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November 22, 2016

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How to Display Teamwork in MBA Essays

While charting his MBA application process, one MBA applicant blogger, KT,  recently wrote in his blog, My Quest for Life, about hitting a snag when tackling Kellogg’s question on displaying teamwork. Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by MBA programs. But even if you have not worked in teams on any regular… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg

August 26, 2014

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Digging Deep – 2: Kellogg’s MMM Program

Several weeks ago I posted about a hypothetical client –let’s call him Wonderman– with sterling stats, extra-curriculars and long-term goal. He wants to transition into Strategy Consulting as preparation for a VC or PE career. As an applicant from a developing economy experiencing a boom in infrastructure and manufacturing activity, Wonderman dreams of identifying local… 

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Article by Accepted / Grad School Admissions, INSEAD, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg / entrepreneurship, finance, INSEAD, leadership

December 13, 2011

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Interview with a Current Kellogg Part-time MBA Student

Accepted.com is continuing a blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at selected MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Interview with current part-time Kellogg student (evening program) with an engineering background,… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg / finance, Job Search, leadership, MBA Student Interviews

July 29, 2010

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MBA Applicants: What McKinsey (and HBS) Wants

They were looking for four things. I didn’t know until I’d made it to the third and last round of interviews, but McKinsey and Company, the strategy consulting firm perennially ranked among the top “dream” employers of MBA students, was looking for four specific qualities in the candidates they hired. By my calculations, McKinsey made… 

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Article by / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Admissions Consulting, hiring, leadership, Wharton

May 3, 2010

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Kellogg’s New Dean: What Does She Mean (for You)?

As discussed in an earlier Almanac post, Kellogg School of Management has a new dean, Sally Blount, who had served as Dean of NYU’s undergrad program and Vice Dean of the university’s Stern School of Business. This is good news for Kellogg on multiple levels—Blount is expected to help the program raise money and increase… 

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Article by / MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern

January 14, 2010

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New “No-Co-Signer” Loans Aid Foreign MBA Students

According to BusinessWeek, Chicago Booth, Northwestern University, Rochester’s Simon School, and UCLA Anderson are among the six universities and 15 graduate programs that have joined the Affiliated Loan Program for Students (ALPS), a solution to the international student loan crisis. In 2008, just as admissions season was approaching, a few major international student loan lenders… 

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Article by Accepted / Chicago, Financial Aid, Harvard HBS, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Wharton / international student, MIT Sloan, UCLA Anderson, Wharton

July 16, 2009

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MBA Applicants: Conquer Kellogg’s Student Evaluation Essay

Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would your peers select you to become a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit)   That’s Kellogg’s Essay 3 this year. It’s the resurrection of an earlier essay, and one that effectively replaces the… 

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Article by / MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg / goals essay, leadership

April 23, 2009

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US News Grad Rankings Are Out!

The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard2. Stanford3. Northwestern Kellogg… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, College Admissions, Columbia, Columbia University, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Duke Law, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Boalt Law, UC Berkeley Haas, USC, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas, US News

March 30, 2009

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HEC Tops in Marketing Outside US Per Princeton Review

Reuters reports: HEC in France has been voted the top business school outside the USA for the teaching of marketing by over 19,000 business school students in the latest survey by The Princeton Review. The school was one of only two non-US schools to feature in the complete ranking, which also covered subjects such as… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Duke Fuqua, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas / finance, Financial Times, Ivy League, Rankings

March 10, 2009

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7 Signposts to Differences Among MBA Programs

After reading “Musings on Kellogg’s Differentiators” by Managing Magic, who describes well a few distinguishing characteristics at Kellogg, I decided to explore the factors MBA applicants should examine to uncover the differences between programs. Researching these elements will help MBA applicants as they start their school research. They may also be worth a second look… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / MIT Sloan, Wharton

February 27, 2009

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MBA in Finance: Forget It?

In forums, chats, and emails I read a lot of speculation about the wisdom of declaring an interest in pursuing a career in finance after business school. With all the Wall St. carnage, does such a goal doom your application?  Has the possibility of a career in investment banking, private equity, or hedge funds disappeared… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Wharton / finance, investment banking

December 16, 2008

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MBA Admissions: Prepare for Probing Interviews

The interview was going great, my friend said, until they got to the “How can you contribute to our program?” This was just last month, at an interview for the MBA program at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Booth’s interviews are by invitation only, and my friend’s interviewer had a similar background… 

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Article by / Chicago, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Northwestern Kellogg / career goals, MBA Interview

November 28, 2008

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MBA Admissions: No-Cosigner Loans for International Students

There has been a lot of talk about the sudden dearth of financing options for international students who would like to attend American MBA programs. Some applicants are questioning whether to apply if they will have no way of paying for the degree. I decided to research the situation and find out just how bad… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Financial Aid, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton / CMU Tepper, MIT Sloan, Wharton

November 20, 2008

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Highlight Your Kellogg Kontributions

  (note: “contributions” is normally spelled with a ‘c’)   Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students.   That’s good old Question 2 on Kellogg’s MBA application. It’s a simple enough query, but one that stymies many of my clients, leading to several questions:… 

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Article by / MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg / leadership, recruiting

September 18, 2008

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Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, BBA Admissions, Chicago, CMU Tepper, College Admissions, Columbia, Consortium, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Emory Goizueta, Financial Aid, Georgetown McDonough, GMAT, Harvard HBS, IMD, Indiana Kelley, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / Financial Aid

September 24, 2007

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MBA Admissions Chat News: Columbia, Kellogg

I just want to update you about an exciting chat this week and a couple of MBA admissions chat transcripts that are now available. Linda Meehan, Columbia Business School’s Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, and Lauren Sickle, CBS MBA ’08, will be our special guests at a chat this Wednesday Sept. 26 at… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Columbia, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg / Columbia Business School, Financial Aid, investment banking

May 10, 2007

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Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants

Two years ago I attended Tuck’s first Conference of International Educational Advisors. I went with the purpose of  learning more about Tuck. And I did learn a lot about Tuck, as expected, but I discovered that I enjoyed meeting my competition and professional colleagues much more than I anticipated. The networking was great!  I have… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, Chicago, CMU Tepper, Columbia, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Dental School, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Fellowship, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Law School Admissions, LLM, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Residency, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UCLA Law, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Admissions Consulting, AIGAC, GMAC

March 9, 2007

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MBA Admissions: Gridiron to Spreadsheets

What are pro football players to do with all those millions they make during their lucrative, but ephemeral careers? Wharton, Stanford, Harvard, and Kellogg Business Schools are prepared to show 116 of them how to handle the dough in special courses geared to NFL players. In "HBS Sponsors Program for NFL Pros" the Harvard Gazette… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Wharton

March 8, 2007

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MBA Audio: Forte, Haas, and EMBA programs.

There is no shortage of MBA admissions information, or media for presenting that data. Here are a few excellent podcasts I have come across in the last several weeks: “GMAT Not Required?: Which B. Schools Are Removing the GMAT Requirement from Admissions Criteria?” discusses EMBA programs and the pros and cons of requiring the GMAT… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Cornell Johnson, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Forte, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, UT McCombs, Wharton / Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Forte, GMAT, recruiting, Wharton

October 12, 2006

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Businessweek B-School Rankings 2006

Businessweek has published its bi-annual b-school rankings. The Top 10 US schools Chicago Wharton Kellogg Harvard Michigan Stanford MIT Sloan UC Berkeley (Haas) Duke (Fuqua) Columbia   Businessweek prides itself on presenting a ranking of customer satisfaction. The "customers" are MBA students and recruiters, who are surveyed for this report.  To use Businessweek’s data, please first… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Columbia, Duke Fuqua, Harvard HBS, IMD, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton / Rankings

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