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Published: January 3, 2021

Episode 141: Wire Taps—Duke Fuqua, UCLA Anderson or Northwestern Kellogg for Tech?

Happy New Year! Alex Brown and Graham Richmond are here to help you kick off 2021 with some sound MBA admissions advice in our new podcast episode of Wire Taps. See which profiles from MBA ApplyWire and MBA DecisionWire they discuss below, then tune in. One applicant likely needs to retake the GMAT: Another MBA hopeful is looking to pivot in their career: Finally, the third profiled candidate needs help choosing between UCLA Anderson, Duke Fuqua and Northwestern Kellogg: Happy listening! Be sure to post to MBA ApplyWire Read more

Published: December 30, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Interview style was quite casual, but the interviewer (alumnus) was often asking me follow-up questions on my answers. Questions: – Tell me about you and your story. – Why’d you leave your last job? – What are your goals? – How can an MBA help? – Why Kellogg? – What are some challenges you would face in your MBA? – What would you bring to the Kellogg classroom? – Question diving deeper into my goals and geographic preferences. – What would you do if you don’t get the MBA at all? Read more

Published: December 3, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Relatively casual, friendly, informational environment. Interviewed with a second-year student who had similar interests/career experiences to mine — I’m not sure if that was on purpose or coincidence. He asked very “typical” questions: Tell me about yourself Teamwork example Leadership example Influencing another individual example Career path Why Kellogg Any questions for me? ( I came prepared with 5 questions to ask the interviewer and we talked through all of them) Altogether the interview lasted ~45 mins. The conversation felt as if it was mostly a “screener” to ensure I had basic social skills, could articulate my goals, and could Read more

Published: December 3, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

– Tell me about yourself. – What are your short-term and long-term goals? I’m interested in corporate social impact, so I had a follow-up question on how the pandemic has impacted corporations’ social responsibility. – Why Kellogg? – Questions about Kellogg? The entire interview was 30 minutes and the alumnus was very kind. He explained why he chose Kellogg, how it led it him to his current career, etc. Very positive interview experience! Read more

Published: December 2, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / First-Year Student / Online

Was expecting an interview with an AdCom member, as I only received a formal Kellogg portal interview invite. Was very pleasantly surprised to match with a first-year student who had a very similar pre-MBA background and career goals. Student seemed a bit green to interviewing. I would get asked a 2-part question, and they would move onto a new question before I had answered both portions of the first. Questions were standard: 1. Walk me through your MBA resume. 2. Why an MBA? Why now? 3. Why Kellogg? 4. Strengths/Weaknesses. 5. Anything else to ask? Read more

Published: December 1, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Video

I interviewed with an alum who also works in consulting as I do. He only had my resume. It lasted a little over an hour. The interview was fairly ‘standard’ interview questions, e.g., what challenges did you face at work? Tell me about a rewarding experience? What was a piece of advice you recently received? He gave me time at the end for me to ask questions. The tone of the interview was cordial. I would advise candidates to prepare for a couple of ‘challenge’ / ‘failure’ type of experiences. The interview went pretty much how I’d expected based on Read more

Published: December 1, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Really casual interview, shared same pre-MBA background. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why now? 4. Why Kellogg? 5. Tell me about a time when you had conflict in a team. What did you do? 6. What’s your greatest professional achievement? 7. Tell me about a time when you motivated your team. 8. Anything to ask me? Was very friendly, gave prompt feedback after each of my answers – helped me to focus towards the next question. Felt he had the Kellogg spirit! Read more

Published: November 30, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Skype

I was interviewed by an international alum (I am an American located in the US) via Skype on October 7, 2020. The interviewer had nothing but my resume that I sent her. She was very nice and seemed to be genuinely interested in my story, goals, etc. Questions asked: – Walk me through your resume. – Why business school? Why now? – Why Kellogg? – Short- and long-term goals. – Tell me about a time you failed leading a team. – What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? – What was your single greatest Read more

Published: November 29, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Virtual interview conducted ~1 week after initial assignment. Interviewer had glanced through resume, but asked me to walk him through my story. Also asked about my day-to-day, roles on projects, my career goals / how I will get there, why Kellogg/social clubs of interest at Kellogg. Had some time at the end to ask him a few questions. Nothing surprised me beyond some factoids learned about his time at Kellogg. Interview was cordial, friendly, but professional – exactly what I’d expect from Kellogg. Read more

Published: November 24, 2020

Kellogg MBA Employment Report: Class of 2020 Breaks Regional & Salary Records

Though this year might have been the most difficult in recent memory for graduates to begin careers, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management employment report for the Class of 2020 tells a story of fresh MBAs finding success even in these challenging times. Read more

Published: November 18, 2020

Forté Foundation Report Reveals Women Holding Their Ground in MBA Programs

Women, disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at work, are poised to be at the forefront of the coming recovery. The Forté Foundation has released a report indicating that, despite conditions that have widened the gender gap in the worldwide economy, enrollment of women in its member schools' MBA programs held its ground. Read more

Published: November 16, 2020

Real Humans of Northwestern Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2022

Whether in the Two-Year, One-Year or a dual degree MBA program, new Northwestern Kellogg students cite the culture and community as key factors in choosing the leading business school in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. The Global Hub, home of the Kellogg School of Management. A surge in applications this year (up 54%) led to a larger class size. 559 candidates chose to matriculate for the Two-Year MBA Class of 2022, compared to 474 for the Class of 2021. Forty percent of the new group are female and 26 Read more

Published: November 12, 2020

Fridays from the Frontline: Kellogg’s Pride Week – Creating Spaces of Inclusivity and Allyship

In this edition of Fridays from the Frontline, we hear from the co-chairs of Pride Week at Northwestern Kellogg. Adam Wolford and Jamal Little, both Kellogg Two-Year MBAs '21, share their stories of finding and creating inclusivity and allyship at the leading business school. Read more

Published: November 4, 2020

Episode 129: One MBA Graduate’s Entrepreneurial Journey, Featuring Stacy Blackman

Whether you’re just beginning your b-school applications or contemplating your post-MBA career, you’ll want to tune into this podcast episode for an in-depth conversation about MBA admissions, entrepreneurship, women in business and more. Read more

Published: October 18, 2020

Kellogg MBA Class Profile: Surge in Applications Yields Supersized Class of 2022

The MBA Class of 2022 Profile for Northwestern Kellogg has been released and presents a group of students diverse in gender, race, and culture. In recognition of the challenges students faced during the application process due to the pandemic, Kellogg had made the decision to waive testing requirements for Round 3 full-time applicants. This year the school saw a 54 percent increase in applications, resulting in 559 students enrolled in the Class of 2022. In comparison, the Class of 2021 is comprised of 474 students. Classes are being held in a hybrid format at its Read more

Published: September 24, 2020

Fridays from the Frontline: Kellogg’s Collaborative & Inclusive Approach to Hybrid Learning

Get a look inside the Kellogg MBA classroom! Alyssa Posklensky, Kellogg 1Y MBA, shares how fellow students and staff have been making the most of hybrid learning during COVID-19 conditions. A 1Y Shares Kellogg’s Collaborative & Inclusive Approach to Hybrid Learning By Alyssa Posklensky (1Y 2021) When I applied to business school last September, it certainly never crossed my mind that I’d start during a pandemic. I had chosen Kellogg’s One-Year accelerated MBA program (which spans from June to June) because I was not switching careers and wanted to get a top MBA without taking two years. Read more

Published: August 19, 2020

Kellogg Announces New Joint Degree in Business & Tech, MBAi

At Northwestern University, the Kellogg School of Management has announced a new joint degree, called the MBAi, in partnership with the McCormick School of Engineering. The MBAi is an accelerated, five-quarter program that combines the study of management principles and technical strategic management. Read more

Published: August 3, 2020

Admissions Director Q&A: Renee Cherubin of Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

A little north of downtown Chicago in Evanston, Illinois, MBA students enjoy a team-oriented culture and education at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Renee Cherubin, who earned her MBA from Kellogg in 2006, is the Senior Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions for the school. She is an active member of the Admissions leadership team focused on attracting the best and brightest candidates to Kellogg’s Full-Time degree programs, including Two Year, One Year, MMM, JDMBA, MD-MBA programs, as well as the M.S. in Management Studies (MSMS) program. Prior to Kellogg, Renee spent nine years in strategy Read more

Published: July 13, 2020

Business Schools Begin to Announce Fall 2020 Plans

With ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, evolving government mandates, and public health concerns, many business schools are heading into the fall semester with contingency plans for the fluid situation they expect to face. Some MBA programs remain mum about what the fall semester might look like, but others have begun to let incoming students know what to expect. We’ve rounded up the latest communications from seven leading programs below. Flexibility and In-Person Options The Wharton School of Business has joined Harvard Business School and Chicago Booth in implementing a hybrid class model for the fall term Read more

Published: July 9, 2020

Fridays from the Frontline: 2020 Bollywood Bash Digital Dhamaka – Uniting a Community Over Zoom

Student members of the India Business Club at Northwestern Kellogg showcased how the school community is acclimating to the new virtual world with their online Bollywood Bash. Read all about the fun cultural event in this edition of Fridays from the Frontline. Read more

Published: June 28, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions: Deferred Admission / Adcom / Skype

Walk me through your resume. Tell me about a time when you showed leadership. Tell me about a time when you worked in a diverse team. Why Kellogg? What are your career goals? Read more

Published: May 14, 2020

Fridays from the Frontline: Chai Night – Giving People the Right to Go Second

In this edition of Fridays from the Frontline, learn more about building and maintaining a sense of community in business school. Northwestern Kellogg MBA student, Ayyub Bokhari, shares how he was inspired to bring together fellow classmates and continue those connections during COVID-19. Chai Night: Giving People the Right to Go Second By Ayyub Bokhari (2Y 2020) Ayyub Bokhari, Kellogg MBA 2Y Class of 2020 Last year around mid-February, internship recruiting for the vast majority of our class was coming to an end. Not only did it mark a Read more

Published: May 13, 2020

MBA Students Host Virtual Game Show to Raise Funds for Doctors Without Borders

Let’s get ready to… fundraaaaaaaise! The MBA Battle Royale, a virtual game show featuring students from leading business schools, will raise funds for Doctors Without Borders this Saturday, May 16th at 8 p.m. EST. Tickets are on sale now for $12, $25, $50 or however much more you’d like to donate—100 percent of proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. If you purchase a ticket, expect a link and password to the Zoom event shortly before it begins this weekend. Support Your School and Watch the Fun MBA Battle Royale Participation Tracker by LeverEdge Read more

Published: May 12, 2020

Real Humans of Adobe: Adrienne Tsai, Northwestern Kellogg ’18, Product Marketing Manager

Chances are you’ve needed to review a PDF this week—and if you have, you’ve used an Adobe product to open it. In addition to their Acrobat Reader, Adobe Inc., an American multinational computer software company, is also known for Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Cloud and more. The creative and business range of their products is part of what inspired Adrienne Tsai to join the company. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Tsai, a Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’18 and product marketing manager at Adobe, shares how business school prepared her for Adobe and Read more

Published: May 6, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus

My interview was supposed to be in the interviewer’s office, but he forgot his pass to enter so we went to a cafeteria nearby. He only had my resume. Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Kellogg? 4. What are your post-MBA goals? 5. What will you contribute to Kellogg? 6. Talk about your leadership style and how will Kellogg help you be a better one. 7. If you had extra time to talk to the admissions team to tell them something that you weren’t able to Read more

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Northwestern / Kellogg

CLASS SIZE: 524

Women: 50%

MEAN GMAT: 733

MEAN GPA: 3.7

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January 20, 2025 6:40pm ET

Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: McKinsey & Company Consultant

Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital, Media Companies: Other , Other

GMAT: 745

GPA: 3.93

Years of Work Experience: 3.5

Location: Los Angeles, California

January 20, 2025 5:53pm ET

Applying: Babson / Olin, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Illinois / Gies, Indiana / Kelley, Ohio State / Fisher, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Undecided, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Military

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Other Companies: Accenture , Booz Allen Hamilton

GPA: 3.8

Years of Work Experience: 20

Post MBA Location: Florida

Notes:

Currently employed full time with a small defense contractor. I’m attached to a Flight Test squadron to advise and assist the Air Force in flight operations, long range and short range testing, resources, manning, scheduling, and collaborate with outside agencies and vendors.

Looking to stay within the Aero and Defense sector.

January 20, 2025 11:52am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Real Estate

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Non Profit/SI, Other Companies: Deloitte , McKinsey , 3M , Coca Cola , Unilever

GRE: 328

GPA: 3.05

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: Nigeria

Post MBA Location: United States of America

Notes:

I would appreciate if given pointers as to the kind of questions to ask while attending virtual events and how to successfully gain application fee waiver. Thank you.

January 19, 2025 11:24am ET

Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Michigan / Ross, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs

Pre-MBA Career: Production Supervisor

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Consumer Goods Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GPA: 2.9

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Southern California

Post MBA Location: Midwest

Notes:

Low GPA due to having to work full time during schooling to support my family and also career change. I was originally in Engineering undergrad then switched to Finance and achieved much higher grades.

I have taken a practice GMAT and I am aiming for a ~675+ to hopefully offset GPA.

M 30, Hispanic American, First-gen, I would apply through the Consortium, also a part of the Big Brother program mentor.

3 years of credit specialist experience and 2 years of production supervisor experience, all within the same company. 5 more years of general production jobs where I had some leadership experience but nothing too notable.

I'm not absolutely locked into only attending those schools, but I know they have great placements in Consulting. How would everyone rate my chances?

January 16, 2025 2:59am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Financial Services, Wholesale Banking

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting

GPA: 4.0

Years of Work Experience: 2

Location: Bangladesh

Post MBA Location: United States (preferably Boston, NY, Chicago, or Seattle)

Notes:

Hi Alex and Graham, huge fan of your podcast. Love the work that you are doing, especially with the candidate profile reviews

- Female from outside the capital city in Bangladesh; 23-year-old; to accumulate 3 years of full-time work experience at matriculation in Fall 26. Also completed HBS CoRE with high honors (99th Percentile). Prepping for the GRE now and expecting a score of 330 ish, with a skew towards quant.

- Graduated with 4.0 in Econ (Minor: Finance and Math) from an international women's college in Bangladesh; extensively involved as Tutor (Math and Science Center) and Teaching Assistant (for 8 courses) during my undergrad; Secretary at the SDG Club. Have done internships and global mgmt. programs internationally, but remotely given it was during peak Covid.

- Working as an Assistant Vice President in one of the largest multinational banks; I manage the largest client of my office and oversee accounts; I also work actively on several CSR projects of my organization, including a major initiative that involves my Alma Mater. Managing a team of 3 at work now despite being the youngest in the team

- Target is to get into Top 15 MBA programs at the US with a substantial scholarship. I recognize that the Work Exp will be a major barrier. Please suggest ways in which I can maximize my chances. My goal is to do consulting with an MBB firm in the Short Term and then move to Non-profit/Social Impact (either in Consulting with orgs such as Dalberg, or at the likes of Gates Foundation etc.) focusing on women empowerment/ education.

- Planning to apply in R1 to 5 ish schools (Mix of M7, Top 10, 10-15 range) and then in R2 to 3 ish, targeting a total of 8 applications

Would love to get covered in one of your future episodes. Happy to share more about my profile and ambitions. Thanks a ton!

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January 21, 2025 3:06am ET

Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 09, 2025

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: INDIA

January 21, 2025 3:04am ET

Interview Invite to UNC Kenan-Flagler

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 08, 2025

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: INDIA

January 20, 2025 10:58pm ET

Applied to Michigan / Ross

Round: Round 2

Received via email

GPA: 8.81/10 (3.82 WES Converted)

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: India

January 20, 2025 10:57pm ET

Applied to UVA / Darden

Round: Round 2

Received via email

GPA: 8.81/10 (3.82 WES converted)

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: India

January 20, 2025 10:55pm ET

Interview Invite to Vanderbilt / Owen

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 12, 2025

GPA: 8.81/10 (3.82 WES Converted)

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: India

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