myice

Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus (Published January 26th, 2010)

Pretty straight forward, only hiccups is that the Alum requested we meet a food court at 7 pm and it closed at 7:05. She didn't know the area that well but thankfully, I had noticed Ruby Tuesdays so we went there for an iced tea. Not sure what the takeaway is but helpful to have back-up locations.

Walk me through your resume. Only probing question: she asked how I built clients in my industry ( I am an entrepreuneur) but accepted my answer.
Why an MBA
Why Now
Why Kellogg
Tell me about how you work in Teams
What do you struggle with? What skill set is difficult for you?
Questions
Whole Interview lasted an hour with the relocation time.

She directly consulted from what looked to be a printout question list and took over 2 pages of notes. She appreciate comments about Chicago and my knowledge of the school's programs.

myice

Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus (Published January 27th, 2010)

Interviewed on campus, recently. The interviewer was a nice lady, but was stern. She didn't corner me, but I didn't feel a whole lot comfortable throughout the interview. Hence, am not sure if the interview went well or not. Typical questions:

Walk me through your resume
What are your long and short term goals?
Where would you ideally want to be in a year from now? (interesting)
How does Kellogg fit into this picture?
Give me an example when you were not involved as a leader. (interesting)
What would your classmates say about you?
Any questions for me?
Preparation: talking to people, reviewing previous interviews on clearadmit.com wiki, rehearsing may be once (don't over do it).

Suggestions: just chill and be yourself. Reach the admissions office a little early. Usually, there are a few prospective students sitting there. Talk to them -- will make you feel a little less tense/nervous and will help you become comfortable before the interview.

Best of luck!

myice

Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus (Published January 28th, 2010)

The interview was in the morning, and the admissions office is very friendly and professional. The admissions officer was on time for the interview, which lasted for half an hour. In the afternoon, I attended a competitive strategy course, which was very helpful in getting a feel of what life is like as a Kellogg student. The admissions officer seemed glad that I was planning to stay the afternoon to attend a class.

The admissions officer was very nice and friendly, made me feel comfortable. She didn't seem like she wanted to stump me with questions but just get a feel for my personality.

List of interview questions

Why MBA?
Why now?
Why Kellogg?
What are your short-term and long-term goals?
What type of leader are you?
Is there anything else you'd like us to know about yourself?
Overall, it was a pretty pain-free experience. Everyone on campus and in the admissions office was very friendly and welcoming. The interview itself was not too challenging with no major surprises. The only surprise was when I asked her a question, and she turned around and posed the same question to me. I'd say, be prepared to show that you have done your research and have talked to current students and alumni. The more you show a genuine interest in the school, the more likely they will have a positive impression of you.

myice

Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus (Published January 30th, 2010) 10am interview. Alumunus showed up 15 minutes late, but apologized profusely. She was very nice and a similar background and went into depth explaining her pre-mba experience, her time at Kellogg, and what shes doing now. We then jumped into questions for me:

Team experience in which you faced a challenge
Why Kellogg?
Why MBA?
Give me your 2 minute elevator pitch
What do you do for fun?
Took 1 hour to finish.

myice

Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus (Published February 4th, 2010)

Interviewer was very friendly and certainly a huge supporter of Kellogg. Kicked it off mentioning her background, then had me walk her through my resume. Spent about 10-15minutes going through my college experience and work experience in detail. Then, more standard questions,

Why MBA
Why now.
Why Kellogg
Where do you see yourself in 10yrs?
Greatest accomplishment at work
How have you handled conflict / disagreement
What type of leader are you?
Describe the type of leader you would like to be
What role do you normally take on in a team?
What types of activities are you involved in?
What concerns you the most about your Kellogg application?
Those are all that I remember, then opened it up for me to ask some questions.

Overall, very conversational in the first half, then more standard interview in the second half where she consulted the script a few times to make sure she covered all the questions. A couple questions I probably could have been better prepared for, but no surprising questions. She took a lot of notes throughout, and it seemed to go very well.

myice

Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus (Published February 6th, 2010)

My interviewer was absolutely lovely-she reinforced all the great things I have heard about Kellogg. We started out discussing the application process (which I found very helpful), followed by my background and experiences, and why I want to go to Kellogg (e.g. why Kellogg, why an MBA, why now?) She probed a bit as to what drew me to Kellogg specifically (be able to say clubs/classes you'd be interested in). Then she asked lots of leadership experiences, What makes a good leader/a bad leader? Tell me about a time you've been on a team that has failed. Not sure I was as well prepared as I should have been, but I think its pretty standard as with other schools. The only question she really threw me on was "Tell me about a time you have been humbled."

Overall, we had about an hour so there was lots of time for me to learn more about her experiences at Kellogg, and to discuss how well it fit into my career goals. Very relaxing and comfortable.

myice

Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus (Published February 12th, 2010)

My interviewer was absolutely friendly and kind. No challenging questions were asked, and all of the questions that I was asked were covered by Clear Admit Wiki. (So I'm showing my appreciation by submiting my interview report for others!) I talked about my experiences for 20~30 minutes to answer her questions and spent the remaining 25~30 minutes learning more about her experiences at Kellogg.

Some of the questions I was asked are as follows:

Tell me about your current work experiences.
Career goals
Leadership experience (outside work - i.e. college, extra-curricular activities)
Team experience (at work)
Why now?
I was surprised that she never asked me about "why Kellogg?" and "why MBA?" I am guessing she already knew what my answers would be for these questions. My answers were prepared in a "story-telling" style, so she didn't probe into much detail.

The entire interview including greeting, questions, answers, and her stories took about 55 minutes. I had 5-6 questions to ask her, and her answer sometimes covered couple questions at once. Although I believe my interview went smooth overall, I wish I had prepared more questions as I started running out of "great" questions at the end. (I have a close friend who is at Kellogg, so I didn't have a long list of questions as he already told me so much about the school.)

I certainly had a wonderful time meeting with my interviewer and truly enjoyed talking with her. She has definitely left me the best impression about Kellogg. Now I see how Kellogg has got its reputation for being friendly and social!

myice

Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus (Published March 5th, 2010)

Interview was in the afternoon. Be sure to arrive 15m early. Interviewer was very friendly. She went through the application process and then dove into questions.

Questions:

Walk me through your resume, beginning with your undergraduate degree (also follow up question made this similar to "tell me about yourself" question as well).
Why an MBA?
Why Kellogg?
What clubs do you plan to participate in while at Kellogg?
What do you do for fun/enjoy?
How has your leadership style progressed since college (through work or a specific extra-curricular activity)?
Have you held any leadership positions at work?
Have you faced any challenges as a leader at work? How did you deal with them?
Anything else you want to cover about yourself.
Any questions for me?
Although the questions above were the only questions asked, we did cover some community service I had done as that came up in a different area. Overall, I felt well prepared based on the questions posted on ClearAdmit. I had a few follow up questions but I had spoken with 4 alumni in the preceding weeks and had gotten a lot of info on Kellogg which I believe came across in my interview.

Interview took 30 minutes (which she said it would) and I believe that is the standard for all adcom on-campus meetings. My advice is read over Clear Admit questions and have answers prepared or at least thought about, that way you won't be thrown off by anything.

myice

Round 2 / Alumni / On campus (Published March 8th, 2010)

There were 8-10 people waiting to interview at the same time, when I was only expecting 2-3 people. I interviewed on campus, but with an alumni. She said they asked her to volunteer because of the high volume of applicants. She said the interview would last 30 minutes but it was 45-50. She was friendly.

The questions posted by everyone here were the same except that since I am a high-level manager at my current job, she did not ask me any pointed leadership questions. I assume I was expected to cover this in my narrative when I walked her through my resume. She did not ask me any failure or what are your strengths/weaknesses type questions. I think she wanted to see how I presented myself and to get a feel for my personality and motivation for Kellogg rather than hear rehearsed answers to typical interview questions.

myice

Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus (Published March 11th, 2010)

Questions:

Walk me through your resume.
Why MBA?
Why now?
Why Kellogg?
Tell me about your passion(s) outside of the professional or education realms (e.g., extracurricular pursuit).
What was your single greatest professional accomplishment?
What do you do for fun?
Tell me about a time when your communication with a colleague was a catalyst to achieve a team goal.
What are the 3 most important attributes of a successful leader? How do you rate yourself in each of these attributes?
Who do you admire as a leader?
What is the most challenging part of your job (current or previous)?
What was a weakness in your application?
What will be your unique contribution to Kellogg? (i.e., what will you give to other students?)
The interview was conducted at her office. Casual dress, so I was free to wear whatever. I arrived 10 minutes early and we started exactly on time.

From the outset, she was welcoming, affable and conversational, setting a friendly but focused tone. She clearly laid out the game plan at the start (her background, then her questions for me, then my questions for her). She said the interview would probably take 1 hour, but it ended up lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes.

I thought the interview went extremely well. She was a great enabler, an active listener with easy-to-read facial expressions and responsive body language. This was very useful, as it let me know when I was dragging and when I was flying. Her questions gave me the opportunity to relay all of my best professional and personal stories (even some that I didn't expect would come up in conversation).

Since my experience with the first two-thirds of the interview was so positive, I was very confident and comfortable tackling questions that I didn't anticipate and hadn't specifically prepared.

When the table turned and she was answering my questions, she was very candid about her Kellogg experience. Having spoken at length with a mix of students and alums, I had a sense of Kellogg's primary advantages and disadvantages, but my interviewer enlightened me with additional highlights and drawbacks.