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by dmateer25 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:07 pm
If you plan to apply to Kellogg School of Management to be part of the class of 2013, please post a response with the round you intend to apply. A moderator will update this thread regularly. Please be sure to update us with any information such as an interview invite, acceptance, waitlist, or ding.

Deadlines
Round 1: October 14, 2010
Round 2: January 11, 2011
Round 3: April 7, 2011

Decision Dates
Round 1: December 20, 2011
Round 2: March 28, 2011
Round 3: May 16, 2011

School Website:
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/

Essay Questions:
Essay #1
a) MBA Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing an MBA. (600 word limit)

b) MMM Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit).

Essay #2
Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit).

Essay #3
Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit).

Essay #4
Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400 word limit)
Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required.

a) Describe an instance where you encountered resistance in a professional team setting. How did you address the situation?
b) People may be surprised to learn that I.....
c) The best mistake I ever made was.......

Required essay for re-applicants only - Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit)

Applicants:
Round 1: eskimoroll, gkumar, showbiz, freebarbeque, uprightcitizen, bei, the_dark_lard, RexRyan, s_ab
Round 2: sigma2011, malbec, becnil, deepakdewani, Priya_GMAT
Round 3:

Total Applicants: 14
Acceptances: 0
Wait-list: 0
Dings: 0
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by eskimoroll » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:54 am
round 1.
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by money9111 » Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:15 pm
deadlines updated
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by dmateer25 » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:31 am
Essay questions are now available.
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by sigma2011 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:14 am
Round 2 MMM program
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by malbec » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:24 am
Applying in Round 1
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by gkumar » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:35 pm
In for Round 1, possibly Round 2 due to time constraints!
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by showbiz » Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:10 pm
Round 1. Depends on my GMAT score.
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by dmateer25 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:41 am
updated
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by becnil » Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:48 pm
Applying in Round 2, most probably
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by freebarbeque » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:22 am
Applying for round 1
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by dmateer25 » Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:20 am
Updated
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by uprightcitizen » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:44 pm
R1. Part 1 submitted, finishing up Part 2 by the end of the week. Hopefully hear about an interview soon.
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by dmateer25 » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:37 pm
uprightcitizen wrote:R1. Part 1 submitted, finishing up Part 2 by the end of the week. Hopefully hear about an interview soon.
Added you to the Round 1 applicants. Good luck!
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by bei » Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:24 pm
applied r1
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