interview.. maybe other parts of the app didn't quite add up