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Published: November 18, 2013

Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management Unveils Design Plans for New Business School Building

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University last week unveiled designs for the new building that will become home to its full-time MBA program. The five-story, 410,000-square-foot-building will be constructed on what is now a parking lot next to the building where Kellogg holds its executive education programs. Designed by KPMB Architects of Toronto, the new facility is scheduled for completion in 2016. In unveiling the plans for the new building, Kellogg also announced the official launch of a $350 million capital campaign. Read more

Published: November 10, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus

I felt the interview went well, was a casual, friendly discussion. Alum admitted how Kellogg classes are made up of good people. Asked some of the following: Talk about your professional background / work history, with specific questions about the various experiences. Why you came to this country? (I’m not working in my home country) Why Kellogg (specifically)? Why a MBA, and can’t you do that without Kellogg? What’s your management style? Read more

Published: October 23, 2013

Chicago Booth, Kellogg School of Management Partner on Executive Education Program

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management will now collaborate on an executive leadership program offered by the nonprofit Corporate Leadership Center in Chicago, according to a recent report in Crain’s Chicago Business. Chicago Booth is joining the CEO Perspectives program, a 12-day executive leadership program taught by Kellogg faculty since 2005. "This grounds the program even more so in Chicago and further enhances and expands the reach of the program," Sheila Penrose, Corporate Leadership Center co-founder, told Crain’s. Chicago Booth is in the process of hiring a co-director for the program, who will work with Kellogg professor Daniel Diermeier, program director since Kellogg joined it in 2005. Together, the co-directors will revise the program to incorporate curriculum from both schools, Crain’s reports. Read more

Published: August 28, 2013

Career Services Director Q&A: Michael Malone (Formerly) of the Kellogg School of Management

~ A CLEAR ADMIT EXCLUSIVE ~ Editor's note: In the time since we conducted this interview, Malone has returned to Columbia Business School, where he currently serves as associate dean for the school's MBA program. But because he shared so much valuable insight into the Kellogg School of Management career services process, we're running his interview here. We will update this series with an interview with Kellogg's new head of the Career Management Center in coming weeks. Michael Malone came to Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management to serve as managing director of the Career Management Center in January 2012 after serving as director for career education and advising at Columbia Business School (CBS) for six years. Describing himself as a “lifelong student-focused professional,” he explains that he has spent the past 20 years in higher education in roles that have helped him understand the different pressure points faced by both student and employer. “I am able to bring a level of understanding from both the student and employer sides to help them understand the other’s needs and build empathy between them,” he says. Read more

Published: July 30, 2013

Kellogg School of Management Adds Video Essay, Alters Admissions Deadlines

Earlier this week, the Kellogg School of Management said that it will begin requiring a video essay as part of its 2013/2014 MBA application. The school will also revert to a one-part application, with a single set of deadlines, rather than the two-part process it has used in recent years. These and other changes were first reported Monday by PoetsandQuants. As part of the new video essay, students will be directed from the application to a landing page on a Skype-like platform where they will be asked a short question, according to a subsequent report in Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Applicants will have one to two minutes to collect their thoughts and one to two minutes to record an answer. They can replay their answer and start over up to two times is they are dissatisfied, receiving a new question on each subsequent try. Read more

Published: July 22, 2013

U.S. News Ranks 10 Full-Time MBA Programs That Lead to Highest Student Debt

As part of its Short List series, U.S. News & World Report today took a closer look at the student debt load incurred by full-time MBA students graduating from top business school programs. According to data provided by schools as part of its annual ranking, U.S. News found that full-time MBA graduates in 2012 emerged with an average of $49,619 in debt. At the 10 schools where graduates incurred the most student debt, the average per student was $97,154. Graduates of New York University’s Stern School of Business top the list in terms of average debt. There, the average graduate has a debt load of $105,782. Six figure debt is also the norm for graduates from the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, U.S. News reports. Read more

Published: July 16, 2013

Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management Adds New Courses on Big Data

Big data matters in today’s business world as never before. Recognizing this, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management is working to establish a strong reputation in data analytics. This fall, as part of its MBA curriculum, Kellogg will offer four new courses designed to help prepare students to interpret big data and put it to work for their organizations. "We're moving into a world where managers have to be conversant in analytics and in information technology,” Kellogg marketing professor Florian Zettelmeyer says. In particular, he notes, executives need to get better at learning how to establish analytics competence across all areas of an organization. Read more

Published: July 8, 2013

Northwestern’s Kellogg School Names New Senior Fellow for its Kellogg Markets and Customers Initiative

Sanjay Khosla, a former executive at Mondelez (Kraft) and Unilever, has been appointed as senior fellow with the Kellogg Markets and Customers Initiative (KMCI), Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management announced last week. “To excel in today's global 21st century business environment requires deep customer insight—not only in developed nations, but also in emerging markets,” Kellogg Dean Sally Blount said in a statement. “Sanjay Khosla has decades of experience in adapting business strategies to new markets, and his accomplishments and perspective will be invaluable to both Kellogg faculty and students.” Read more

Published: June 2, 2013

UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business Hires Two New Permanent Finance Professors

Two visiting finance professors have joined the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley as permanent faculty members, one from Kellogg and another from Chicago Booth, Haas announced last week. Professor Annette Vissing-Jørgensen, formerly a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and Assistant ProfessorAdair Morse, formerly an associate professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, have been visiting faculty members at Haas since July 2012. Both are known for their insightful research and award-winning teaching, the school notes. Read more

Published: May 12, 2013

Top Business Schools Report Healthy Application Volume Increases

When GMAT test-taking volume jumped by 11 percent for the year ending last June, those watching the MBA admissions space had reason to suspect that application volume at top schools might follow suit. Recent articles from Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Poets & Quants reveal exactly that, with Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, the University of Virginia’s Darden School and the University of Chicago’s Booth School all reporting double-digit increases in the number of students applying to their two-year, full-time MBA programs. Bloomberg BW last week surveyed its top-10 ranked business schools, discovering that half were reporting significant increases in application volume, ending a three-year decline. Johnson led the pack, with an increase of 12 percent, followed by Darden, at 11 percent, and Chicago Booth, at 10 percent. P&Q reports that Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business blew even those numbers out of the water: Applications to that school’s two-year MBA program swelled by 25 percent after it moved up the Bloomberg BW rankings four places, to 15th, last year. Read more

Published: May 8, 2013

Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management Sees Application Volume Rebound

After a 7 percent drop in applications to its two-year, full-time MBA program last year, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management saw double-digit application volume increases this year to all of its MBA programs, according to a recent article in Poets&Quants. Interest in the school’s one-year MBA program for undergraduate business majors was especially great, with 30 percent more applicants this year over last, Kellogg Dean Sally Blount told P&Q. Blount bragged about the school’s waitlist, calling it “awfully beautiful” and noting that it is filled with candidates with GMAT scores of 720 and higher. She credited the school’s new senior leadership team – as well as its strategy to build enrollment in its one-year program while shrinking its traditional two-year program – for the application volume growth. Kellogg last year increased the size of its one-year program by 15 percent, to 100 students. Read more

Published: April 21, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Second-year student / On-Campus

I interviewed with a second-year who works in admissions. It was very informal, and lasted about an hour. Below are the questions she asked me: -Walk me through your résumé -Tell me a time when you faced a conflict -Tell me about your leadership style / how did you develop it? -Why Kellogg? Why MBA? -What do you plan to do after school? -What will you contribute on campus? -What questions do you have for me? Then she asked me a few questions about two items on my resume. Read more

Published: April 1, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Alumnus / Off-campus

We were at the Starbucks. Interview was casual. 1 Walk me through your resume. 2 Elaborate on work experience after MBA. 3 Why MBA? 4 Why not School XYZ? 5 What would you do if your boss doesn’t favor you and puts you in a bad position? 6 What would you bring to Kellogg? 7 Why not 1 year? 8 Questions? We spent 1 hr and 20 mins. It was a ding. Read more

Published: March 7, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Phone

Usual questions – interviewer was from adcom and set expectations straight 1. walk me through your resume 2. why I changed a couple of jobs that I did ? 3. Key learnings from each job 4. weaknesses 5. any questions for me 6. Open ended question – will give you a minute to say anything you want to say outside of what I have been asking Felt comfortable with the interviewer – was called for an interview after an initial waiver. I do not know what that means. All the best to everyone – Read more

Published: February 25, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

Overview: My interview took place on Kellogg Interview Day (KID). As soon as I reached the venue, I was asked to submit my resume. I was later informed that my interviewer would go through my resume for 15 mins before the start of the interview. (That is why they asked for resumes at the reception counter.) The interview was blind. My resume was the only information my interviewer had. The interview lasted for 45 mins as was mentioned in the email. Questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Did you face any Read more

Published: February 18, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Admissions Officer / On-Campus

The interviewer was pretty friendly. she said the interview would last 30 mins and it lasted for about 40 minutes. My questions were as follows not exactly in that order. 1. Can you talk about your education background 2. Why did you choose to work for xxx 3. Why did u switch your company 4. If I were to call your team and ask them about your positive points, what would they say? 5. Following that, what do you think your team will say your negative points are and on giving my answer she asked me Read more

Published: February 17, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round1/Alumnus/Off-Campus

My interviewer let me choose the place, so I chose a coffeeshop in a hotel, which is quite quiet. Interview was casual, we chit-chat a bit before interview. He asked me to walk through resume first, then he just randomly pointed interesting point and asked me to elaborate more on that. Then he asked follow up questions After that, these are the questions he asked. 1. What motivates you when your boss doesn’t favor you and puts you in a bad position? 2. Which quality you didn’t know that you had before working? And you Read more

Published: February 5, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Alumnus/ Off-campus

Hi, The conversation was smooth,nice and very friendly. We met at a coffee shop. He had my resume and went on it briefly prior to the meeting, from what I can say. He said it will be about 45 minutes, we ended in 1 hour and 15 minutes. The questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your resume. Asked a few follow up questions regarding my career, undergraduate studies etc. 2) Why do you want an MBA (which led to more questions – which students did I talk to, what were your impressions…) 3) How will Read more

Published: February 5, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

It was very conversational. It lasted for about an hour. #1- Why undergraduate ? #2- Why first job after college? #3- Why masters? #4- Why Y job after masters? #5- Why MBA? #6- Why “goal”? #7- What will you bring to Kellogg? #8- Why Kellogg? #9- What kind of person are you in a team? #10- What’s your leadership style? #11- What would you do when a team member is not co-operative? What if, he has zero desire to work with you? #12- The best moment of your life? Read more

Published: January 31, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

I interviewed at the alumnus office for R2 three days ago. I was 10 mins early and he was 10 min late so I had to wait and was veeeery nervous but when he entered the room and gave me a huge smile I immediately felt better (yes, Kellogg people are nice:)). The interview was pretty straightforward and lasted about 30 mins with the last 10 minutes of questions by my side. He initially talked a little bit about himself and explained how the interview was going to be structured and also said we had to talk in English (I’m Read more

Published: January 13, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

I interviewed with a 2011 alumnus in a conference room at his office in my city. It was a blind, résumé-only interview for the MMM program. The atmosphere was pretty relaxed. The interviewer asked a lot of the standard questions on background (tell me about yourself), leadership, examples of facing adversity, etc. Generally nothing out of the ordinary, although as a MMM applicant wanting to focus on operations and logistics one question that I got caught on a little was: “why an MBA and MMM instead of a specialized logistics program (e.g. MIT Supply Chain Management program)?” In the end, Read more

Published: January 9, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 /Alumnus /Off-campus

Straight forward and to the point. We met at her office. She was not very methodical about her questions, but covered usual topics – my experience, my career path, leadership skills, passions, what I might add to Kellogg. She also asked what I’d want her to emphasize in her note to the Adcom. Overall it was fairly causal. I didn’t feel challenged by the questions, but I wished she had asked more direct questions. She did provide a good insight into the school’s culture. I’m not interested in finance, and so I was convinced that I’d get the opportunity to Read more

Published: January 9, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

Interview was extremely relaxed. The adcom member intended to engage in a very normal conversation and did not attempt to stump me with any out-of-the box questions. We exchanged cards before the interview. Here is a lit of questions. 1. When did you land in Chicago ? What did you do after landing? 2. Tell me about yourself 3. What kind of impact have you had at your company 4. What is the number of employees at your company ? What is the typical size of teams you work in ? 5. What issues have you Read more

Published: January 9, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

I had an interview scheduled with an alum in a coffee shop and got there well in advance. My interviewer came on time and after a few pleasantries we started off. He explained the format of interview (blind), anticipated duration (45mts), Q&A time (10mts) and had a copy of my CV although he had not looked through it. He jotted down notes as he spoke to me. The questions were pretty standard, but it became very very conversational, casual and zero stress. It was interesting in that he was a client of my current company and so I had some Read more

Published: January 3, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Alum/ Off-campus (Singapore)

Very standard questions. It was a relaxed interview (the interview told me not to dress up!) over a cup of coffee. 1) Tell me a bit about yourself 2) As I started walking him through my resume, he cut in with questions 3) Highlight some achievements from your undergraduate experience. Why did you decide to leave your country, home and family to pursue your education? 4) Why did you take up a first job in Singapore? 5) What did you do in your first job? Why was it different from your major at university? What other Read more

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CLASS SIZE: 524

Women: 50%

MEAN GMAT: 733

MEAN GPA: 3.7

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November 20, 2024 9:42pm ET

Applying: Babson / Olin, , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, SMU Cox, UCI Merage, Washington U. / Olin

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Technology - Entrepreneurship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Entrepreneurship

GRE: 333

GPA: 2.56

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Lagos

Notes:

I just got rejected for WashU Olin and I have an interview invitation with Questrom. GPA continues to bother me but I addressed it in my supporting essays.

November 19, 2024 12:51pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Tech in government

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , McKinsey

GRE: 319

GPA: 2.9

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

I got cancer when I was undergrad that's why my undergrad GPA is low. After MBA I want to work in consulting then make a social impact in Africa through entrepreneurship

November 19, 2024 12:06pm ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, U. Washington / Foster, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Wealth Management and Military

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Asset Management, inc. HF, Other Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: San Diego

Post MBA Location: Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, Charlotte

Notes:

UG Degree: BBA Financial Markets at an Accredited Institution.

Civilian Work History: 3 years as Wealth Advisor under an RIA in Minneapolis and Denver. Total AUM of ~$350-400M, served as a salaried advisor in a primary and secondary capacity. Holistic services to include investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, tax planning, etc.

Military History: 4 years as a supply/logistics officer heading efforts for air/ground mobility, defense contracting, supply and procurement, and fiscal budget management while located at various bases within CONUS and multiple forward deployed locations.

Professional Certifications: Obtained Certified Financial Planner designation (2022) and Series 65 (2019).

November 18, 2024 12:50am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , Barclays , Citibank , Credit Suisse , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Chase

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.32

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

Education:
- Combined Major in Economics and Statistics
- CFA Charterholder (passed all three levels on the first attempt)

Professional Experience:
- Manager at a Big 4 firm Specializing in capital projects and infrastructure, with a role similar to investment banking
- Seven years of experience, mainly in financial services in Ghana

Extracurricular Activities:
- Pro bono capital-raising services for SMEs
- Aspiring to run a full advisory firm for SMEs in the future
- CFA exam coaching and tutorial classes for candidates
- Founder of a travel and tour club offering affordable trips to explore beautiful and historic scenes in Ghana

Will being 32 years old affect the attractiveness of my candidacy?

November 17, 2024 9:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, , Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Higher Education

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Media, Undecided Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , JP Morgan Chase , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Andressen Horowitz , Charles River , Sequoia Capital , Blackstone , KKR , 21st Century Fox , Comcast , Walt Disney

GPA: 3.97

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Denver, Colorado

Post MBA Location: New York City

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November 23, 2024 12:41am ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Delta, Nigeria

November 22, 2024 11:09pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.65

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: NY

Note:

Submitted on 9/1, interview invite on 10/8, interviewed on 10/30. No phone call but portal updated on 11/22 around 1pm est. No scholarship..

November 22, 2024 8:42pm ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via phone November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Mississippi

November 22, 2024 8:34pm ET

Rejected at SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 3.89/4

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Asia

November 22, 2024 8:33pm ET

Accepted to Georgia Tech / Scheller

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.76

GRE: 329

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Pakistan

Note:

Accepted with Full GRA

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